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Lead Story · SEP 28

Permanent Outdoor Lighting Systems: The Straight Explanation|Thinking About Permanent Outdoor Lighting? Read This First

Start with what it is Permanent outdoor lighting is a fixed LED system installed along the architecture of a building and left up all year. Where temporary strands go up and come down, this stays. Because the track is color matched, daylight hides most of it. Where it gets installed on a house Most installs follow the roofline, then pick up gables, dormers, porch edges and columns as the design calls for it. On a commercial building the same idea covers storefronts, entran

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Analysis · SEP 26

Christmas Light Installation, What to Ask Before You Book|Hiring a Christmas Light Installer?

Why people stop doing it themselves Hanging Christmas lights is fine right up until the second story. Between the height, the cold, and the strand that dies the day after you finish, plenty of homeowners hand it off. What the service includes The job breaks into a few pieces, and the last two are the ones people forget to ask about. It starts with a plan: what gets outlined, which trees get wrapped, how it looks from the road. Then installation, which is the part you are r

Dispatch · SEP 24

Hiring an Outdoor Lighting Company Without Regretting It|What Separates One Outdoor Lighting Company From Another for Homes and Businesses

Where homeowners go wrong The trouble with shopping for outdoor lighting is that two numbers can describe two completely different jobs. A template plan and a custom design often quote close together, and look nothing alike at night. Ask whether the design comes first The first question is simple: what does the plan for my house look like? If somebody can point at the gables and tell you why, that is a good sign. A company that cannot is selling you a package. After the c

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Holiday Light Installation, What You Get When Somebody Else Hangs Them|Hiring a Christmas Light Installer?

The case for not doing it yourself The job looks easy from the ground, then it takes a Saturday. Add the steep pitch, a roof with a real pitch to it, and the fact that December in the Upstate can be wet, and the math changes. What the service includes The job breaks into a few pieces, and the last one is the one people forget. First a design, based on your roofline and your yard. Then the install, handled by people who do this all season. Then upkeep through December. And

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