Everybody plans the install. Almost nobody plans January
Holiday lighting conversations happen in October and November and stop at the install date. That is the fun half. Then it is January, and the lights are still on the house. The people who asked the question up front have a much better January than the people who did not.And that is unfortunate, because the second half is the one that costs you if it is not covered. Anybody can put a display up. The question is what the arrangement looks like when the season is over. That question belongs in the first conversation, not the one you have in January.
The self service version
The takedown is the unpleasant half. Cold, no enthusiasm, and a mess at the end. Then the strands get boxed and shoved somewhere, where they tangle, get crushed, and lose a section by next November.
How it should work instead
Takedown should be part of the service, not a separate call. At the end of the season the crew comes back and removes the display. Everything gets catalogued and stored off site, instead of living in your attic. You never handle any of it.
The case for off site storage
Three things happen when the lights do not live at your house. Space comes back. The lights do not degrade in a hot attic, because they are stored properly rather than compressed under something heavy. Labeling is why year two looks like year one.
The permanent alternative sidesteps all of it
There is another answer worth naming. A permanent LED system is installed one time and left in place, so there is nothing to take down and nothing to store, ever. It is a bigger first step, and it is not right for everybody. But if the takedown conversation is what is bothering you, 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 treat every visit as a new call. Ask before you book, not on the twenty second of December.
Year two is much shorter
The first season takes real work. Once a display is designed and stored, repeating it is administrative. Next season
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Nail this down first
Get it in writing: is the takedown part of this number. Ask where the lights are stored between seasons. Ask roughly when in January the crew comes. EverCrest Lighting handles takedown and off season storage on holiday lighting, and installs permanent LED systems for anyone finished with the yearly cycle, for residential and commercial properties across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, from Greenville. Consultations are free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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