Every quote uses the word custom
Nobody advertises standard packages. The word has been used until it is empty. The test is not the word. It is what you get to look at before you were asked to decide.That is the whole distinction, and it survives every sales conversation. A package is a price with a description attached. A design starts
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What a design contains
A real design specifies the property, not the product. Scope should be written down feature by feature, because the front of the house means two different things to two people. It says what the standard white is. It says where power comes from. And it accounts for the unlit areas, deliberately.
Why the design precedes the number
You cannot compare two numbers without knowing what each one includes. Two quotes can look close and mean nothing alike. When the design comes first, you are comparing the same work. When the price comes first, scope gets trimmed to hit it.Once the plan is written down, the install has a standard to meet rather than a memory to argue with.
Your part in the design
Expect questions, rather than pitched. Where do you walk after dark. Do you use the back yard in the evening. Are you buying December or every night. How often are people over. Those answers change the plan more than the architecture does.
Bringing the categories together
Roofline, landscape, accent, patio and security work usually all appear on the list. Piecemeal buying gives you fixtures instead of a result. One plan, installed over time if necessary, still ends up coherent.
The design is a conversation
The first plan is not meant to be final. If a run does not appeal to you, cut it. A company unwilling to revise is showing you the package. Ask whether revisions are expected before you sign anything.
Ask for a copy
Ask to be sent the plan, and hold onto it. It matters when you sell, if you phase the rest of it, or if anybody ever has to work out what is where. A company that will not give you the drawing is worth a second thought.
Getting a design for your property
The design begins with a visit, not a catalog. EverCrest Lighting designs and installs custom outdoor lighting across permanent, landscape, accent, patio and security work for homes and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, from Greenville. Consultations are free. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected].