The categories, sorted out
"Outdoor lighting" means different things to different people. For some it is the house, for others the yard, and for some it is the corner nobody can see. They are related jobs with different answers.
Lighting the house
On the building, permanent architectural lighting traces the roof edge and the gables, stays up all year, and changes color from an app. One install handles the holidays and the everyday.
Landscape, patio and security lighting
Below the roofline, the work is paths, garden beds, trees and steps. Out back, patio lighting extends the evening. Security lighting covers the side yard, the back of the garage and the corners of the lot. Accent lighting picks out the details.
Choosing between them
If the complaint is "our house disappears at night", start at the roofline. If the complaint is about the path to the door, path lighting comes first. The yearly ladder routine is what permanent lighting exists to solve. Most properties end up with two of the three.
The commercial side
Businesses have the same categories with different goals. Facade and storefront lighting is about being seen from the road. Patio lighting is what makes outdoor seating work at night. Parking and walkway lighting is a safety matter, and the
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What happens when somebody comes out
The consultation is somebody looking at the house and asking questions. The useful questions are practical: where you walk at night, where you sit, what part of the property goes dark. The way you use the property is what the design should follow.You should come out of it able to explain the plan to somebody else. If you cannot, ask again before anybody quotes.When you call, a short description of the property speeds things up. One story or two. How steep the roof is. How far the house sits off the road. What is planted out front. Rough answers are plenty. It just gets the conversation to something useful faster.
Doing it properly
The simplest version of this is one company looking at the whole property, so the roofline and the walkway are not fighting each other. EverCrest Lighting is an outdoor lighting company in Greenville, South Carolina covering permanent roofline lighting, holiday lighting, landscape and patio lighting, accent lighting and security lighting, residential and commercial. They serve Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, from Greenville out through Greer, Easley, Simpsonville, Spartanburg, Anderson and Clemson. Consultations are free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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