Every quote calls itself custom
Nobody advertises standard packages. It costs nothing to say and it is not a claim anybody checks. What is worth checking is what the company hands you, since one of those produces paper and the other produces a number.Keep that in mind while you are comparing companies. A package starts with a number and works backward. A design begins at your house. 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. Scope should be itemized, since a general phrase leaves room for disagreement. It says what the standard white is. It says where the controller mounts and how the wiring runs. And it says which areas are not being lit.
Why the design has to come before the price
A price without a design is a guess wearing a decimal point. The cheaper number is often the one covering less, which only becomes clear at night after the install. With a plan on the table, the number means something. When the price comes first, the design gets shaped to fit the number, quietly.Once the plan is written down, the install has a standard to meet rather than a memory to argue with.
Your part in the design
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 matters as much as the shape of the house, and a designer who
https://judahauvq701.quantlynix.com/posts/holiday-lights-that-stay-up-one-install-every-holiday-are-permanent-holiday-lights-worth-it-an-honest-look does not ask is designing for a stranger.
Where a plan earns its keep
Roofline, landscape, accent, patio and security work all tend to come up. Piecemeal buying produces a property with lighting rather than a lit property. One plan, installed over time if necessary, holds together.
The design is a conversation
A design is a proposal, not a verdict. If a run looks wrong to you, cut it. A company that will not alter the plan is not really designing for you. The answer should not be a hesitation.
Ask for a copy
Ask for a copy, and hold onto it. It is useful years later for reasons you cannot predict now. The design is yours.
Getting a design drawn
It starts at the house, because that is where the building and the way you use it are both visible. EverCrest Lighting designs and installs custom outdoor lighting covering permanent roofline systems, landscape, accent, patio and security lighting for residential and commercial properties throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. The consultation is free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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