What people mean by outdoor lighting
Ask ten people around Greenville what outdoor lighting means and the answers split. Some mean lights on the house. Others mean the yard. A few mean the dark corner behind the garage. They are related jobs with different answers.
The building itself
Permanent outdoor lighting runs a slim LED track along the roofline and eaves, color matched so it disappears in daylight, and run from your phone. That covers holiday color in December and everyday warm white the rest of the year.
Lighting the yard
Below the roofline, landscape lighting does the walk, the beds and the trees. 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.
Sorting out priorities
If the complaint is "our house disappears at night", start at the roofline. If the complaint is "we cannot see the walk", path lighting comes first. The yearly holiday setup is what permanent lighting exists to solve. Most properties end up with two of the three.
Commercial outdoor lighting in the Upstate
Businesses have the same categories with different goals. A lit facade makes the building findable at night. Outdoor seating needs its own lighting to be used. Parking and walkway lighting is a safety matter, and entry lighting sets the tone for a property before anybody is through the door.
What the first visit involves
The consultation is a walk around the property and a conversation. The useful questions are about how you use the outside of your home: where
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Doing it properly
It works better when one plan covers the house and the yard together, rather than a roofline job in March and a path job in October. EverCrest Lighting is a Greenville, South Carolina lighting contractor covering permanent roofline lighting, holiday lighting, landscape and patio lighting, accent lighting and security lighting, for homes and businesses. They serve Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, including Greenville, Greer, Simpsonville, Taylors, Easley, Mauldin, Travelers Rest, Spartanburg and Anderson. Consultations are free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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