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The word is free

Nobody advertises standard packages. It costs nothing to say so it has stopped carrying information. What is worth checking is whether there is an actual design behind it, because a design is a document and a package is a price.That is the https://evercrestlighting.com/about/ whole distinction, and it is worth holding onto while you compare quotes. A package is a price with a description attached. A design is a plan for your property that arrives at a price. Both are legitimate ways to sell. Only one of them answers to your building, and you deserve to know which you have.

What you should be looking at

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 how the wiring runs. And it says which areas are not being lit.

Why the design precedes the number

A price without a design is a guess wearing a decimal point. Two quotes can look close and mean nothing alike. 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, 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, which parts you occupy at night, and whether the priority is holidays, everyday light, or both. The way you use the property drives the design, and nobody can guess it.

Design lets one plan cover several jobs

Roofline, path lighting, accents and security all tend to come up. Piecemeal buying gives you fixtures instead of a result. Designed together, they support each other even when the budget spreads the work across phases.

You are allowed to push back on the plan

A design is a proposal, not a verdict. If a run does not appeal to you, say so. A company that will not alter the plan is showing you the package. The answer should not be a hesitation.

The plan should end up in your hands

Ask for a copy, and hold onto it. 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 for your property

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 residential and commercial properties across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, from Greenville. Consultations are free. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or [email protected].

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