Wondering what it means to get your Christmas Lights installed professionally this year? All companies have a different way of doing it, but this is ours.

Measurements & Design:
One of our arborists visits your home to come take some measurements and discuss design options with you. By being able to show examples of homes we’ve decorated previously, it gives you the opportunity to envision what your house could look like. Once we hear your decor dream, we use a software to mock up exactly what you are looking for. The software is really fun, we can darken the picture we take of your home, then begin adding decorations, lights to the roof, a wreath over here, garland on these posts, and lights on these trees. Check it out:

Quote:
Once we have finalized your design, we tally up what is needed for the job and work up a quote. We try to make our pricing simple, most things are by the bulb or the linear foot, with the exception of wreaths which are by the size/ quantity. If an area or home requires a lift to install then we simply add a surcharge for either a day or a fraction of a day to cover that cost. 

Purchase:
We try to do what is best for you as the client. For holiday light design and installations we want you to own your lights. Because they are custom fit to your home, you should benefit from this partnership by owning the lights. This helps to align our incentives to build quality products that will last you for holidays to come. We don’t upcharge on any of the materials we supply you, we work really hard to find quality products that we know are going to work year after year. We have a $250 minimum for light purchase (design and build) and a $700 minimum for full service installation & takedown. 

Only the installation cost will reoccur year over year. This charge covers installation of your holiday lights, light maintenance i.e. bulbs go out or a string falls, taking down the lights, coming back after the snow melts to make sure there are not any clips that got lost on removal, and drying, maintaining, and storing your lights. We want to give you a worry free experience, but we don’t tie you into any contracts. If you decide you ever don’t want to continue you can pick up your lights anytime!

Build:
We use the design we built together (see above) as our template for our crew to build out your lights. The first time we service your property we custom cut and screw on the bulbs to fit your home. We have a wide array of non-invasive ways to attach lights to your roofline. The crew decides what will work best for your home and gets to work. They take bulk wire, add the clips for you, along with the color bulbs you want. 

Installation:
This is the fun part and our team makes it look easy! They take the products they have put together and go through installing them on your home and trees. As they are doing that, they label each strand with colored zip ties to mark exactly what goes where. Once we’re finished, we use a software to take a picture of your property and overlay with colors where each piece was installed so it can be replicated the same way year after year.

Then the fun part!:
We get to invite you outside and share your creation come to life on your home! We can then make any adjustments that might be needed. (We have a number of customers who leave for the day so they can surprise their family when they get home). We love getting to share in the excitement and feel a sense of pride in this service!

Add Ons:
The fun part of this whole process is getting to be creative to design and install your holiday lights! Some of the fun add-ons people choose in order of most common would be wreaths with bows, trees (both big bulbs on evergreens and branch wrapping deciduous trees), garland (on posts, above doors, fences, etc), or all the above!

Service calls:
We honor everything we do, if you ever have a light out or a piece falls – just shoot us a message and we will usually be out the same day or next day to take care of it! We want to do everything we can to take the hassle out of your holiday light experience. 

Takedown:
The most important part of our process is how carefully we take down and tag everything for next year. We bring everything back to our shop to hang and let dry before they go into labeled bins for storage until next year! 

Check out our holiday lighting page for samples of our Christmas light installations: Yard Guard Holiday Lights

Wondering if our method might work for you and your family? Give us a call! We love doing this service for our customers and sharing in their holiday joy! Our Holiday Light Installation process should make this hassle-free and easy for you. We can’t wait to decorate your home!