What Christmas lights cost in Houston.
The honest numbers, from someone who has quoted Houston Christmas lights since 2005. No "call for pricing" games: the real starting points, what moves the number up, and why the second year costs less.
From $800. Most first years land around $1,600.
A professional install starts at $800 for a simpler front-facing display. A typical first year for a full display runs around $1,600, and that number covers everything: your lights custom-cut to the house, the install, automatic timers, mid-season maintenance, takedown in January, and storage until next season. Nothing is billed along the way.
From $800
A front-roofline display on a single-story home, everything included. This is a real starting price, not bait.
Around $1,600
The typical first year for a full display: roofline, some extras, and everything handled from install to storage.
$3,000 and up
Large two-story homes with full perimeters, wrapped trees, and grounds lighting. The biggest displays we hang run $4,000 to $5,000+.
The price follows the display, piece by piece.
Every quote is built from your actual house, but the pieces are predictable. Here is roughly what each part of a display adds in the Houston market.
Roofline
The front roofline starts the job at $800 to $1,000. A full perimeter, every eave all the way around, typically runs $1,500 to $2,200.
Two stories
A second story adds about $100 to $200 for the extra height, ladder work, and line.
Ridges & hips
Tracing the upper roof lines adds real depth and about $400 to $800 depending on the roof.
Wrapped trees
A front-yard tree wrapped trunk to canopy adds $400 to $1,000 depending on size.
Walkway & columns
Lighting the walk to your door or the entry columns adds about $100 to $200 each.
Wreaths & garland
A lit wreath on the peak runs $250 to $500, and garland around the entry is about the same.
Year two is where our model pays off
Most Christmas light companies lease you the lights: you pay full price every single year and never own anything. LUX works the other way. Your first year includes the lights, custom-cut to your home, and after that season they are yours.
From year two on you are only paying for the reinstall, maintenance, takedown, and storage, which runs about 20% less than your first year. We store your lights at no charge, labeled with your name, and the same crew hangs the same set next season. Over five years, that difference is real money.
One more honest number: booking early is cheaper. Early installs start in October at a discounted rate, and your lights stay dark until you want them on. The calendar fills before Halloween.
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Is it worth it over doing it yourself?
Honest answer: if you enjoy the ladder and own good lights, DIY works. What you are paying a pro for is commercial-grade product that store strands cannot match, lines cut to your exact roofline, nobody in your family on a roof, a display that fixes itself when a bulb dies in December, and a January where the lights disappear into storage without you touching a box. For most of my customers, that trade is the whole point.
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