The reason homeowners call
Hanging Christmas lights sounds simple until you are on the ladder in a cold wind. Add the steep pitch, gutters you would rather not lean on, and weather that does not cooperate, and the math changes.
What the service includes
The job breaks into a few pieces, and the last one is the one people forget. It starts with a design for the house: which lines get lit, what color, how it reads from the street. Then installation, which is where the ladders stop being your problem. Then upkeep through December. And then takedown, then off season storage, which is the part that keeps your attic empty.
The part nobody asks about
Most homeowners think about the setup and forget the teardown. Takedown and off season storage are part of how they work, so your attic stays empty.
Residential and commercial holiday lighting
Home installs usually cover the roofline, the entry and a tree or two. For a business, the display is doing marketing work, so the storefront and the entrance matter most. The install schedule is usually the negotiation, since most businesses want the ladders gone before the doors open.
Nail these down first
Be clear about which parts of the property are included, because
https://pastelink.net/73mc8wy1 "the front of the house" means two different things to two people. Agree on whether the materials are yours or theirs, because it changes what happens in January. Settle the end of season in the same conversation as the install.
What should be on the page
One line and a price tells you nothing you can compare. Scope should be written down: which rooflines, which trees, which entryways. Material ownership belongs on the page. Takedown and off season storage need to be on the quote, not assumed. And it should say what happens if something quits in the middle of December.What December looks like once you hire it out is worth describing. You come home and it is done, having spent the afternoon somewhere else. In January the same thing happens in reverse.
The other option: a permanent system
If you are booking this every December, ask about permanent lighting at least once. A permanent LED system is installed once and left in place, does the holiday colors from your phone, and doubles as everyday lighting the other eleven months. EverCrest Lighting does both. Consultations are free. Based in Greenville, they cover Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected].