The part people rush
The trouble with comparing lighting quotes is that two numbers can describe two completely different jobs. One company is quoting a template, another is quoting a design for your actual roofline, and the prices look similar until the lights are on.
Ask whether the design is yours
Ask to see the design before you talk price. If somebody can walk you through why each run is where it
https://pastelink.net/lg01kere is, you are talking to the right people. A company that will not is selling you a package.
Ask what happens after the install
Everything mounted outdoors eventually needs somebody to look at it. Ask now who that is. On holiday lighting, the storage question is the one that separates companies. For permanent systems, ask what support looks like a year in.
Scope
Some companies only hang holiday lights. Others only do landscape. Some cover the whole property. It matters since a company with one product will find a reason to sell you that product.
The property type
A house and a storefront are different problems. 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, and weigh that against what you need done.
Signs to be careful with
Pressure to sign on the spot is the first flag. A refusal to put the scope in writing is the second. Vagueness about support down the road is the third flag.Plenty of good crews are simply bad at paperwork. Since the work stays on the building, the details are worth pinning down now.Two quotes are worth the trouble, as long as you read past the price line. A custom design and a stock package are different products, even when the numbers are close. Ask each one what they would leave out if the budget were tighter, because the answer tells you what they think matters.
Is this their area?
Local is not just a nice sentiment here: the crew that works your county knows the houses. 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 anybody quotes. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected].