Everybody plans the install. Nobody plans the takedown
The whole discussion is about getting them lit. Which makes sense, because that is the part you are excited about. Then it is January, and the lights are still on the house. The people who thought about that in October are the ones not on a ladder in the cold.Which is a shame, because January is where the difference between companies actually shows. Anybody can hang lights in November. The real question is
https://privatebin.net/?910eeb94e5e3572b#Ejhv6W8Pukgy86wjDD6bu53fk3sEjV775sTsZggrLDoX what happens after. That question is worth asking before you book, not after the season ends.
What a January ladder day involves
The takedown is the unpleasant half. The weather is worse. The motivation is gone. And the reward for finishing is a box you have to find room for. Then the strands go into a bin, and the bin goes into the attic, where they tangle, get crushed, and lose a section by next November.
Takedown as part of the job
Takedown should be part of the service, not a separate call. When the season ends, a crew comes back and removes everything. The lights get labeled and stored in their facility, ready to reinstall the following season. You never handle any of it.
Why storage is not a small detail
Off site storage does more than free up a shelf. Space is reclaimed. The lights do not degrade in a hot attic, since attic heat and crushing are what kills them. Labeling means the display repeats accurately.
The other route
There is a version of this where January stops being a thing at all. Permanent lighting has no January. It costs more up front and it suits people who do this every single year. But if the takedown conversation is the part you dread, it is worth asking about once.
What happens if something goes dark on the twentieth
Over a full season, a section going dark is not unusual. What matters is the response. Some companies include service through the season. Others handle it as separate work. Ask before you book, rather than the week you need it.
Year two is a phone call
Year one has all the decisions in it. Once a display is designed and stored, the following year is scheduling. Booking the second year is a short conversation. Changes build on the existing plan, instead of a blank page.
What to settle in writing
Ask if January is in the price. Ask where the lights are stored between seasons. Ask when it happens so it is not a surprise. EverCrest Lighting includes takedown and off season storage with its holiday lighting work, and installs permanent lighting for people who would rather stop repeating it, for residential and commercial properties throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, based in Greenville. The consultation is free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected].