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The permanent Christmas Light market is exploding, but the real question is, should you buy them?
WHAT IS PERMANENT CHRISTMAS LIGHTING?
Permanent Christmas Lighting is a term used to describe exterior lighting that has the look and feel of Christmas Lighting, but the lighting is mounted to the home in a permanent fashion, often customized to the home in a channel or track system along with more sophisticated controls.
WHAT COMPANIES SELL PERMANENT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS?
The biggest players in the market are:
– Trimlight
– Jellyfish Lighting
– Everlight
– Gemstone
– Oleo
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HOW DO PERMANENT CHRISTMAS LIGHT SYSTEMS WORK?
Typically, you have a controller and power supply with a jumper wire of some sort that extends to the roofline where the lights are installed. Then depending on the company, you have a track and light system that is mounted to the fascia, soffit, and rain gutters of the home. Each of the companies mentioned above has strengths and weaknesses. They each have a slightly different product with different mounting systems. It is best to do some homework before deciding on which is right for you.
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HOW MUCH DO PERMANENT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS COST?
On the low end, you could pay $12 to $17 a foot for this type of lighting. On the high end, it could cost $25 to $30 a foot. Several factors would go into the wide range of pricing. Some would include:
– One product may be of better quality than another
– Is it being installed by an electrician
– Some states cost more to do business in
PERMANENT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS VS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS?
Permanent Christmas Lights will last many more years than traditional Christmas lights. The systems and lights are better quality than store-bought lights like C9 lights. The track systems are customized to the home, so they look straight and clean on the home year-round.
Traditional Christmas lights can start to sag on the house the first year you hang them. If left up year-round clips or fasteners will break causing the lights to droop or hang off the house in years two and three. By year three any minor event can cause the lights to simply fall off the house. They never look 100% straight because a wire will eventually twist, and the light will move out of its perfect position.
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