The part people rush
Outdoor lighting gets quoted fast and understood slowly. A template plan and a plan drawn for your house often quote close together, and look nothing alike at night.
Is there a real design?
The first question is simple: is there a plan drawn for my house? A company that works from the building's own lines will be able to tell you why the light goes where it goes. A company that will not is selling you the same job they sold the last house.
After the crew leaves
Lighting lives outside, so ask what happens when something needs attention. For seasonal work, ask specifically about takedown and off season storage. For permanent systems, ask what support looks like a year in.
Ask what they actually install
Some companies only do seasonal work. Others only do landscape. Some cover the whole property. It matters because a company that only does one thing will recommend that one thing.
Who they normally work for
Homes and businesses are not the same job. A home wants curb appeal and usable light after dark. A business wants to be visible and to look open, sometimes in brand colors. Ask which one they do more of, then decide whether that matches your job.
What should give you pause
A price that only holds until the end of the visit says more about the company than the job. If nobody will draw the design, the scope will be argued about later. Vagueness about what happens after the install is the third.None of that means a company is dishonest. But lighting is going to live on the front of your house, and the written scope is what you fall back on later.Get more than one quote, and compare what is in them rather than the totals. A custom design and a stock package are different products, even when the numbers are close. Ask each one what they would leave out if the budget were tighter, since the answer shows what they think the design is doing.
Local matters here
A company that works your area regularly knows the housing stock and
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