Not every Christmas light job is a straight run of C9 bulbs along a roofline. Sometimes it’s a puzzle. One of my favorite installs started with a simple request: a patron wanted their wreath lit for the holidays. The mounting anchor was already in place on their garage, forty feet up. And this wasn’t a…
It’s not the height — it’s what you can’t see just by looking at a roof from the ground. The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates about 14,900 people were treated in emergency rooms nationally during the 2023 holiday season for decorating-related injuries, and falls made up nearly half of those. Most of that risk comes…
One of the most common questions homeowners have before their first professional Christmas light install is whether it’s going to leave holes in the roof. The short answer: it shouldn’t, if it’s done right. Do Christmas lights need to be nailed or screwed into the roof? No. Professional-grade Christmas lights are designed to hook or…
C9 and E15 are the two bulb bases behind almost every classic Christmas light display, and choosing between them comes down to where the lights are going and how bold you want the look. What’s the difference between C9 and E15 Christmas lights? C9 bulbs are the larger, classic bulb size most people picture when…
Christmas light installers across the industry point to the same window every year: October and early November is when the good slots go. Wait until closer to Thanksgiving and you’re often choosing from whatever’s left on the calendar, not whatever works best for your schedule. When do most homeowners book Christmas light installation? Most installers…
The U.S. Department of Energy has run the numbers on this one, and the gap is bigger than most homeowners expect. A strand of LED holiday lights uses about 70 percent less energy than the same strand in incandescent bulbs, and over ten holiday seasons, the Department of Energy estimates LED lights cost around $17.99…
Every November, emergency rooms across the country see a spike that has nothing to do with the cold. It’s holiday decorating. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, roughly 5,800 people a year are treated for falls related to holiday decorations, and more than half of those falls happen off a ladder or a…
September feels early to think about Christmas lights. It isn’t. The homes that end up with the best spots on the schedule, and the best pricing, are the ones who book before the calendar fills up in October and November. Waiting until the lights are already going up around the neighborhood usually means waiting in…