Benefits & Tips
Why choose professional Christmas light installers?
• You won't need to work all weekend • No need for risky ladder climbing • Your lights will be up on time every year • Teardown is fast and hassle-free • Lights supplied and stored by us
Is it possible to choose and create my own design?
Yes, it is! We can work with you to create the holiday lighting design you want to display, then install it perfectly based on your plan.
Will I need to be home during installation?
No. As long as you have an exterior power connection for us to hook the lights into, we can install your holiday lights while you’re away. However, you may prefer to be home – it’s completely up to you.
What type of lights can I choose from?
We provide commercial-grade LED lights rated for winter use outdoors, so there's nothing to pick up at a store. We also offer RGB lights you can control, and a simple remote lets you change the color of your display.
Do I need to supply my own lights?
No. We bring the lights and everything that goes with them, and we store them between seasons. We install the display, come back out if a section goes dark and take it all down after the holidays.
Are your installers insured & bonded?
Yes! We install your Christmas lights with no risk to you.
What a Birmingham Christmas install actually involves
A central Alabama December is wet rather than hard-frozen. The month averages a high near 57°F and a low near 38°F, and winter is the wettest season here, so a display goes up damp, dips below freezing overnight and thaws again by mid-morning for weeks. That cycle, plus the ice event that arrives every few winters, is what pulls a hardware-store clip off a gutter in January. We size the clip to your actual edge, fix to structure rather than through roofing material, and keep the run serviceable so a dark section is a visit rather than a rebuild.
The housing splits along Red Mountain. Over the mountain, in Mountain Brook, Homewood and Vestavia Hills, the stock is 1920s to 1950s brick and stone with steep pitches, slate and tile roofs, and deep decorative eaves that a standard clip cannot grip, so those runs are planned around the trim and fixed to fascia and drip edge. Out in Hoover, Ross Bridge, Greystone and Chelsea the fascia is straight and simple to hang, but three-story elevations on sloping lots put the top run a long way off the ground.
The other local factor is the tree canopy. Mountain Brook and Homewood have mature hardwoods over most streets, which changes what the display looks like from the curb and, more practically, where a lift can stand. We're scheduling the last installs of the season now, and the wooded, steep, over-the-mountain properties need dry days and daylight more than anything else we do. The city sets a visible bar every December with Zoolight Safari at the Birmingham Zoo.
Who this is for
You have a two-story front, a steep pitch or a wraparound porch, often on a sloping lot here, and going up there yourself is the part you dread.
You are tired of untangling the strands from last year and finding half of them dead when you plug them in.
You own a business or sit on an HOA board, and the frontage has to be lit on a fixed schedule.
What we light
Rooflines and gutters, trees and shrubs, and wreaths and garland on doors, porches, columns and windows. Tell us what you want lit at the design consult and we'll plan around it.
What is included
✓ The lights, supplied by us
✓ A free design consult on site and a fixed quote before anything is ordered
✓ Commercial-grade product rated for winter use outdoors, not strings from a big-box retailer
✓ Runs cut and fitted on site to your roofline, not taken off a shelf in set lengths
✓ Clips matched to your edge, whether it is shingle, gutter or fascia, with no nails or staples through the roofing
✓ In-season service. If a section goes dark, call (205) 382-8991 and we come back out
✓ Removal after the holidays and storage of your lights until the next year
✓ Your design and measurements kept on file so a rebooked display goes up faster the next season
How it works, step by step
01
Book the consult
You choose a time and point at what you want lit. We walk the property, measure the roofline and check the power. It costs nothing, and you are under no obligation.
02
Approve the design
We show you the run, the color options and the number. Nothing is ordered until you say yes, and the quote does not change.
03
Install day
Most installs do not need you at home. We put up the lights, test every section and set the timer or app schedule before we leave.
04
Season, then takedown
Call us if anything fails. After the holidays we remove the display and store it, so nothing ends up in your garage.
Why hire a pro instead of doing it yourself
The real problem is height and pitch. A two-story front with a steep pitch above a walkout is a long way up, and on the sloping lots in Hoover, Greystone and Chelsea the back can be three stories. The days you would be up there are cold, often wet and sometimes icy. Our crews work at that height as a matter of routine, with the right access equipment, which is not the same as a homeowner on an extension ladder in December.
The finish is the other half. A fitted run follows the line of your architecture, turns where the roof turns and holds its spacing across the whole elevation. Retail strings come in fixed lengths, so they fall short or bunch, and their sockets are not built to survive nights below freezing followed by a thaw each morning. That is why a professional install still looks deliberate in January.
Want lights you never hang again?
The same crew installs permanent lighting that stays on the roofline year-round. Switch it from warm white to Christmas colors, or to your team's colors for a fall Saturday, right from your phone. Ask about it at your design consult, or see how it works on our JellyFish page.
We offer financing
We’ve partnered with Wisetack to offer our customers flexible financing options, so you can pay over time rather than all at once. The application takes about a minute to complete, and checking your options does not impact your credit score.
Financed jobs start with a $500 deposit.
*All financing is subject to credit approval. Your terms may vary. Payment options through Wisetack are provided by our lending partners. For example, a $5,500 purchase could cost $253.54 per month for 24 months, based on a 9.9% APR, or $1,833.33 per month for 3 months, based on a 0% APR. Offers range from 0 to 35.9% APR based on amount requested and creditworthiness. Not all merchants and lending partners participate in 0% interest programs. Terms range from 3 - 120 months and may vary based on merchant, lending partner, or transaction size. State interest rate caps may apply. No prepaid finance charges or participation fees. See additional terms at wisetack.com/faqs.
