The roof edge is the line your eye already follows
From the street, a house is mostly a silhouette, and the roof draws it. Nothing else on the house gives you that much unbroken length, and nothing else is backed by open
https://codyzkib244.swiftnestly.com/posts/holiday-lights-that-stay-up-why-one-install-covers-the-whole-calendar-should-you-install-permanent-holiday-lights-an-honest-look air. 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 argument.
What roofline lighting is made of
Roofline lighting is a color matched aluminum channel with LEDs set into it, mounted along the edge and left in place year round. 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 goes
Every plan begins at the main roofline, and works outward. After the main line come the gables, the dormers and the porch, each one judged on whether it helps. Outline everything and the house reads flat, which is the most common way a roofline plan goes wrong.The run itself is worth looking at closely on a finished job, because a straight line held over a long span is harder than it looks.
The noon test
The hardware does not come down, which makes daylight appearance part of what you are buying. That is why the channel gets matched to your trim rather than sold in one color. Mount it tight to the edge, match the trim, and hide the wiring, and the daytime house is unchanged.
One line, a lot of uses
After install the system runs from your phone. Warm white on a normal night. Red and green in December. A single color for Halloween. School colors on a Friday. 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 quote well apart. Length matters less than people assume. Every corner is another cut, another fitting and another decision. Two stories changes the job.
Where it fastens
The gutter is the first thing people point at. A permanent channel is a different arrangement. That distinction matters because gutters move, sag and get replaced, 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 designs and installs roofline lighting for residential and commercial properties throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, based in Greenville. The consultation is free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected] and ask what your roof edge would take.