Start at the top edge
Look at any house after dark and the outline you pick out first is the roof edge. It is the one line that runs the whole width of the house, and it sits against the sky, so it has contrast working for it. Put light on it and the outline comes back, which is the effect people are actually after.Which is why almost every permanent lighting system starts at that line instead of being spread across the walls. One continuous line, mounted once, doing the most visible job on the property: that is the case for it.
What roofline lighting actually consists of
The system is a slim aluminum track, matched to your trim color, with the LEDs running inside it. The channel
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Where the run stops
The main roofline comes first, then the design decides what else is worth adding. Gables, peaks, porch edges, posts and upper runs are all candidates, though a good plan leaves some of them dark. Outline everything and you end up with a shape and no depth, which is the usual mistake.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
A roofline system is on the house every day, lit or unlit. Matching the channel to the trim or fascia 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 color, and route the wire out of sight, and nothing about the daylight view changes.
One line, a lot of uses
After install control is an app. Warm white on an ordinary Tuesday. Holiday colors for the season. A single color for Halloween. School colors on a Friday. Most owners land on one white and leave it, using color for the handful of days that call for it.
What makes one roofline cost more than another
Two houses on the same street can quote well apart. Length matters less than people assume. Every corner adds time. Two stories changes the job.
Where it fastens
Homeowners expect it to hang off the gutter, since that is how the temporary version goes up. A permanent channel does not work that way. That distinction matters since a gutter is not a permanent mounting point, and hardware attached to one goes wherever it goes.
Getting a plan for your own roofline
No two rooflines are the same, so the plan gets drawn after somebody looks at yours. 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] to have somebody look at your roofline.