The part people rush
The trouble with shopping for outdoor lighting is that two numbers can describe two completely different jobs. A template plan and a plan drawn for your house often quote close together, and look nothing alike at night.
Ask whether the design comes first
The first question is simple: what does the plan for my house look like? A company that designs for the property can explain every run. A company that will not is selling you a package.
Ask what the year looks like
Everything mounted outdoors eventually needs somebody to look at it. Find out who handles it before you sign. For seasonal work, ask who takes it down and where it lives until next year. For permanent systems, ask what support looks like a year in.
What is in their lane
The trades are related without being the same: seasonal displays, yard lighting, permanent LED systems and security work. It matters because a company that only does one thing will recommend that one thing.
Who they normally work for
A house and a storefront need different designs. At a house, it is curb appeal plus practical light. A commercial building needs to read from a distance, and the install has to work around business hours. Ask which one they do more of, then decide whether that matches your job.
Red flags
A price that expires this afternoon says more about the company than the job. A refusal to put the scope in writing is the second. An unclear answer on year two usually means there is no plan for it.Plenty of good crews are simply bad at paperwork. But lighting is going to live on the front of your house, and the paperwork is the part you rely on when something goes wrong.Two quotes are worth the trouble, provided you compare the scope. A custom design and a stock package are not the same job, even at the same price. Ask each one what they would leave out if the budget were tighter, since the answer shows what they think the design is doing.
Ask where they really cover
A company that works your area regularly understands what the local roofs and the local weather do to a system. EverCrest Lighting is an outdoor lighting company based in Greenville, South Carolina, covering Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. Their work covers permanent LED lighting, holiday and Christmas lighting, landscape and patio lighting, accent lighting and security lighting, residential and commercial. The consultation is free, and the design gets drawn before
https://evercrestlighting.com/ anybody quotes. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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