Pricing
How Much Does Christmas Light Installation Cost?
Most homes in Fairfield and New Haven County land between $800 and $3,500 for the season. Below is what moves that number and what the price covers, so you know roughly where your house falls before anyone comes out.
- Free Design Visit
- One Flat Price
- Fully Insured
What most homes pay
Where your
house lands.
These are the ranges our quotes fall into, not a price list you have to fit into. We measure your house at the design visit and give you one flat number for it. Every range below is all in for the season.
- Small ranch or capeRoofline only
$800 to $1,200
One story, a straightforward roofline, no trees. The front of the house lit cleanly from corner to corner.
- Typical colonialRoofline and entry
$1,200 to $2,000
Two stories, peaks and dormers, a lit wreath on the door and garland on the railing. Most of our jobs land here.
- Large colonialRoofline, trees, wreaths
$2,000 to $3,500
More roofline to cover, wrapped trees out front, garland on the columns, and the walk lit up to the door.
- Estates and full displaysEverything
$3,500 and up
Long rooflines, several wrapped trees, gated entrances, and custom color work. Quoted the same way, there is just more of it.
Prices are for the first season. Returning customers usually pay less, because the design and the measurements are already done.
What moves the number
Five things
set the price.
In roughly the order they matter. Nothing here is a surprise on install day, because you see the whole design and the flat price before we hang a bulb.
Linear feet of roofline
The biggest single factor. We measure every eave, peak, and dormer you want lit and cut the run to fit. A wide ranch can have less roofline than a narrow colonial with three gables.
Height and roof pitch
A second story with a walkable pitch is routine. Three stories, steep pitches, and anything that needs a lift take longer and need more equipment, so they cost more.
Trees and shrubs
The biggest add after the roofline. Wrapped trunks and lit canopies are slow, careful work and they use a lot of product. This is usually what separates a $1,500 house from a $3,000 one.
Wreaths, garland, and the entry
Lit wreaths on the door and windows, garland on columns and railings, and lighting along the walk. Individually small, and together they change what the house looks like from the street.
Color and controls
Warm white is standard. Multi color, color changing runs, and anything on a controller add product and programming time.
What you get for it
One price,
the whole season.
The number you approve at the design visit is the number you pay. There is no deposit for product, no charge to come take it down, and no storage bill in the spring.
Included in your price
- The design visit, done on a photo of your house
- Commercial-grade LED product, supplied by us
- Installation with hidden clips, no staples and no holes
- Timers set and everything tested at dusk
- Service all season, so anything that goes dark gets fixed at no charge
- Takedown in January
- Storage at our shop until next season
Things you never pay for
- Buying the lights
- Replacing strands that wear out
- A separate takedown fee
- A separate storage fee
- Storing anything in your garage until next winter
Why you never buy the lights
Most quotes you get for Christmas lighting are really two quotes stacked together: the product, which you buy and keep, and the labor to hang it. That looks cheaper in year one and it moves the problem to you. The strands are yours, so when a run fails in the cold, replacing it is your cost. So is finding somewhere to keep six boxes of lights for ten months.
We do it the other way. The lights stay ours. You are paying for a lit house for a season, not a box of product. That means we buy commercial-grade LED instead of the retail stuff, because we are the ones who have to keep it working. If a strand wears out, we replace it and you never see a bill. In January it comes down and goes to our shop, labeled, so nothing takes up your garage.
It also means the second season is simpler. Your design and measurements are on file, so we show up already knowing your house.
How to compare two quotes
If you are looking at more than one company, the number by itself will not tell you much. Ask each one whether the price includes taking it down, whether storage costs extra, who owns the lights, and who pays when a strand fails in December. Those four answers usually explain the gap between two prices more than the labor does.
Ours: takedown is included, storage is included, we own the lights, and we pay for failures. Send your address and we will come out and give you your number.
Questions about pricing
How much does Christmas light installation cost in Connecticut?
Most homes in Fairfield and New Haven County land between $800 and $3,500 for the season. A small ranch with roofline only runs $800 to $1,200. A typical colonial runs $1,200 to $2,000. Larger homes with wrapped trees and entry details run $2,000 to $3,500. The exact number comes from the free design visit, and it is one flat price that covers design, installation, service, takedown, and storage.
Why is there a range instead of one price?
Because houses are not the same. A 120 foot roofline on a one story ranch is a different job than 260 feet across three peaks and two dormers. We measure your house at the design visit and give you one flat number for it. No packages you have to squeeze into.
Is the price per year or a one time cost?
Per season. The price covers this year: design, install, service while the lights are up, takedown in January, and storage until next year. Returning customers usually pay less in following seasons because the design and the measurements are already done.
Do I pay extra for the lights?
No. You never buy the lights. We own them, we maintain them, and we store them between seasons. If a strand fails, replacing it is our cost, not yours. That is why there is nothing to buy up front and nothing in your garage in February.
What makes the price go up?
Linear feet of roofline first, then height and roof pitch, then how many trees, wreaths, and entry pieces you want lit. Three story homes and steep pitches take more time and more equipment. Wrapped trees are the single biggest add after the roofline.
Is takedown and storage included?
Yes, both. It comes down in January and goes to our shop labeled with your name. There is no separate takedown fee and no storage fee. That is already in the flat price you approve at the design visit.
Do you charge for the design visit or the quote?
No. The design visit is free and there is no obligation. We come out, put your house on the iPad, show you the roofline lit, and give you the flat price on the spot.
Is professional installation worth it over doing it myself?
It depends on what your time and your ladder are worth to you. Store bought strands fail in the cold, gutters and steep roofs are where people get hurt, and everything has to come down in January and live somewhere until next winter. Our price covers all of that, plus commercial grade product that is replaced at our cost when it wears out.
Get your
exact number
The design visit is free and takes about twenty minutes. You see your own house lit on the iPad, pick the colors, and get one flat price on the spot.