Most of the decision is made before anybody quotes you
Outdoor lighting gets quoted fast and understood slowly. A package price and a plan drawn for your house can land within a few hundred dollars of each other, and look nothing alike at night.
Is there a real design?
Ask to see what they are proposing for your house. A company that works from the building's own lines can explain every run. A company that cannot is selling you the same job they sold the last house.
What happens later?
Lighting lives outside, so ask what happens when something needs attention. On holiday lighting, takedown and storage are the questions to ask. For permanent systems, ask how the app works and who supports it.
What is in their lane
Some companies only do seasonal work. Others only do landscape. A few do both plus permanent systems. Ask the range so you can weigh the advice.
The property type
A house and a storefront are different problems. A home wants curb appeal and usable light after dark. A business wants to be visible and to look open, sometimes in brand colors. Ask which one they do more of, and weigh that against what you need done.
What should give you pause
Pressure to sign the same day is the first flag. A refusal to show you a plan for your property is the second. Vagueness about support down the road is
https://telegra.ph/Roofline-Lighting-Why-the-Roof-Edge-Is-the-Line-That-MattersWhat-Makes-Roofline-Lighting-Look-RightThinking-About-Roofline-Light-09-10 the third flag.None of that makes anybody a crook. Since the work stays on the building, the details are worth pinning down now.Two quotes are worth getting, as long as you read past the price line. If one company drew a plan and the other quoted a package, the two numbers are not comparable. Ask each one what they would leave out if the budget were tighter, because the answer tells you what they think matters.
Ask where they really cover
Local is not just a nice sentiment here: the crew that works your county knows the houses. EverCrest Lighting is a lighting contractor based in Greenville, South Carolina, serving 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 anybody quotes. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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