Most of the decision is made before anybody quotes you
Outdoor lighting gets quoted fast and understood slowly. One company is pricing a standard package, another is quoting a design for your actual roofline, and you cannot tell from the page which is which.
Ask whether the design is yours
The first question is simple: what does the plan for my house look like? A company that works from the building's own lines can explain every run. A company that cannot is selling you a package.
Ask what the year looks like
Everything mounted outdoors has a day when it needs attention. Find out who handles it before you sign. For seasonal work, ask who takes it down and where it lives until next year. For permanent systems, ask how the app works and who supports it.
Ask what they are set up to do
Some companies only do seasonal work. Others only do landscape. A few do both plus permanent systems. Ask the range so you can weigh the advice.
Who they normally work for
A house and a storefront need different designs. At a house, it is curb appeal plus practical light. A commercial building needs to read from a distance, and the install has to work around business hours. Ask which one they do more of, and weigh that against what you need done.
Signs to walk away from
A price that expires this afternoon is a sales tactic, not a quote. A refusal to put the scope in writing is the second. Vagueness about support down the road is the third.Plenty of good crews are simply bad at paperwork. Since the work stays on the building, the details are worth pinning down now.Two quotes are worth getting, provided you compare the scope. A custom design and a stock package are not the same job, even when the numbers are close. Ask each one what they would leave out if the budget were tighter, because
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Is this their area?
Local is not just a nice sentiment here: somebody who works your area knows what holds up. EverCrest Lighting is a lighting contractor based in Greenville, South Carolina, serving Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. Their work covers permanent LED lighting, holiday and Christmas lighting, landscape and patio lighting, accent lighting and security lighting, residential and commercial. Consultations are free and the design comes before the number. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
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