Christmas Light Installation in Raleigh, NC

Sunset Lights provides custom, all-inclusive Christmas light installation in Raleigh and across the Triangle. We design it, install it, maintain it all season, then take it down and store it, so all you do is enjoy the view.

Two-story brick and siding house at night decorated with red and white roofline lights, wreaths on doors, illuminated snowflake, yard signs

The Look Without the Ladder

Christmas Light Installation in Raleigh, Handled Start to Finish

When people search for Christmas light installation near me, what they really want is the look without the ladder. That is exactly what Sunset Lights delivers. We are a lighting contractor handle your holiday lighting from start to finish: a custom design measured to your roofline, professional installation with commercial-grade materials, maintenance through the whole season, and full takedown and storage in January. You never climb a ladder, untangle a strand, or store a single bin.

Our specialty is the classic C9 roofline, the warm, nostalgic look most Raleigh homeowners picture when they think of Christmas lights. Every install is cut and fit to your specific home, so the lines follow your architecture cleanly instead of sagging or coming up short. The result is the kind of display that makes the neighbors slow down as they drive past.

Custom-fit to your home

very strand is measured and cut to your roofline for a clean, professional look.

Commercial-grade materials

Professional C9 bulbs and fasteners built to hold up through a full Triangle winter.

Fully done for you

Design, installation, in-season upkeep, takedown, and storage are all included. You just enjoy it.

Our Process

Sunset Lights Christmas Light Installation Process

Custom Design

We walk your property, measure your roofline, and design a display that fits your home, from a classic warm-white roofline to full-color and accents.

Professional Installation

Our team installs the entire display safely with commercial-grade lights and fasteners, cut and fit to your roofline so it looks clean and holds up all season.

48 Hour Maintenance

If a bulb or strand ever goes out, we are back within 48 hours to fix it, so your display stays bright and full through the whole season.

Removal and Storage

When the season ends in January, we take the entire display down and store it safely for you until next year, so nothing ends up cluttering your garage.
Front porch of a house at dusk decorated with warm white string lights and garland framing the door, stair railing, and roofline.

Never Put Up Lights Again

Want the Look Year-Round? Ask About Permanent Lighting

If you love how the home looks lit up but would rather not put lights up and take them down each year, permanent lighting is the upgrade worth knowing about. As a certified installer of Omni permanent lighting, Sunset Lights can mount a discreet, professional-grade track of individually controllable LEDs along your roofline that stays up year-round and all but disappears in daylight.

The same system does far more than the holidays. Each bulb blends warm white and full color, so you can run a soft, elegant warm white on any ordinary night, switch to red and green for Christmas, orange for fall, or your team’s colors on game day, all from an app. The LEDs are rated for tens of thousands of hours and are backed by a limited lifetime warranty through the certified-installer network, so it is a one-time install you enjoy for years.

For many homeowners it is the natural next step: temporary holiday lighting this season, and a permanent system when you are ready to stop thinking about it altogether. Ask us for a permanent lighting quote alongside your holiday estimate.

Our Christmas Light Installations

A Look at Our Raleigh Holiday Displays

Recent holiday displays on Raleigh-area homes, from clean warm-white rooflines to full custom looks with color, wreaths, and accents. Every one was measured, cut, and installed for that specific house, which is why the lines sit so cleanly along the roof and the whole display looks like it belongs there. Take a look, then picture your own home lit up the same way this December.

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Get Your Free Christmas Lighting Mockup And See How We Can Light Up Your Home

Why CHoose Us?

Why Trust Sunset Lights for Your Christmas Light Installation?

Anyone can staple a string of store-bought lights to a roof. A professional holiday install is measured to your home, uses commercial-grade materials, and comes with someone who stands behind it all season. Here is the difference.

White commercial van with roof ladder, 'Sunset Lights' logo, services listed (Design•Install•Enhance•Repair•Smart Home) and phone number.

We Guarantee 100% Satisfaction on All Services

Supporting line: If a strand goes out or something is not right, we make it right. That is the standard on every Sunset Lights display.

Two-story house at night with warm glowing windows, roofline string lights, illuminated front porch, double garage and stone foundation.

Service Area

Get the Best Christmas Light Installation in Raleigh

Sunset Lights installs holiday lighting throughout Raleigh and the surrounding Triangle, including Cary, Wake Forest, Morrisville, and Rolesville. We are local, so booking early gets you on the schedule and keeps your display looking its best from the first light of the season to takedown.

White Sunset Lights company van with roof ladder, circular lamp-and-sunset logo, service list and phone number printed on the side.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Christmas Light Installation Questions

When should I book my Christmas light installation?

As early as you can. The season runs roughly October through January, and the calendar fills up fast. Booking early in the fall secures your spot and your install date.

Everything. Custom design, professional installation, all materials, maintenance through the season, and takedown and storage in January. It is a fully done-for-you service.

We provide commercial-grade C9 lights and fasteners as part of the service, and we store them for you between seasons. You are not buying and re-buying lights every year.

Warm white is the classic and by far the most popular, and we also offer cool white for modern homes and candy cane red-and-white. You can swap colors from one year to the next at no extra charge.

Yes. Takedown and storage are included. We remove everything in January and keep it safe until next season.

Yes. We are a certified installer of Omni permanent lighting, a discreet year-round system that runs warm white or full color for any season or holiday from an app. Ask us for a permanent lighting quote.

We do. We will show you what your home will look like before you commit, at no cost and no obligation.

Make this the year the whole street slows down.