Holiday Light Hanging & Removal
The ladder is the whole reason to hire this out. I hang your lights along the eaves and rooflines with clips rather than staples, plug them into what's already there, and come back in January to take them down and box them properly.
No deposit. Pay when it's done. Or call John on (619) 928-6500.
What's included
- Runs planned with you and the lengths checked before anything goes up
- Clips used throughout — no staples, no nails, nothing driven into the fascia
- Lights hung along eaves, rooflines, railings and the trees you can reach from a ladder
- Plugged into existing exterior outlets, with a timer set if you have one
- Every run tested lit before I come down
- Takedown booked at the same time, and the lights coiled and boxed so next year is easier
What I'll need from you
- The lights, clips and any timer — or ask and I'll tell you what to buy
- Working exterior outlets where the runs need to start
- Ladder access to the roofline, and somewhere to store the boxes
- How long it takes
- Two to three hours for a typical single-storey front elevation.
John
Straight, solid, and off your floor by this afternoon.
Does the price include taking them down?
Takedown is a second visit and it's priced as one — say up front that you want both and I'll book the January slot at the same time so you're not calling in a queue.
Will you go on the roof?
I work from a ladder at the eaves. I don't walk pitched roofs, and anyone who offers to on a two-storey for this price is worth being suspicious of.
Can you add an outlet outside for them?
No — a new exterior outlet is permit-triggering electrical work for a licensed electrician. I'll work with the outlets you have and an outdoor-rated extension.
Around the Home
Often booked at the same visit
Adding a second job to the same trip is the cheapest way to buy my time — the drive only gets paid for once.
Christmas and holiday light installation in San Diego
Holiday light hanging in San Diego has one thing going for it and one thing against it. In its favour: no ice, no snow, and a December that is generally pleasant enough to do the job properly. Against it: single-storey San Diego homes have long, low, wide rooflines, which means a lot of ladder repositioning, and a lot of the county's stucco fascia does not take a staple without leaving a mark you will see all year.
So it is clips throughout, never staples or nails, run along eaves and rooflines and worked from a ladder rather than off the roof. I plug into the exterior outlets you already have — a new outside outlet is permit-triggering electrical work for a licensed electrician — and set a timer if you have one. Book the January takedown at the same time as the install, because that is the call everyone forgets to make until the lights have been up until March.
Send a photo of the spot. I'll confirm $149.
If the photo shows something that changes the price, you'll know before I drive out — not after.
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