Cost of Permanent Christmas Lights

At Astoria Lighting Co, we provide the best products, the best service, and the best value in the exterior lighting space.

Permanent Christmas Lighting is installed along and below your roofline.

The costs of permanent Christmas lights–bought and installed–is mostly due to three factors:

The cost of the lights
The expense of paying a skilled technician to install them
The housing for the lights–in our case, the powder-coated aluminum track that the lights are installed in

Each of these factors can be measured on a “per linear foot” basis.

So, as the amount of linear feet of lighting that you want on your home goes up, the more the total cost of the system will be. The total linear feet will more or less determine how expensive the system will be.

As a ballpark, most of our permanent holiday lighting installations fall between $2,500 and $5,500. We typically charge between $22 and $26 per linear foot, depending on the time of year. Fall is our busiest season, so for the best rates, consider planning your purchase in late winter, spring, or summer.

Cost Factors

Size of the Property

The square footage of your home can only provide a very rough indication of how much lighting you will need. Because this product gets installed on your roofline, and the amount of roofline on houses of the same square footage can differ dramatically between houses of the same size, the square footage isn’t really helpful in estimating the price.

Lighting Options and Styles

Different styles of houses, houses with two stories and porches and roofs over the garage, and a lot of peaks and other features, will drive up the linear footage and therefore, the cost.

As a result, it’s important for us to come out and measure your roofline accurately.

We are happy to do this for free!

In addition to measuring, we need to figure out where the control system will go, measure for the depth of track that you will need, get a color match of your soffit, and plan how the installation will go.
Occasionally, we will need to make a special type of track for your home, or rent a boom lift to get to particularly high or difficult-to-reach rooflines, or otherwise incur unusual costs. This can result in additional charges, but these are not very common.

When comparing the cost of permanent Christmas lights systems, keep in mind these important differences that directly affect the value of the product and thus, the price that it makes sense to pay:

Lifetime of the LEDs

Some manufacturers, like Jellyfish, offer only 30K hour LEDs. Astoria Lighting Co’s system is rated for 50K hours.

Safety certifications

Our lights are UL listed and ETL/CSA certified. This is important for protecting warranties and insurance on your home. Don’t install a product that isn’t UL listed!

True Warm White

To get the accent lighting look that you want, the LEDs need to have a warm white diode. This is visible on the LED as a small, yellow portion. Products like Trimlight, Jellyfish, and Everlight do not offer a true warm white.

Number of LEDs per Light

Each of our lights has 3 RGBW LEDs per light. Other similar products only have 1 LED per light. This means you will not have the brightness you will want. Our lights emit 23 lumens per bulb, vs 7-8 lumens for products such as Trimlight.

Warranty

Gemstone Lights offers a 10 year bumper-to-bumper manufacturer warranty and a 3-year service warranty. Additionally, we offer a Limited Lifetime Warranty on each individual bulb. Other products offer either much shorter warranties, like 1 year, or made-up warranties, like 30 years. A 30 year warranty on a product that is only designed to last 10-20 years will leave you with NO warranty when the company goes out of business because they have to replace everyone’s lights for free! Read the fine print on these kinds of warranties.
All of these factors affect the value and so the cost of the system. It doesn’t make sense to pay as much for a system that only has ⅓ of the lighting, for instance.
Our permanent holiday lighting system is a one-time investment that will last for many, many years, with little to no additional cost on your part. It is a luxury product that makes your house look awesome, every night of the year, adds security, and saves you time and money during the holiday season. Like a sprinkler system, you don’t have to have it–you could pull hoses around your yard every day to water–but it makes sense to make the upfront investment that saves so much time and money over the life of the product that it ends up being a great value. However, unlike a sprinkler system, this product is a tremendous amount of fun and it really makes your home stand out from the rest!

Past Installations

CUSTOMER SPEAK

We strive for 100% customer satisfaction!

Your happiness and satisfaction are important to us! Your home is our best marketing tool and your recommendations are our most important ad campaigns, so we’ll do all we can to make sure you love your exterior lighting.
We had an excellent experience with Astoria Lighting Co. The lights we purchased have completely transformed the exterior of our home, earning us numerous compliments, especially during the holiday season with unique lighting patterns for every day. From installation to any service requests, Astoria’s team has been top-notch. Their professionalism and the quality of their products make them highly recommendable. If you’re considering upgrading your home’s lighting, Astoria Lighting Co. is the way to go!
DAVE SNOWBERGER
Amazing quality and service from start to finish! Everyone at Astoria has been wonderful to work with and they have exceeded every expectation set. I’m so happy with the lighting itself and how it looks, and the app is incredibly easy to use with hundreds of preset options.
KELLY COTE
The process was very smooth from initial consult to final installation. I found the price to be very fair in comparison to their competitors. The installer did a fantastic job! We are overall very happy with the product.
JINESH KARIA
Astoria Lighting do an amazing job. The initial install was perfect and they took care of everything in a fast and friendly manner. On the couple of times I’ve needed some maintenance over the last few years they have been very fast to respond and solve the issue without question. I would definitely recommend Astoria Lighting and use them again.
ANDY MARTIN

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Each light is an individual unit and attaches to the other lights via weatherproof, threaded caps, so they are easily unscrewed, pulled out, and replaced.
Yes, as low as 2700K. It is true that other products on the market in the Permanent Christmas Lighting space do not offer a true warm white. The LED must be RGB-WW and have a yellow “diode” to allow for true warm white–which ours do!
We collect 25% down and then order your materials. The balance is due at installation by check, cash, card, or through our 3rd party financing partner. We make it as easy as possible for your budget!
The lights on full bright white use less than one watt of power. It’s little enough that you won’t notice a difference in your electricity usage.
Yes! Each light and connection has an IP 65 Waterproof rating and can operate at -40° F to 130°+F. All connections and wires are UV rated and will be able to last if ever exposed to long periods of sunlight (which they will not be as they are installed under the roofline). The track is made out of aluminum which is durable and won’t rust or degrade–the same material your gutters are made from.
Astoria Lighting Co provides a 10-year “bumper-to-bumper” warranty on installed Permanent Holiday Lights, plus a Limited Lifetime Warranty on all bulbs in your permanent holiday lighting system. Additionally, we offer a 3-year service warranty on labor.

Our permanent holiday and architectural lighting system from Gemstone Lights is the premium product in this space. We offer brighter LED lights, true warm-white capabilities, a closed track system, individually addressable lights, and many other important features that our competitors do not offer. It is priced according to how much linear feet you want installed on your home, plus a Wi-Fi controller and power supply system, rather than on the square footage of the home, and the length of rooflines can vary dramatically for houses of similar size. Because of this, we have to measure your roofline in order to give you an accurate quote.

However, as a guide, we typically run in the $22 to $26 dollar per linear foot range—plus $250-450 for controllers and power supplies–depending on the time of the year, as we frequently offer pricing promotions during the Spring and Summer months to encourage our customers to get their systems installed outside of the busy fall holiday season. Most of our jobs fall into the $2,500 to $5,500 range—sold, installed, and warrantied, with all taxes and fees included—to put lighting where customers would typically hang their Christmas lights. We offer great payment options that allow you to spread out the cost over time, resulting in significant savings versus hanging traditional Christmas lights, installing pot or can lighting, or otherwise improving the look of your home.

The lights are installed to the outer part of the soffit behind the fascia or trim, facing downward.

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