How Much Does Professional Christmas Light Installation Cost?
In the Shoals, full-service professional Christmas lighting runs $950 to $2,450 by home size — one price covering commercial-grade lights, installation, in-season repairs, January take-down, and storage. Your exact figure is confirmed by roofline length and design before install. Book by October; installer calendars fill well before the holidays.
How is professional Christmas lighting priced?
We publish our prices by home size: a typical single-story roofline starts at $950 for the full seasonal cycle, and large estate homes run up to $2,450. Within that, the exact figure comes from your actual roofline — a ranch with one clean gable is a few hours of install; a two-story with multiple peaks, dormers, columns, and three trees to wrap is a different job — so we confirm the number from your roofline and design before anything goes up.
Beware the suspiciously cheap flat rate: it usually means consumer-grade lights, staples into your shingles, and nobody answering in January when the takedown is due.
What should the price include?
- ●Design measured to your roofline, peaks, and trees — not a stretched store-bought string
- ●Commercial-grade LEDs, custom-cut, provided by the installer (you never buy or store lights)
- ●Installation with shingle- and gutter-safe clips — never staples or nails
- ●In-season service: a dark strand gets fixed, not excused
- ●January take-down, labeling, and storage for next season
What drives the price up or down?
| Factor | Effect on price |
|---|---|
| Roofline length (linear feet) | The base of every quote — more feet, more lights and labor |
| Stories and pitch | Second-story and steep rooflines are slower, riskier work |
| Peaks, dormers, columns | Each design element adds cutting, clipping, and time |
| Trees and landscaping | Wrapping trunks and canopies is added per tree |
| Timers and controls | Usually modest; ask what is included |
| Returning customer | Year two is often less — your custom-cut lights are stored and labeled |
When should I get a quote?
September or early October. Installers run a six-week season and cap their calendars — we cap ours so every display gets full-season support, and slots fill well before Thanksgiving. Early quotes get first pick of install dates and full design freedom; November calls pick from what's left. If you're reading this in summer: that's not too early, that's exactly on time. Get on the list, lock your design, and your lights go up in the first wave.
Questions we hear about this
How much does it cost to have Christmas lights professionally installed?
In the Shoals, our full-service installs run $950 for a typical single-story roofline up to $2,450 for large estate homes — one price for the whole season. Make sure any quote you compare covers lights, install, in-season repairs, take-down, and storage, not just the hanging.
Is professional Christmas lighting worth it?
Weigh the ladder hours in the cold, the tangled-strand storage, and the mid-season outages against a display that is designed, maintained, taken down, and stored for you. For most two-story homes it is the single most-appreciated service we offer.
Do you take the lights down and store them?
Yes — take-down is scheduled at install time (January, not February), and everything is labeled and stored for next season. Year two installs are faster because your lights are already cut to your roofline.
When do Christmas light installers get booked up?
By late October in most markets, and our capped calendar fills on the same schedule. Book in September or early October for first pick of dates.