Permanent Christmas Lights Cost in Vermont
Permanent Christmas lights cost more to think about than one season, because you buy them once instead of leasing them every year. The fair comparison runs over years, not one November. Here is how ours are sold, and when they are worth it.
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What custom permanent lights cost to install
Each install is priced for the house and the lighting package you choose, so there is no one number. Ask for a quote and you get a layout for your roofline and a price.
You buy custom permanent lights outright. Our seasonal lights are leased and stay ours; permanent lights are yours once they are installed. Some lighting packages come with a warranty, and when yours does, it is included in the price.
Whatever the number, it is one purchase rather than one season. That is the whole trade: you pay once for lights you own instead of paying for design, installation, takedown and storage every year.
What Christmas light installation costs in VermontAre permanent Christmas lights worth it?
They are worth it for some houses and not others, and the difference is mostly how you would use them.
Worth it if
- You would pay for installation every year anyway, and plan to stay in the house long enough for the one-time cost to catch up with the yearly one.
- You want the house lit outside of December. Other holidays, a summer evening, or plain light along the roofline the rest of the year.
- You are tired of scheduling it. No install date, no takedown date, nothing to book.
Not worth it if
- You want the classic look, with real bulbs on the eaves, and you want it gone in January. Nothing on the house the other eleven months.
- You may sell in the next few years. A permanent system stays with the house.
- You would rather not buy the lights. A leased season starts at $700 and includes everything, with nothing to own.
The downsides of permanent lights
The honest list, because a customer who finds these out after installation is a complaint.
Hardware on the house all year
Ask any installer to show you what it looks like in daylight before you buy. You will see it for eleven months.
A different look
Many permanent systems are small LED points in a track along the eave, which reads differently from a strand of C9 bulbs. Some people prefer it, some do not.
What C7 and C9 bulbs look likeElectronics outdoors through a Vermont winter
Ice, wind and freeze-thaw on a roofline are hard on anything. Warranty depends on the package: some come with one, and it is included in the price. Ask which packages do, and what the warranty covers, before you choose.
It is a bigger decision
A leased season is easy to try and easy to stop. A permanent install is not.
How many years do permanent Christmas lights last?
It depends on the system, and a rated life is a manufacturer's number, not a promise. The question to ask any installer is what happens in year four when a section goes dark: who comes out, what it costs, and whether the parts are still made. A long rated life is only useful if someone will stand behind it.
Pay for Permanent Lights Over Time
Permanent lights are a one-time purchase, and you don't have to pay for them all at once. We offer financing through Wisetack, and if you pay it off in 3 months or less, there's no interest.
Longer terms are available at a slightly higher cost. Checking whether you prequalify doesn't involve a hard credit pull.
See if you prequalifyFinancing through Wisetack is subject to credit approval. Terms vary.
Seasonal or permanent?
Seasonal
Suits people who want the classic look and want it gone in January. Nothing on the house the rest of the year.
Permanent
Suits people tired of scheduling it every year, and people who want the house lit the other eleven months too.
Starting with seasonal lights does not rule out permanent ones later. Either way you are not the one on the ladder.
About seasonal installation
Questions about permanent lights
No. Custom permanent lights are installed once and left on the house all year. There is no yearly install, takedown or storage, which is where the saving over seasonal lights comes from.
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