Every quote calls itself custom
Custom appears on almost every outdoor lighting quote in existence. It costs nothing to say and it is not a claim anybody checks. The test is not what they say. It is whether anything was drawn before you were asked to decide.That is the whole distinction, and it survives every sales conversation. A package starts with a number and works backward. A design starts from the property. Both are legitimate ways to sell. Only one of them answers to your building, and you should know which one you are buying.
What a design should include
A plan describes your house. It names which rooflines, which gables, which trees, which walkways, instead of saying the front of the home. It says what color temperature the everyday setting will be. It says where the controller mounts and
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Why the design has to come before the price
A price with nothing behind it is not comparable to anything. Two quotes a few hundred dollars apart can describe completely different jobs. When the design comes first, you are comparing the same work. When the price comes first, the design gets shaped to fit the number, quietly.Once the plan is written down, you can compare the finished work to it, which is the whole point of having it.
The questions a designer should ask you
Expect to be asked things, rather than pitched. How you use the outside of your home, where you actually go after dark, and what the main job is. The way you use the property drives the design, and a designer who does not ask is designing for a stranger.
Bringing the categories together
Most properties end up wanting several things. Piecemeal buying produces a property with lighting rather than a lit property. One plan, phased if it needs to be, still ends up coherent.
Revisions
The first plan is a draft. You can remove things and you should, if they do not earn their place. A company unwilling to revise is showing you the package. The answer should not be a hesitation.
Ask for a copy
A design should exist on paper or a screen after the conversation ends. It matters if the property changes hands, if you phase the rest of it, or when somebody needs to know what is buried in that bed. The design is part of what you bought.
Getting a design drawn
The design starts with somebody walking your property. EverCrest Lighting does custom outdoor lighting design and installation across permanent, landscape, accent, patio and security work for homes and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, from Greenville. The consultation is free. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected].