Permanent Christmas Lights, Professionally Installed
Permanent Christmas lights are LED lighting systems installed once along your roofline and controlled from your phone for every holiday and every ordinary evening after that. No ladders, no tangled strands, no takedown in January. We have installed permanent lights on houses across Texas, Georgia, and Utah since 2019, and this page covers everything we get asked in consultations: how the system works, what it costs, how it compares to traditional lights, and what installation looks like.
What Are Permanent Christmas Lights?
Permanent Christmas lights are professionally installed LED lights that stay on your home year-round. The lights sit inside a low-profile aluminum track mounted under your roofline, color matched to your trim so the system is nearly invisible during the day. Each LED changes color from an app, so the same lights handle Christmas, Halloween, game days, and everyday accent lighting.
They go by several names: permanent holiday lights, permanent roofline lighting, permanent eave lights, or track lighting systems. Different names, same idea, and the same promise. You climb a ladder zero more times.
One System, Every Holiday
The word Christmas is in the name, but December is about six weeks of what these lights do. A permanent holiday lighting system covers the whole calendar from the same track.
Christmas
Classic red and green, candy cane patterns, icicle effects, or elegant all-white.
Halloween
Orange and purple, with animated effects if your street is into it.
July 4th, Memorial Day, Veterans Day
Red, white, and blue.
Valentine’s, St. Patrick’s, Easter, Diwali, Hanukkah
Every palette is a preset away.
Game Day
Your team’s exact colors, on before kickoff (Austin: burnt orange; College Station: maroon; Atlanta: red and black).
Birthdays and Parties
Any theme, any color, saved as a scene you can rerun every year.
Switching displays takes seconds in the app. Most of our customers schedule the whole year once and let the calendar run itself.
Permanent Outdoor Lights You Use All Year
The upgrade nobody expects to love most: what the lights do the other 300 nights. Set to a true warm white, permanent outdoor lights become architectural accent lighting, tracing your rooflines, peaks, and columns the way high-end landscape lighting does, from a system you already own. Common everyday uses our customers set up in the first week:
Nightly Curb Appeal
A soft warm white outline on the front elevation, scheduled from sunset to bedtime.
Peaks and Corners Only
Because every light is individually controllable, you can light just the architectural details and leave the rest dark.
Security and Visibility
Motion-free, consistent light around entries and dark sides of the house, bright enough to enhance visibility without harsh glare.
Patio Evenings
A dim warm setting over the back porch that provides gentle, ambient accent lighting for evening relaxing.
This is the difference between permanent lights on your house and a decoration: one earns its place in July.
WHY USE ASTORIA LIGHTING CO
FOR YOUR PERMANENT HOLIDAY LIGHTS INSTALLATION
Year bumper-to-bumper warranty + Limited lifetime warranty
Year Service warranty
Hours LEDs rated for
The System We Install
We are the largest independent permanent holiday lighting provider in North America, and we install the system we would put on our own homes. What is in it:
True Warm White LEDs
Our RGB-WW diodes include a dedicated 2800K warm white chip, producing a genuine incandescent-style white. Cheaper RGB-only systems fake white by mixing colors and it reads purple-ish and cold. You will run warm white more than any other setting, so this is the spec that matters most.
Individually Addressable Lights
Every LED is independently controllable: whole-house patterns, alternating colors, or just the peaks lit and everything else off.
Color-Matched Aluminum Track
The channel is powder coated to match your soffit and fascia, which is why the system disappears during the day. We offer a fully enclosed track that encases the wiring and protects it from sun, water, and pests, and an open track where it suits the roofline or where budget is the priority. We will show you both at the consultation and recommend the one your house calls for.
Smart Control From Anywhere
Schedules, sunrise and sunset automation, zones, hundreds of preset patterns, and custom scenes, all from the app. The system also connects to Alexa and Google Home.
Built for Real Weather
Sealed IP68 weatherproof connections, operating range from -40F to over 130F, UV-stable components, ETL certified for the US and Canada.
50,000-Hour LEDs
At typical use, expect 20+ years from one installation.
What Permanent Christmas Lights Cost
We publish our pricing because you should not need a sales visit to learn a number. Permanent Christmas light installation is priced by the linear foot of roofline: $18 to $24 per linear foot, plus $250 to $450 for the controller and power supply. Most of our installations land between $2,000 and $5,000 all-in, taxes and fees included, installed in a day and fully warrantied. We take 25% down, and third-party financing is available.
Roofline length, not square footage, drives the price, which is why two similar houses can quote differently. For cost by home size, what drives quotes up or down, and the DIY math, see the full permanent Christmas lights cost guide.
Permanent vs Traditional Christmas Lights
| Traditional strands | Permanent system | |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | Every year, on a ladder | Once, professionally |
| Takedown | Every January | Never |
| Colors | Whatever you bought | 16 million, changeable in seconds |
| Daily use | No | Warm white accent lighting year-round |
| Control | Wall plug or timer | App, schedules, zones |
| Safety | Annual ladder work | Zero ladders after install day |
| Weather | Strands fail, GFCIs trip | Sealed system rated -40F to 130F+ |
| 10-year cost | Restrung or rehung yearly, replaced often | One installation, warrantied |
| Home resale | Leaves with the boxes | A feature that conveys with the house |
If you are comparing permanent lights against hiring a crew to hang lights each season instead, see our Christmas light installation page, which lays out the point where the math crosses.
How Professional Installation Works
Permanent Christmas light installation is a one-day job for most homes. The process:
Free Design Consultation
We measure your roofline, look at trim colors, and talk through how you will actually use the lights: holidays only, nightly accents, or both.
Fixed Quote
Priced from the measurement. The number we quote is the number you pay.
Installation Day
Our crew mounts the color-matched track, encloses and hides all wiring, and connects the controller. Every installer we send is fully vetted and trained in Astoria’s proven installation methods. Most homes are finished the same day.
Walkthrough and Setup
Before we leave, the app is on your phone, your first scenes are saved, and your schedule is running.
Every installation is backed by a lifetime warranty on bulbs, a 10-year bumper-to-bumper warranty on all installed parts, and a 3-year service warranty on labor. If anything misbehaves, we have got your back, and you are calling the company that installed the system rather than hunting for whoever hung your lights three seasons ago.
Why Homeowners Choose Astoria
We have been installing permanent lighting since 2019, before most of the market existed, and we are the largest independent provider in North America. Independent matters: we are not a franchise fulfilling a corporate playbook. Our own employed and trained crews handle every installation, our office staff is full time, and the person who answers the phone in year eight works for the same company that installed your lights.
We started installing permanent lighting in 2019, before most homeowners had heard of it, and we have stayed independent since. Every crew we send is vetted and trained in our own installation methods, and the office that answers the phone in year eight is the same one that designed your system. We built the company that way so there is one company accountable for the whole thing, from the design visit through the warranty.
— Nathan Roberts, Founder
Where We Install Permanent Christmas Lights
Texas: Austin · San Antonio · Houston · Dallas-Fort Worth
Georgia: Atlanta
Utah: Salt Lake City, Orem and the Wasatch Front
Each metro is served by our own local crew and covered by the same warranty.
Get a Free Quote
We measure, you get a fixed number, most homes install in one day.
WHY USE ASTORIA LIGHTING CO
FOR YOUR PERMANENT HOLIDAY LIGHTS INSTALLATION
Year bumper-to-bumper warranty + Limited lifetime warranty
Year Service warranty
Hours LEDs rated for
SWITCH BETWEEN
ACCENT LIGHTING FOR NIGHTLY USE
AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING FOR ANY OCCASION
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How long do permanent Christmas lights last?
20+ years for a quality, professionally installed system. The LEDs are rated for 50,000 hours; what determines lifespan is the track, wiring, and connectors, which is why installation quality matters at least as much as the bulb spec.
Can you see them during the day?
From the street, no. The track is color matched to your soffit and fascia and sits in the shadow line of the roof. Daytime invisibility is the reason HOAs rarely object.
Will my HOA approve permanent lights?
Almost always, and we provide the photos, spec sheets, and insurance documents your architectural review board will ask for.
Do they work as normal house lighting?
Yes. True warm white on a schedule is how most of our customers run the system 300 nights a year. It reads as architectural lighting, not Christmas lights.
How much does the electricity cost?
A few dollars a month at heavy use. The entire roofline draws about as much power as one old incandescent bulb.
What is the warranty?
Lifetime on bulbs, 10 years bumper-to-bumper on installed parts, and 3 years on labor. After the labor period ends, parts stay covered and service calls are billable, and you are still calling the company that installed the system.
Whose lighting system is this?
It is our own system, built to our specification and installed and supported by us. Our own employed and trained crews do the installation, and our warranty is the one that covers you.
Can permanent Christmas lights be installed on any roof type?
Almost all of them. The track mounts to your fascia and soffit, not the roofing material, so shingle, metal, and tile homes all work. Rooflines without a conventional eave are handled with alternative mounting details we design during the consultation.
Do they work on two-story homes?
Yes, and two-story homes are where permanent lights make the strongest case, because those are the rooflines nobody should be reaching from a ladder every December. Pricing stays per linear foot; height affects the install day, not the price structure.
What happens when a bulb goes out?
You call us and we replace it, covered by the lifetime bulb warranty. Each light is an individual unit with a threaded weatherproof cap, so a swap takes minutes and never affects the rest of the run.
Can I control the lights when I am away from home?
Yes. The app works from anywhere, so you can run the schedule on vacation, turn everything on from the airport, or set an away scene that makes the house look lived in.
OUR SPECIALTIES
Outdoor Living Spaces
At Astoria Lighting Co., we offer a comprehensive selection of outdoor lighting solutions to enhance your residential and commercial spaces.
Our diverse lighting options brighten conversation and dining areas, walkways, door entrances, and more. Our outdoor lighting installation team specializes in fitting long-lasting, top-tier lights in captivating and aesthetically pleasing designs.
Connect with us to discuss how we can enhance your property’s visual appeal and elevate your outdoor living experience.
ARCHITECTURAL ACCENTS
Our permanent lights aren’t just for Holidays! They provide fully customizable beauty to any architectural features you want to accent, from warm white to the brightest colors, but are simultaneously energy-efficient, durable, and as high-tech as you need them to be.
Use them every night for your home and business.
TREE LIGHTING
At Astoria Lighting Co, we specialize in the art of Tree Lighting. Trees, each with their own unique characteristics, become the canvas of our lighting designs.
Whether it’s making them the star of your outdoor lighting or harmoniously blending them into your custom landscape lighting, we ensure they shine brilliantly.
Let your landscape come alive at night – reach out to us today for a consultation and bring the magic of Tree Lighting to your property.
