Why it has to be LED
Hardware that stays up year round has to handle weather that seasonal strands never see. That rules out most of what people picture when they hear Christmas lights. LEDs generate almost no heat and have nothing fragile inside, which is what makes leaving them up a reasonable idea at all.None of this means you need to understand electronics. But it is worth knowing what you are buying, because the answer tells you how carefully somebody works. The people who can walk you through it are usually the ones who install it carefully.
The half of the system nobody talks about
The LEDs are set into an aluminum channel matched to your trim. That channel does two things at once: conceal and direct. It gets matched to the color of
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Why each light is its own light
The lights are addressed one at a time, which is what makes patterns possible. Without individual control the whole house is one shade at a time. With it patterns become possible. Most nights nobody uses any of that, and that is fine.Ask to see the daytime look of a completed job, since darkness flatters every install and daylight flatters only the careful ones.
Power, wiring and the box on the wall
The parts you never look at are where the wire runs, how it is powered and what talks to your phone. Wire routing is the quiet quality signal, because a rushed job leaves it visible. It is a fair question and the answer should be specific.
The long view
Permanent means permanent, which cuts both ways. Careful work holds up. A sloppy install becomes visible the moment the lights are off. The hardware is the easier half. The workmanship is the other half.
What the system has to survive
Permanent hardware faces every kind of day the Upstate has. Summer heat builds up along a sunlit fascia, and heat is the enemy of anything with a circuit in it. Moisture is the other test. Which is why the quality argument is about the joints and the housing, not the light itself.
Dimming
These systems have adjustable brightness, and it changes how the product feels. At full output the house is a statement. Turned down, it is just a lit house. Most people settle at a fraction of full output, since restraint is what makes it look considered.
Where to go next
Reading about the hardware is not the same as seeing it on your roofline. The useful step is having somebody look at your house and draw a plan. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent LED lighting for homes and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. Consultations are free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected].