After Installation • Care Instructions
After Installation Care and Maintenance
After your chandelier, light fixture, ceiling medallion, dimmer, removal, repair, cleaning, lift, or relocation project is complete, proper care helps protect the fixture, preserve the appearance, and reduce avoidable service calls.
What to Do After We Leave
Most chandelier projects do not require special action from the customer after completion, but a few simple steps can help protect the fixture and avoid preventable issues.
- Keep the work area clear until ladders, tools, packaging, and small parts have been fully removed.
- Review the finished hanging height, fixture alignment, bulb appearance, and dimmer operation before the installer leaves.
- Save any extra crystals, chain links, bulbs, remotes, manuals, mounting parts, or specialty hardware in a labeled bag or box.
- Keep the invoice, work order, product manual, and fixture specifications for future reference.
- Text us promptly if something appears loose, flickers unexpectedly, or does not match the approved scope.
Important: Additional work after completion, including bulb changes, fixture height changes, crystal adjustments, dimmer swaps, packaging removal, or return visits, may be quoted separately unless included in the approved work order.
What to Check Before Final Approval
- Fixture height: Confirm the chandelier is hanging at the desired height before the final ladder setup is removed.
- Bulbs: Confirm the bulb style, color temperature, and brightness are acceptable if bulbs were installed.
- Dimmer operation: Test the dimmer range and look for flicker, buzz, or inconsistent low-level dimming.
- Crystals or parts: Confirm visible crystals, shades, stems, globes, or decorative elements are installed as expected.
- Old fixture or packaging: Confirm what should stay, what should be discarded, and what is the customer’s responsibility.
Best practice: If you want anything adjusted, mention it while the installer is still on site. Return visits require additional scheduling and may involve travel and labor fees.
General Chandelier Maintenance
- Lightly dust accessible fixtures with a clean microfiber cloth or feather duster.
- Do not spray cleaners directly onto a chandelier, socket, canopy, chain, or wiring area.
- Never saturate the fixture with water, glass cleaner, or chemical sprays.
- Do not twist chandelier arms, pull on crystals, bend decorative parts, or rotate the fixture by force.
- Inspect visible crystals, chains, shades, bulbs, and decorative parts periodically.
Professional Cleaning Schedule
Most chandeliers benefit from professional cleaning every 2–3 years, depending on location, dust, kitchen proximity, humidity, smoke, pets, and general household conditions.
- Dining room and foyer chandeliers may need less frequent cleaning.
- Kitchen-adjacent fixtures may collect grease and dust faster.
- Crystal chandeliers may lose sparkle gradually as dust and oils build up.
- High-ceiling chandeliers should usually be cleaned professionally for safety.
Bulbs, LEDs, and Dimmers After Installation
Use Correct Bulbs
Use bulb types, wattage, base size, and dimmability recommended by the fixture manufacturer. Customer-supplied bulbs should be ready before installation.
Watch for Flicker
LED flickering, buzzing, or poor dimming may be caused by non-dimmable bulbs, incompatible dimmers, or low-quality bulbs.
Plan Future Access
If the fixture is high, over stairs, or difficult to reach, future bulb replacement may require a separate appointment or specialty access.
Post-install bulb changes are separate billable services when ladder access, globe removal, shade removal, high ceilings, or return travel are required.
Packaging, Crates, and Old Fixtures
- We do not haul away boxes, crates, or packing materials unless disposal was specifically included in the approved quote.
- Custom crates, specialty packaging, and large cartons may need to be handled by the customer or quoted separately for disposal.
- Save extra crystals, glass, remotes, manuals, mounting hardware, and trim pieces unless you are certain they are no longer needed.
- If a chandelier may be relocated, shipped, stored, or sold later, keep custom packaging or request crating guidance before discarding materials.
When to Contact Us After Completion
- The chandelier flickers, turns off unexpectedly, or only partially lights.
- You notice sagging, movement, unusual noises, or visible shift at the canopy.
- Crystals, shades, glass, or decorative pieces appear loose or missing.
- You need a height adjustment, dimmer change, bulb change, cleaning, repair, or removal.
- You are selling, moving, packing, storing, or relocating the fixture.
Safety Reminder
If you notice a fixture shift, loose canopy, electrical smell, buzzing, flickering, repeated breaker trips, visible wire damage, cracked glass, or instability, discontinue use and contact us or a licensed electrical professional for evaluation. Do not attempt to adjust or repair a high, heavy, antique, crystal, Murano glass, or specialty chandelier without proper equipment and experience.
After Installation FAQ
Is lightbulb installation included?
Can I change the bulbs after the chandelier is installed?
Do you remove or haul away chandelier packaging and crates?
What if my fixture is heavier than expected?
What if I need service after the installation?
Do you offer a military discount?
Need Help After Your Project?
Send your name, service address, project date if known, photos, and a brief description of what you need. We can review whether the request is warranty-related, maintenance-related, or a separate service.