Permanent lighting questions, answered plainly

How much does permanent roofline lighting cost?

We price by the linear foot of roofline we light, starting $27/ft for our Good tier. Better and Best add coverage and control and cost more per foot. A front roofline of 120 ft at the starting rate works out to about $3,240 before any extras.

The things that move the price most are how many feet you light, how many gables, peaks and corners there are, roof height and access, and how many separately controlled zones you want. Your free night mockup comes with a price for each tier. See how Good, Better and Best work.

What are Founding Homes?

We are new, so we are offering permanent lighting for the first 10 homes at a launch price, [PLACEHOLDER: launch price or discount]. In exchange, you let us photograph and film your home before and after. Those will be our first real install photos. The offer is for lighting installs. Ask about it when you request your mockup.

How does the free night mockup work?

You send a daytime photo of the front of your house, or just your address and we will work from what we can see. We create a night image of your home with permanent lights along the roofline, in warm white and in a holiday scene, and send it back with a price for each tier. There is no cost and no obligation. Request your mockup.

How is permanent lighting installed?

A slim aluminum channel (the "track") is mounted along the fascia or just under the roof edge, and the LED lights sit inside it. The track is color-matched to your trim so it blends in during the day. Low-voltage wiring runs to a power supply and controller, and once everything is mounted we set up the app with you before we leave.

Most systems plug into an existing outdoor or garage outlet. If your home needs a new outlet, a licensed electrician should do that work.

How are the lights controlled?

From an app on your phone. You can choose colors and brightness, save scenes ("Everyday warm white", "Christmas", "Game day"), and set schedules such as on at sunset and off at 11 p.m. Each controlled section of roofline is a zone, so the front can show one scene while the garage shows another. The controller connects to your home Wi-Fi, so good Wi-Fi coverage near where it is mounted helps.

Is it holiday lighting or everyday lighting?

It is both. The same lights do Christmas in December, red and green or anything else you like, then your team's colors on game day, and a soft warm white on ordinary nights to light up your roofline and front yard. Seasonal scenes can be scheduled ahead of time, so you never get on a ladder in November again.

Some cities and HOAs limit colors or the dates holiday lighting can be up. We plan your schedules around those limits. See Nichols Hills and Gaillardia for two examples.

Will it damage my roof or gutters?

The track mounts to the fascia, the trim board behind or below the gutter, and not through your shingles, slate or tile. That keeps fasteners out of the roof covering. We look at your fascia and gutters before we quote. If the wood is soft or a gutter is pulling away, we will tell you, and it should be fixed before anything is mounted.

Details depend on your roof edge and on the product line, which is still [PLACEHOLDER: product line / manufacturer]. We put the mounting plan for your home in writing with your quote.

What does it look like during the day?

From the street you mostly see a thin, trim-colored line under the roof edge. There are no hanging strands or clips. We include a daytime view with your mockup so you can judge it for yourself.

How much electricity does permanent lighting use?

Very little, because the lights are LEDs. Here is the math: kilowatt-hours = total watts × hours on ÷ 1,000. For example, if a whole system drew 100 watts and ran 6 hours a night, that would be 0.6 kWh a night, or about 18 kWh a month. Multiply by the rate on your electric bill to get the cost. Warm white at moderate brightness uses less power than full-brightness color. Your quote will list the actual rated wattage of the system we propose.

Do I need HOA approval?

Often, yes. Permanent hardware on the outside of a home usually counts as an exterior change, even when hanging seasonal decorations does not. Rules differ by neighborhood. In Quail Creek, for example, each section has its own covenants, and in Gaillardia design guidelines and review apply. We can provide a product spec sheet, the mounting method and a color-matched mockup for your architectural review application.

Do I need a city permit?

It depends on the city and the neighborhood. Nichols Hills has a detailed outdoor lighting ordinance covering color temperature, shielding and permits. In Oklahoma City, homes in historic preservation districts such as Heritage Hills and Mesta Park need a Certificate of Approval for exterior changes. We check the rules for your address before we quote. This is general information, not legal advice.

What warranty do you offer?

[PLACEHOLDER: lighting warranty terms, not yet confirmed] We will publish our warranty terms here before we take our first paid install. Until then, any warranty is whatever is written in your signed quote.

Are you licensed and insured?

We will list our license and insurance details here once they are confirmed: [PLACEHOLDER: license / registration details, not yet confirmed] [PLACEHOLDER: insurance details, not yet confirmed]. Please ask for current certificates before any work starts. We will not start any job until that paperwork is in place.

What areas do you serve?

The Oklahoma City metro, including Oklahoma City, Edmond, Nichols Hills and Yukon, plus neighborhoods like Quail Creek and Gaillardia. If you are nearby but not listed, ask anyway. See all service areas.

How is Curbsight Exteriors related to Curbsight?

We are a sister company of Curbsight, a CRM for exterior contractors, and we run our own jobs in it. That means your mockup, quote, job date and any follow-up all live in one place, and nothing gets lost in a text thread.