Folsom Christmas Light Installation

South of Highway 50, Folsom Ranch has been building out since 2018, and new two-stories with tile roofs and saplings in the front yard are a big share of what we light in town now. Our Folsom Christmas light installation handles the height, the tile, the layout and the timer, and it all comes down in January. Call (916) 776-8436 and we’ll quote it on the phone, no charge.

Brand new homes mean young trees, so the roof, the entry and the walkway carry the display for the first few years. The upside is power. New builds usually have exterior outlets by the garage and the patio, so cord runs stay short and nothing has to cross the driveway.

Broadstone, near Palladio, is mostly post-2000 homes with tidy yards and porch columns out front. Those columns take a pillar wrap well, and a row of stakes along a short front walk finishes it.

Empire Ranch sits on rolling hills out toward El Dorado Hills. A sloped front yard changes where a ladder can stand and how stakes get spaced along a curving walk, so we plan those runs from the pictures you send. On a steep lot the house often sits above the street, and then the roofline is really the only thing anyone sees.

North of the river, American River Canyon North is larger homes from the late ’80s on, many under an HOA with design guidelines, so we ask about color and timing rules before planning anything. Long rooflines with a peak over the entry look best with one bright, even run and a lit wreath centered under the main gable.

Briggs Ranch, near Folsom Lake, and Willow Creek Estates, closer to Lake Natoma, have established lots and big landscaping. When the trees are that size, trunk and branch wraps carry the display and the roofline can stay simple.

Natoma Station sits near light rail and the Historic District. On a compact lot with a narrow side yard, we keep cord runs tight along the fence. A clean roofline, a front-door wreath and lit garland on the porch rail is usually the right amount. Shops in the Historic District are a good fit for our commercial work: storefront rooflines, garland around the entry, and timers matched to when the foot traffic is out.

• Concrete tile: ladder-only work at the eave, with tile clips set under the bottom edge of each course. Walking tile cracks it.
• Composition shingle: tab clips under the shingle edge. Nothing nailed, nothing stapled.
• Two-story peaks: we set the high point first, then run down each rake and out along the eaves so the corners meet clean.

Past the roof, tree wraps go on snug and even, pillar wraps run top to bottom, stakes sit just off the walk, and lit wreaths and garland go where you’ll see them from the street. Our residential installs page walks through each piece.

Why do my lights keep going out when it rains?

Almost always a GFCI tripping from a wet connection. Lift the plugs off the ground and cover the joints, and most of that goes away.

What if a section goes dark in December?

Call (916) 776-8436 and we’ll have someone back out to replace it.

When do you take them down?

January. Everything comes off and leaves with us, so there’s nothing to store.

Will the clips hurt my gutters or tile?

No. Each clip grabs the gutter lip or tucks under the tile or shingle edge, and it comes off clean. No nails, staples or glue.

Our HOA has rules. Can you work with that?

Yes. Send us what the guidelines say about color, timing or placement and we’ll lay it out to fit.

We also work Granite Bay, Orangevale and El Dorado Hills through the season. See our work in Granite Bay, or send your address through our contact page. Have your HOA’s rules handy when you call (916) 776-8436.