Christmas Light Design and Installation FAQ

Text a straight-on photo of the front of the house and the address to (470) 380-7797, or send the same through the contact form. If the house is tall, heavily treed, or the photo cannot show the full roofline, we may ask for a second angle. Quotes are free, written, and itemized.

Mostly the measured footage of roofline you want lit, the height and pitch of the roof, the trees and shrubs you want wrapped, how dense the design is (one line along the gutter, or gutters and gables both), and specialty pieces such as wreaths, garland, and porch columns. Each of those is its own line, so any element can be kept or cut.

Because two houses on the same street can differ by a story, a steep front gable, and three large oaks. A written quote built from the actual house is more useful than a number that fits nobody. It costs nothing to ask for one.

Installation runs from late October to about mid-December, and the earlier dates fill first. Booking in September or October gives the widest choice of dates. Later requests are fitted around the remaining calendar. The booking guide in the Journal covers timing in more detail.

Not for exterior work. The crew needs a working outdoor outlet, access through any gate, and pets inside. The timer is set before the crew leaves, so the display comes on at dusk that evening.

Commercial-grade LED strand, cut to the measured length of each run rather than boxed retail sets strung end to end. C9 and C7 bulbs for rooflines, mini lights for trunks, branches, and railings. Warm white, cool white, and multicolor are all available.

With shingle clips, gutter clips, and tension wraps. Nothing is stapled, nailed, or screwed into the house, and the clips come off in January without leaving marks.

Warm white (around 2700K) is our usual starting point on brick, stone, and cream trim, because it sits comfortably with those materials and looks like lamplight. Cool white reads crisper against white siding, gray paint, and modern lines. Mixing the two on one house tends to look like a mistake, so we keep a single temperature across every run. The warm-white rooflines page goes further.

C9s are the larger bulb and give a bold line that reads from the street on a two-story roofline. C7s are smaller and suit a cottage, a low eave, or a porch where you stand close. Mini lights are for wrapping trunks and branches, railings, and garland. Many designs use all three, each where it fits.

Yes. Holiday lighting on clips is temporary and attaches to nothing permanently, which suits older houses. We plan around slate, clay tile, copper gutters, and original trim, and choose routes for cord that stay out of sight. The Journal piece on lighting a historic district home explains the approach. See also Ansley Park and Druid Hills.

Yes. Window and awning outlines, entries, patio strings, planters, and the street trees in front where the property controls them. Installation is scheduled around opening hours. Details are on the storefronts and restaurants page.

Text a photo of the dark section and your address to (470) 380-7797. It goes on the next service route. Before texting, check that the timer and the outdoor GFCI outlet have not tripped, since that is a common cause.

Takedown happens in January. Strands are removed clip by clip, coiled, and labeled by location, front gable, porch rail, oak by the drive, so next year goes up the same way. We store them until next season unless you'd rather keep them. See takedown and storage.

Yes. It is a low-profile track mounted along the roofline with LEDs that can show warm white in December and other colors for other occasions, controlled from a phone. It stays up year round, so it suits some houses better than others. The permanent roofline lighting page covers where it fits.