Why the roofline and not somewhere else
Look at any house after dark and the outline you pick out first is the roof edge.
https://blogfreely.net/sloganclcf/h1-b-permanent-led-lights-what-the-hardware-actually-is-what-permanent-led Nothing else on the house gives you that much unbroken length, and nothing else has the sky behind it. Light that line and the whole house resolves.Which is why almost every permanent lighting system starts at that line rather than anywhere else on the building. One continuous line, installed one time, carrying the whole outline: that is the case for it.
What roofline lighting is made of
The system is an aluminum channel, color matched to the trim, carrying LEDs along the roof edge. That channel is doing two things, carrying the LEDs and keeping the daytime look clean. Because it matches the trim, you generally have to be told where it is.
Where the run stops
The main roofline comes first, then the design decides what else is worth adding. After the main line come the peaks, the entry and the porch roof, each one judged on whether it helps. Outline everything and the house reads flat, which is the usual mistake.Look along a completed run at eye level down the elevation, since a straight line over that span does not happen by accident.
What it looks like with the lights off
A roofline system is visible twelve months a year whether it is on or not. Matching the channel to your trim color is not a cosmetic afterthought, it is the thing that keeps the house looking like a house in July. Mount it tight to the edge, match the trim, and hide the wiring, and nothing about the daylight view changes.
One line, several jobs
After install the system runs from your phone. Plain white most nights, color when there is a reason, and a schedule that runs it without you. The setting that gets the most hours is the warm white, which is not what most buyers expect going in.
What makes one roofline a bigger job than the house next door
Two houses on the same street can be very different jobs. Linear feet is the obvious factor, but it is not the main one. Every direction change is another cut, another fitting and another decision. Two stories is a different day than one.
Does it go on the gutter?
Homeowners expect it to hang off the gutter, since that is how the temporary version goes up. A permanent channel is a different arrangement. That distinction matters since a gutter is not a permanent mounting point, and anything fastened to one inherits its problems.
Getting a plan for your own roofline
Because houses are not interchangeable, a real answer needs a visit. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent roofline lighting for homes and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, working out of Greenville. The consultation is free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected] to have somebody look at your roofline.