Christmas Light Installation
Your lights on the roofline, and you stay off the ladder.
Get a Free QuoteHow it works
I do Christmas light installation in Mesa and the East Valley, and the person who answers your text is the one on the ladder. I've hung lights in Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, and Queen Creek, and I take light jobs in Tempe, Scottsdale, and Apache Junction too. Send a photo of the front of your house and show me where you want lights. We hang the lights you already own or buy new ones for you, plug them into your outdoor outlets on your timer, and turn everything on to check it before we leave.
How pricing works
The price depends on how many feet of roofline you want lit, how high it sits, whether we're buying the lights, and what goes in the yard. Text a photo of the house to (480) 316-1884 or book a free quote, in person or over video, and we'll go over it before anything goes up. Add a tree on install day and I'll tell you what it adds before I hang it.
Sonoran Standard is not a licensed contractor. We hang temporary plug-in lights, and we keep labor and hanging supplies under $1,000 a job. The plug-in lights themselves don't count toward that. If a job runs past it, we can't take it.
What's included
- Rooflines, eaves, and gutters on one- and two-story homes
- Palm trunks, trees, bushes, and walkways
- Your lights, or new ones we buy for your house
- Outdoor-rated cords to the outlets you already have, plugged into your timer
- A walk-around with the lights on before we leave
- Takedown on the return date you pick when you book
- Dead strands and empty boxes hauled away. Junk removal is our other job.
Where can you hang Christmas lights on an Arizona house?
Rooflines, eaves, and gutters on one- and two-story homes, plus palm trunks, trees, bushes, and walkways. The lights go up with clips or staples, whichever holds best on your gutter, trim, or roof edge. We wrap palm trunks as high as I can reach from a ladder. The top of a tall palm takes a lift, and we don't run one. If your gutters are full of leaves, get them cleaned before the lights go on. We do that too.
Which East Valley towns do you hang Christmas lights in?
We have hung lights in Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Queen Creek, and we take light jobs in Tempe, Scottsdale and Apache Junction too. Mesa is home, so most of the season happens here. Gilbert is the next town over and splits into two kinds of job: the newer two-story rooflines in Power Ranch, Seville and San Tan Ranch, which light cleanly and fast, and the Heritage District and Val Vista Lakes, where mature trees mean more of the work is in the yard. Chandler is similar. The custom rooflines around Ocotillo and Fulton Ranch are the longest runs we do, while Downtown Chandler, Clemente Ranch and Cooper Commons are usually simpler. Queen Creek is mostly new builds, Cortina, Harvest and Hastings Farms, where the roofline is straight and the front yard is often younger than the house. In Scottsdale, McCormick Ranch and Gainey Ranch sit under HOAs that notice an untidy install, so cords get tucked and nothing is staged at the street. South Tempe and Warner Ranch are the older lots, lower rooflines and big trees, so more of the display ends up in the yard than on the roof. Whichever town you are in, the quote covers the whole job and there is no separate travel charge on top of it.
Why do you only hang plug-in lights?
Plug-in lights are a decoration. They go up for the season and come down on the date you pick. A new outdoor outlet or a hardwired timer is electrical work, and permanent track lights get screwed into the house for good. Sonoran Standard is not a licensed contractor, so we use the outlets you already have and the plug-in timer you provide, and we wire nothing into the house. If an outlet is dead or trips every time it gets damp, call an electrician before install day. We'll tell you if we find one.
What does an Arizona December do to Christmas lights?
Sun, mostly. UV is what ages a strand here, and it goes after the wire insulation and the sockets long before the bulbs stop working, which is why a strand that looked fine in the box can fail in week two. The ones that die fastest are the ones left up all year. Between seasons, keep them out of the attic: attic heat in the Valley degrades the LED drivers and softens the insulation, and the people who sell the strands reckon it can halve their life. Inside the house beats the garage, and the garage beats the attic by a mile. We coil and box yours at takedown so they go back in good shape. If one does quit mid-season, text me and I come back out and swap it at no charge.
How do you keep holiday lights safe in an Arizona yard?
We keep cords out of the sprinkler spray and away from irrigation water, which APS lists in its holiday safety tips. We use lights and cords rated for outdoor use and connect no more strands end to end than the label allows. LED strands run cooler than the old incandescent ones, which is one more reason to retire the box from 2009.
When do the lights come down?
On the return date you pick when you book. We come back that day and take everything down, then coil and box the strands, so next December starts without a knot. If your HOA sets a takedown date, tell us and we'll book around it. Strands that died this season go in the trailer with the empty boxes.
Common questions
How much does Christmas light installation cost in Mesa?+
It depends on feet of roofline, height, whether we're buying the lights, and what goes in the yard, so we price it after a look at the house. Text a photo to (480) 316-1884 or book a free quote at sonoran-standard.com/schedule, in person or over video, and we'll go over it.
Do you hang Christmas lights outside Mesa?+
Yes. We have hung lights in Gilbert, Chandler and Queen Creek as well as Mesa, and we take light jobs in Tempe, Scottsdale and Apache Junction. There is no travel charge on top of the quote for any of them.
Do you hang my lights or bring your own?+
Either one. We hang the lights you already own, or we buy new ones for your house. Tell us which when you ask for the quote.
Do I need to supply anything?+
A plug-in timer for your outdoor outlet. We set the lights on it before we leave.
When should I book Christmas light installation?+
Early November if you want lights up by Thanksgiving. If you live in an HOA, check the CC&Rs for the first and last days decorations are allowed before you pick a date.
Can you hang lights on a two-story house or a tile roof?+
Yes. We hang lights on one- and two-story homes, tile roofs included, with clips or staples, whichever holds best on that surface.
Do you install permanent or hardwired lights?+
No. Permanent track lights get screwed into the house for good, and a new outlet or hardwired timer is electrical work. Sonoran Standard is not a licensed contractor, so we only hang plug-in lights on the outlets you already have.
Do you take the lights down after Christmas?+
Yes. You pick the return date when you book, and we come back that day and take everything down.
Will you wrap my palm trees?+
The trunks, yes, as high as I can reach from a ladder. Lighting the top of a tall palm takes a lift, and we don't run one.
What if a bulb or a strand dies mid-season?+
Text me and I come back out and swap it at no charge. It's the same roofline I hung, and one dead section spoils the whole run.
Do I need to be home on install day?+
Not if I can get in. Leave the gate unlocked or send me the code, tell me where you want the lights and which outlet they run off, and I'll send you photos with everything lit before I leave.
What if the wind takes a strand down?+
Call me and I come back and put it back up at no charge. December gusts are a fact here, and a strand swinging off a gutter is not something you should be climbing up to deal with.
Do you hang lights on businesses or HOA common areas, not just houses?+
Yes, homes, businesses and HOA common areas. One thing to know up front: Sonoran Standard is not a licensed contractor, so we keep labor and hanging supplies under $1,000 a job, and a long commercial roofline or a big common area can be more than I'm able to take. Send photos and I'll tell you straight either way.
Will the clips damage my tile roof or gutters?+
No. Clips hook over the tile edge, the gutter lip, or the shingle and come off the same way. Nothing gets screwed or nailed into the roof. If a gutter is already pulling off the fascia, we'll point it out before hanging anything from it.
Do you store the lights for me after takedown?+
No, they stay with you. We coil and box the strands on takedown day and leave them where you want them, so next December starts without a knot. Dead strands and empty boxes go in the trailer instead.
How long will my light strands last in Arizona?+
Vendors say six or seven seasons for a well-kept LED strand, and UV is what shortens that here. The wire and the sockets usually go before the bulbs do. Strands left up year-round die fastest. Keep them out of the attic between seasons: that heat is harder on them than the roof is.
How many feet of lights do I need?+
Measure the roofline you want lit, not the width of the house, and add the returns around any gables. Send the photo and we'll work it out with you. Buying short is the usual mistake, and a half-lit roofline is worse than none.
Need Christmas lights handled?
Send a photo or a quick description and we'll get you a real price. No obligation, no runaround.
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