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Why the roofline and not somewhere else

Look at any house after dark and the outline you pick out first is the roof edge. Nothing else on the house gives you that much unbroken length, and nothing else is backed by open air. Light that line and the building reads as a shape rather than a dark mass.Which is why almost every permanent lighting system starts at that line rather than anywhere else on the building. One continuous line, mounted once, doing the most visible job on the property: that is the argument.

What is up there

Roofline lighting is a color matched aluminum channel holding individual LEDs, mounted along the edge and left in place year round. That channel is doing two things, holding the diodes and keeping them out of sight. Because it matches the trim, you generally have to be told where it is.

Where the run goes

The main roofline comes first, then the design decides what else is worth adding. Gables, dormers, porch roofs, posts and second story lines all get considered, but not all of them get used. Lighting every edge on a house removes the depth you were trying to create.Look along a completed run from one end, because a line that stays true over that distance is the mark of a careful install.

The noon test

The hardware stays up, which makes daylight appearance part of what you are buying. That is why the color match matters more than it sounds. Tight to the line, matched to trim, https://evercrestlighting.com/permanent-lighting/ wiring concealed: that is a clean install.

One line, a lot of uses

Once the run is in, it is a phone app and a color. Warm white on a normal night. Holiday colors for the season. Orange in October. Team colors before a game. The setting that gets the most hours is the warm white, which surprises people who bought it for the holidays.

What makes one roofline cost more than another

Rooflines are not comparable by square footage. Linear feet is the obvious factor, but it is not the main one. Complexity does more: straight runs are quick, and every corner, peak and level change adds work. Height is the other one, because a second or third story changes the equipment and the time.

A question people ask early

Homeowners assume the lights clip to the gutter, since that is how the temporary version goes up. The channel mounts to structure, not to a hanging piece of aluminum full of water half the year. Fastening to solid structure is what keeps the line straight for years.

Getting a run designed for your roof

No two rooflines have the same shape, so the design comes from a look at the actual house. EverCrest Lighting designs and installs roofline lighting for residential and commercial properties throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, working out of Greenville. Consultations are free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email [email protected] and ask what your roof edge would take.

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