The case for handing it off
Hanging Christmas lights sounds simple until you are on the ladder in a cold wind. Between the height, the weather, and the strand that dies the day after you finish, hiring it out stops feeling like a luxury.
What a real installation service includes
A proper Christmas light installation is more than a crew showing up with your old
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Storage matters more than people think
Most homeowners budget the setup and forget the January half. Takedown and off season storage are part of the service, which means nothing lives in your attic between seasons.
Residential and commercial holiday lighting
At a house, the work is the roofline, the porch and the landscaping. Commercial holiday lighting is doing another job: a lit building pulls attention in a season when everybody is competing for it. The install schedule is usually the negotiation, since most businesses want the ladders gone before the doors open.
What to settle before you book
Be clear about which parts of the property are included, because "the front of the house" means two different things to two people. Agree on who owns the lights, because it changes what happens in January. And agree on takedown and storage before anything goes up.
What should be on the page
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 need to be on the quote, not left to a handshake. And it should say who to call during the season if a section goes dark.What December looks like when somebody else does the work is the part worth picturing. A crew shows up on a scheduled day, the display goes in, and you did not touch a ladder. In January the same thing happens in reverse.
Worth knowing about
If you are going to do this every single year, it is worth asking about permanent lighting once. Permanent lighting goes up once that covers December and every ordinary evening after it. EverCrest Lighting does both. Consultations are free. They serve Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina from Greenville. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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