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First, which part is which

Three words get used in every quote and most homeowners have never needed them before. The fascia is the flat board facing you at the edge of the roof. The soffit is the underside, the panel you see when you stand under the overhang and https://shanegbhr021.theglensecret.com/exterior-accent-lighting-why-restraint-beats-coverage-what-is-accent-lighting-a-plain-answer-using-accent-lighting-well-less-is-the-whole-technique look up. The eave is the part of the roof that hangs out past the house.Knowing the words will not be on a test, but it makes the quote readable. So when the plan says soffit mounted, you can picture it.

Why the track mounts at that line

Permanent lighting gets installed along rooflines and eaves for reasons that are mostly practical. The eave runs the full width of the house, so a run there has length to work with. Height gives you reach down the facade, and the roof above it takes the direct weather.

The direction the light points

Where exactly the channel sits is not arbitrary. Mounted under the soffit, the light washes downward across the wall, which lights the building itself. On the face, you see the line. Neither is automatically better, and the answer depends on your roof and your goal.Where the channel sits decides the reach down the wall, and that turns out to matter more than the brand of the hardware.

Deep overhangs, and houses that barely have any

Overhang depth is not standard, and it changes the plan. A deep overhang shelters the hardware well and lets you tuck the channel out of sight, though it can shadow the surface you wanted lit. A shallow one exposes the run more and changes where the channel has to sit. This is why designs get drawn at the house rather than from a satellite image.

Beyond the holidays

Set to warm white, it stops being a holiday product. It puts light on the walk, the drive and the front door, which makes the property easier to use and easier to find. It also keeps the house from disappearing after sunset.

Coordinating with other roof work

A lot of things compete for that line: gutters, guards, flashing, and now a lighting channel. If a roof or a gutter replacement is coming in the next year or two, say so during the consultation. Doing it backwards means paying twice for the same work. It is worth mentioning even if the roof work is only a maybe.

Two story houses have two eave lines

A single story house presents one eave. Add a floor and the plan has a decision in it. The top edge is the one that defines the house. A lower eave over a porch or a garage puts light nearer where people actually are, which is more useful and less dramatic. Running both is often the answer, though it does not have to happen in the same year.

Getting a plan

Somebody needs to look at the actual roof edge to draw a plan worth anything. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent lighting along rooflines and eaves for residential and commercial properties across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, working out of Greenville. The consultation is free, and the design is drawn for your house. Call (864) 252-1732 or email [email protected].

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