Orangevale Christmas Light Installation

Orangevale lots are big, which is great for the kids and a real project in December, when a strand of lights barely reaches from the porch to the first oak. We plan each Orangevale Christmas light installation around that kind of space: long frontage, deep yards, old trees and sometimes a barn out back. Candy Cane Christmas Lights handles the ladders and the layout so you can handle the rest of your month. A free estimate is one call away at (916) 642-7382.

On a quarter-acre or more, the house can sit far from the street. Roofline lights alone can get lost. We usually pair the roof with something closer to the road, like a wrapped tree near the mailbox or lit stakes running along the driveway, so the whole property reads from the car.

Then comes the outlet question. Plugs tend to be clustered near the house, and running cords across a wide lawn takes some thought. We lay out a route before anything goes up, keep lines tucked along edges, and set it all on a timer.

We come in from Rocklin through Granite Bay, so the north end of Orangevale is where we spend the most time. In Casa Robles, on the northeast side, the kids who walk to the high school go right past a lot of those yards, so a lit front walk gets noticed. In Chestnut Grove Estates, the kids’ favorite part is usually the one big trunk by the sidewalk, so we wrap that first and fit the roofline around it.

Along Oak Avenue, you’ll find horse properties and acreage. Those homes often have gates, fence posts and long drives, so we lean on stake lights and pillar wraps on the entry posts.

Linda Creek Estates has had a homeowners association since 1979, so check whether your board has lighting dates. We’ll build the schedule around them. In Woodmore Oaks, closer to the Citrus Heights side, and on the side streets off Filbert Avenue, the homes are closer together and the rooflines are easier to trace, so a clean outline plus garland on the porch rail is plenty.

Roofline. We outline the eaves and gutters first, then trace the peaks and gables. Shingle roofs get clips that slip under the shingle edge. Tile roofs get tile clips. We never nail or staple into the fascia.

Trees. A big valley oak wrapped from the base up through the first few limbs is the classic look out here. Smaller fruit trees and ornamentals wrap quickly and are nice along a driveway.

Pillars and posts. Porch columns, gateposts and even the corners of a split-rail fence can take a spiral wrap.

Stakes. Paths and drives get lit stakes, but only after we find every sprinkler head so the mower and the irrigation don’t take them out.

Wreaths and garland. Out here the wreath often goes on the barn or the gate instead of the front door, and garland runs along the porch rail and, if you ask, the banister inside. See our wreath hanging page if you want ideas for gates and garage fronts.

If anything goes dark during the season, call (916) 642-7382. We’re in Granite Bay, Citrus Heights and Fair Oaks all month, so a repair is quick to fit in. You can see our Granite Bay page for the homes just north of you.

Then in January we take the lights down and haul them off. No bins to store, and nothing left on the gutters through spring. To talk it over, phone (916) 642-7382 or write to us through our contact page. Tell us how far the house sits from the street and we’ll know which plan fits.