The case for not doing it yourself
Hanging Christmas lights is fine right up until the second story. Add the second story, gutters you would rather not lean on, and weather that does not cooperate, and a lot of people decide it is worth hiring out.
The parts of the job
The job has four parts, and the last one is the one people forget. First a design, drawn for your house rather than pulled off a shelf. Then the install, done by a crew with the right ladders and the right hardware. Then maintenance through the season, because a strand will eventually act up. And then takedown in January and storage until next year, which is the part that keeps your attic empty.
Storage matters more than people think
Most homeowners budget the setup and forget the January half. EverCrest Lighting handles takedown and keeps the lights in off season storage, so next year starts with a phone call instead of a tangled box.
Both sides of the work
At a house, the design is the roof edge, the entry and whatever is worth lighting in the yard. Commercial holiday lighting has a different point: a business wants to look open and be noticed in December. The install schedule is usually the negotiation, because the work has
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What to agree on before you book
Agree on the scope in plain terms: which rooflines, which trees, which entries. Sort out whose lights they are up front. And agree on takedown and storage before December.
Reading a Christmas lighting quote
One line and a price is not something you can weigh against another company. Scope should be written down: which rooflines, which trees, which entryways. It should say whose lights these are, since that determines where they go after the season. Takedown and off season storage should be spelled out, not left to a handshake. And it should say what happens if something quits in the middle of December.What December looks like when somebody else does the work is the part worth picturing. A crew shows up on a scheduled day, the lights go up, and you did not touch a ladder. In January the same thing happens in reverse.
If you would rather stop repeating this
If you are booking this every December, it is worth asking about permanent lighting once. Permanent lighting goes up once that covers the holidays and the rest of the calendar too. EverCrest Lighting installs both. The consultation is free. Based in Greenville, they cover Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
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