Christmas Light Installation in La Grange, IL
Custom Christmas lighting and permanent roofline lighting for La Grange, built around a historic district of more than 1,000 buildings and the two Metra platforms the village grew from.
The Unique Charm of La Grange
La Grange incorporated in June 1879 and holds about 16,321 people in 2.53 square miles, roughly 13 miles west of the Loop. For that footprint it carries an extraordinary amount of protected fabric: the La Grange Village Historic District covers more than 1,000 buildings, and several homes here were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, including one of the bootleg houses he built outside his employment agreement. The village also sits on a genuine ridge. Bluff Avenue traces the prehistoric shoreline of Lake Chicago from roughly 14,000 years ago. Two Metra BNSF stations, La Grange Road and Stone Avenue, put Union Station about 23 minutes away on an express, and the village Pet Parade has run every year since 1947. We love contributing to the local character of La Grange with our beautiful lighting designs, whether seasonal or permanent.
Our Services in La Grange
From magical Christmas displays to permanent architectural lighting, we have professional solutions for every property and every season.
Residential Holiday Lighting
A district of a thousand contributing buildings means a thousand different rooflines, and almost none of them take a standard length of prefabricated lights. We measure and cut every run to the individual gable, dormer and porch face, and hang from gutter lines and shingle edges with removable clips so no fastener touches original trim. Every residential package is all inclusive: custom design, install, mid season maintenance, takedown and storage.
Commercial Holiday Lighting
La Grange has two commercial nodes rather than one, built around the La Grange Road and Stone Avenue platforms, and both fill with people walking to and from trains after dark all winter. Outlining the storefront and its top edge is what turns that walk past into a stop.
Old trim, and the fastener rule
On a house inside the village historic district the trim is frequently original: bargeboard, dentil courses, porch millwork and cut brackets that have been in place well over a century and repainted many times. Nothing we install is screwed, nailed or stapled into any of it. We hang from the gutter line and the shingle edge, size clips to the specific profile rather than forcing a universal clip, and work the shingle edge where a porch roof has no gutter at all. The same discipline applies at takedown, which is when most damage to old trim actually happens.
What a La Grange install costs
Seasonal lighting for an average house starts at $799 and up, depending on the complexity, height and access of the job. The historic district is where the range opens up. A Victorian or Queen Anne with two or three gable faces, a wraparound porch and dormers can carry close to twice the linear footage of a postwar house of the same square footage, because the ornament is the point of the house. Homes west of La Grange Road and toward Ogden Avenue tend to sit nearer the starting number. We quote the whole job after we walk the roofline, never off a rate card or a square footage table.
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- Robert GrayGoogle★★★★★
These guys are amazing!! My house looks way better than any year when I tried to do it myself!!!They are true professionals.I’ll be calling them again next year.
- ROGER STELLEGoogle★★★★★
Great service. Very prompt and professional.
- Alex TryhubGoogle★★★★★
Exceptional gutter cleaning service in Buffalo Grove! They give recommendations , show pictures before and after, efficient, thorough and no mess behind. Highly recommend their service.
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Whether you want seasonal holiday cheer or year-round permanent brilliance, we're ready to light up your world.