The part of December nobody looks forward to
A week or so after Thanksgiving, the box of holiday lights comes down from the attic. The strands are knotted together, a whole run stays dark, and the ladder is already leaning on the gutter. Most people do it anyway, because a lit house feels like the holidays, though the setup is nobody's favorite part. Then, once the season ends, you climb up and undo it.
A simple explanation of permanent Christmas lights
Permanent Christmas lights change that routine entirely. A low profile LED track is installed once along your roofline, and it stays there. Because the track is color matched to your fascia, it reads as part of the roofline in daylight. When you want it on, you use an app on your phone. Red and green in December, warm white the rest of the year, and whatever you want in between.
What that means for you
The obvious win is not owning the ladder job anymore. The less obvious win is that the lights earn their keep the other eleven months. A soft white glow on the roofline helps you see the walk and the driveway. Birthdays, game days, Halloween, a quiet evening on the porch: same system, different setting.
What people ask before they commit
Everybody asks about the daytime look. Nobody wants a house that looks like it is waiting on Christmas in June. The color matched track is the answer to that. It is sized to sit tight against the trim line and matched to your trim color, so from the street in daylight it reads as part of the roof edge.After daylight, the next question is about the years after the install. Anything mounted outside will eventually need somebody to look at it, and the answer you want is a local crew rather than a phone tree.
Comparing the two honestly
Traditional lights are not obsolete. If you like doing it, or you skip some years entirely, strands make sense. Permanent lighting makes sense when you know you will do this every year, and when you want the roofline lit on ordinary nights too. Either way, an installer worth hiring will tell you which one fits your house.
How to think about the money
The price depends on the roofline, so the plan gets drawn before the number. The useful way to think about it is across the years you plan to stay in the house. Add up the strands, the replacements and the weekends. Then ask what it is worth to also have light on the house every other night of the year, since that value gets left out of most comparisons.Price is only half the decision. A lower number from somebody who has never seen the house is not the bargain it looks like.
How to find out what it would cost
Because every roof is a little different, pricing starts with a look at yours. EverCrest Lighting does permanent LED lighting for homeowners and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. Consultations are free, the design is
https://evercrestlighting.com/about/ built around your house, and their crew handles the install. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected] and ask what your roofline would take.