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HOLIDAY LIGHTING
Roofline holiday lighting for north metro homes
Deluxe warm white C9s, custom cut to your roofline, installed with the timer set, then taken down and stored for you.
Every other service Glass House offers needs water. Holiday lighting is the one that does not, which is why it is our work once the spigots are shut off. We light rooflines with deluxe C9 bulbs in warm white, custom cut so the finished line looks clean rather than draped.
North metro winters are long and dark, and a lit roofline should not require anyone in the house to climb an icy ladder. You see a mockup before anything is cut, you choose your install week from November 1, and takedown and storage are included.
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SEASON-LONG WARRANTY
On three-year contracts, if a bulb goes out, an outlet trips or a timer resets, we come and fix it free within 48 hours.
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HOW THE SEASON RUNS
Lights go up as the washing winds down
EARLY FALL
Book and design
Lighting is booked from early autumn. Consultations and mockups happen while we are still cleaning, so your lights can be ordered and cut ahead of your install week.
NOVEMBER
Installs start
Installs start November 1, and you choose your week. Until November 15, Carson is hanging lights and finishing cleans, so both can be booked.
WINTER
Looked after all season
Your lights run on the timer through the holidays. On a three-year contract, the Season-Long Warranty covers the display until takedown.
SPRING
Takedown and storage
The lights come down in spring. On a three-year contract we store them through the off season, and they go back up the following year.
Our exterior cleaning season runs March 1 through November 15. The two-week overlap in November is deliberate, so a final window cleaning and your lights can be scheduled in the same stretch.
ROOFLINES ONLY
One thing, done the same way every time
Glass House keeps holiday lighting to rooflines, so every install receives the same standard.
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Rooflines only
We light rooflines, and we do not light trees, bushes or decor beyond the roofline. If you would like more than the roofline lit, we will quote your roofline and leave the rest to you, rather than make an exception to the standard.
Deluxe C9 bulbs
C9s are the larger, classic roofline bulb, and ours are deluxe C9s in warm white. Every install uses the same bulbs, so every roofline has the same look, and the same bulbs are kept in stock for warranty service.
Custom cut to your roofline
Every run is cut to your roofline's measurements, so the lights sit straight and end where they should, with no excess length bunched at the corners or draped across the roof. That is what makes the finished line look clean instead of draped.
One color, on purpose
Warm white only is a deliberate choice, not a limitation. Offering one color is how we keep quality high, rates competitive and warranty parts in stock, which is what allows a bulb that goes out to be replaced within 48 hours on a three-year contract.
HOW IT WORKS
From consultation to storage
Full service means you never handle a ladder or a box of lights. It is not an upsell; it is the service.
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01
Consultation
We talk through your home and your roofline, and Carson measures the runs the lights will cover. That measurement is what your quote is built on, so nothing is priced from a guess.
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A mockup first
You see a mockup of the lights before anything is cut, so changes happen on paper rather than on your roof, and everyone agrees on the finished look before the lights are ordered.
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You pick your install week
Installs start November 1. Choose the week that works for you, and your lights are cut to your roofline ahead of it, so they are ready to hang on install day.
THE 50% SEASONAL DEPOSIT
Your lights are custom cut and ordered for your home before install, so each season begins with a 50% deposit. The deposit is applied to your final invoice.
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Install and timer
We hang every run and set the timer before we leave, so the lights come on and go off by themselves all season. You never need to climb a ladder or untangle a strand.
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Takedown and storage
Takedown is included with both contracts. On a three-year contract your lights are stored through the off season, then go back up the next year at the same locked rate.
ONE YEAR OR THREE
Same lights, same work, two ways to book
The difference between the two contracts is the rate and the warranty. Everything else is the same.
One-year lease
With a one-year contract, you are leasing the lights for the season at the full rate. We install them, take them down in spring and take them back into our storage. A lease does not include a warranty.
Three-year contract
A three-year contract saves 15% on the full rate, with the Season-Long Warranty and off-season storage included. We install the lights, look after the display all season and store them to go back up the next year.
Your rate is locked
On a three-year contract you keep the same discounted rate for all three seasons, and it does not increase in year two or year three. You are locking in a rate, not giving up a choice.
Same lights either way
Both contracts receive the same deluxe warm white C9s, the same consultation and mockup, the same custom cut and the same takedown in spring. The 15% savings and the Season-Long Warranty are the whole difference between them.
SEASON-LONG WARRANTY
If something goes out, we come fix it
On our three-year contracts, your display is backed all season, including seasonal bulb replacement if bulbs go out.
A bulb goes out
Let us know and we will replace it free within 48 hours. We keep extra bulbs in stock, which is part of why we offer one color, so a replacement is a real promise rather than a scheduling problem.
A tripped outlet or reset timer
If an exterior outlet trips or the timer is reset and your lights go dark, let us know. We come out and have them running again, free, within 48 hours, with spare timers kept on hand for that purpose.
Anything else that affects them
If anything else affects how your lights perform during the season, the same promise applies: we come out and fix it free within 48 hours, so no one in your household has to climb up in the cold.
PRICING
What holiday lighting costs
YOUR HOLIDAY LIGHTING, AT A GLANCE
FROM NOV 1
One-year lease
From $600
Starts at $600, with a 100 linear ft minimum. Full rate, no warranty
Three-year contract
15% off
15% off, from $510, with the rate locked for all three seasons
Service Plan member on a Preferred day
From $420
25% member rate instead of the 15%, plus 5% on a Preferred day
Season-Long Warranty
Included
Three-year contracts: fixes within 48 hours, free
Consultation and mockup
Included
You see the layout before anything is cut
Install, takedown and storage
Included
Timer set at install, and off-season storage on three-year contracts
Deluxe Holiday Lighting, three-year contract
$510–$1,200
Starts at $600 — 100 ft of roofline at $6 a foot — on a one-year lease. A three-year contract takes 15% off: from $510. Deluxe Holiday Lighting typically runs $510–$1,200 for our full service on a three-year contract, warranty and storage included. Every home is different, so Carson confirms the exact price for yours.
Service Plan members take 25% off instead of the three-year 15%.
WAYS TO SAVE
Three-year contract
15% off, rate locked for three seasons
Service Plan members
25% off any other work, holiday lighting included
Preferred day
Another 5% off on top of any other saving, up to 25% in all
Veterans
10% off any service
Seniors 65 and older
$50 off
Same-day neighbors
15% off for both households
Three projects together
10% off
Discounts don't combine — you receive whichever single saving is largest. Then a Preferred day can take another 5% off, up to 25% in all (Service Plan members aren't capped).
This season’s flash sale is shown at the foot of every page.
GUARANTEES
What backs the work, word for word
These are printed word for word on your quote, your work order and your invoice.
INCLUDED
Season-Long Warranty
On our three-year contracts, your display is backed all season — including seasonal bulb replacement if bulbs go out. (Excludes customer-caused damage, faulty outlets, GFCIs, or electrical-supply issues.)
INCLUDED
Workmanship Standard
If we miss an area or leave normal cleanable residue, tell us and we'll re-clean or touch it up. Our guarantees cover the cleaning result — not repairs, replacements, permanent stains, or conditions that can't be safely corrected through cleaning.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
What holiday lighting includes and excludes
Every install includes the full service, from the first measurement to spring takedown. This is where the service starts and stops.
INCLUDED
In every holiday lighting install
• A consultation and a measurement of your roofline
• A mockup before anything is cut
• Deluxe warm white C9s, custom cut to your roofline
• Install in the week you choose, with the timer set
• Takedown and storage
• Three-year contracts: a season-long warranty and fixes within 48 hours
NOT INCLUDED
Outside holiday lighting
• Trees, bushes or decor beyond the roofline
• Colors other than warm white
• Inspecting, repairing or certifying outlets and wiring
• Faulty outlets, GFCIs or electrical-supply problems
• A warranty on one-year leases
EQUIPMENT AND METHODS
Cut to fit, hung once, looked after
Deluxe C9 bulbs in warm white only, with every run custom cut to your roofline's measurements so the line looks clean instead of draped. The timer is set at install, and spare bulbs and timers are kept on hand for service calls.
SAFETY AND CARE
Safe to install, safe all season
Hanging lights involves ladders, rooflines and electricity, so every install follows the same careful routine.
LADDERS
Padded standoffs and levelers
Our ladders carry padded standoffs, so your gutters and fascia never take the ladder's weight or pick up marks, and levelers for uneven or frozen ground. Every ladder is set at a 4 to 1 angle before anyone climbs.
ON THE ROOF
Traction and dry footing
On the roof, Carson wears roofing-specific traction footwear and uses a harness when conditions call for it. No one walks on wet or icy shingles to hang a run, and a roof too wet to stand on waits for a better day.
A SECOND SET OF EYES
Damage we notice is reported
While he is on the ladder, Carson documents any damage he notices on the roof, gutters or fascia and shows it to you. Homeowners rarely see their own roofline up close, so every install also serves as a second set of eyes.
THE OWNER
Why Carson does the climbing for you
Glass House is owned and run by Carson Brenny. He grew up in Ham Lake, went to Blaine High School and has worked full-time in exterior cleaning since 2020. He measures, designs, installs and takes down every roofline himself, with no crews and no subcontractors.
The holidays are when many families spend the most time at home with the people they care about. A home should feel like theirs when they pull into the driveway on a dark December evening, and no one should have to climb an icy ladder for that. Carson handles the climbing, the mockup and the storage.
IN CARSON'S WORDS
“It's my neighbors' homes: their biggest investment, one of the places they spend the most time, and where the people they care about most live. It's something everyone should enjoy, and I believe that.”
Carson Brenny, owner
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Consultation and mockup before anything is cut
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Warm white C9s, rooflines only
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Takedown and storage included
OUTDOOR ELECTRICAL
Clear limits around your outlets
Respect for outdoor electrical
Your lights hang on the roofline all winter and run from your exterior outlets, so every install is planned and handled with real respect for outdoor electrical safety, from the first consultation through takedown in spring.
We are not electricians
Glass House is not an electrical service. We do not inspect, repair or certify outlets or wiring. If you have any doubt about an exterior outlet, a licensed electrician is the right call before the lights go up.
If an outlet looks wrong
If an outlet or the power supply near your roofline looks compromised, we will tell you plainly, and we may adjust or postpone that part of the install until a licensed electrician has corrected it.
What the warranty excludes
The Season-Long Warranty excludes customer-caused damage, faulty outlets, GFCI outlets (the kind with test and reset buttons) and electrical-supply issues. A faulty outlet or a wiring problem is a job for an electrician, and one-year leases carry no warranty.
WHERE WE WORK
Holiday lighting across the north metro
Glass House is based in Ham Lake and hangs roofline lights throughout Anoka County and the Twin Cities north metro.
Each city page covers the local conditions for your area. The surrounding north metro is served as well, and we travel farther for a small trip fee.
HOLIDAY LIGHTING QUESTIONS
Holiday lighting FAQ
How much does holiday lighting cost?
A one-year lease starts at $600, with a 100 linear foot minimum, and a three-year contract saves 15%. Deluxe Holiday Lighting typically runs $510–$1,200 for our full service on a three-year contract, warranty and storage included. Every home is different, so Carson confirms the exact price for yours. Most homes have 100 to 200 feet of roofline, and Carson measures yours before confirming.
What is the difference between one year and three?
A one-year lease is the full rate with no warranty, and we take the lights back after the season. A three-year contract is 15% off, with that rate locked for all three seasons and the Season-Long Warranty and off-season storage included. The lights and the work are the same either way.
Can I choose a color, or have my trees lit?
Glass House lights rooflines only, in deluxe warm white C9s, and does not light trees, bushes or decor beyond the roofline. Keeping to one color and one kind of install is how we keep quality high, rates competitive and warranty parts in stock. If you would like more lit, we will still quote your roofline.
When do you install and take down?
Installs start November 1, and you choose your install week after the consultation and mockup. The lights come down in spring, and takedown is included with both contracts. On a three-year contract, we store the lights through the off season and hang them again the next year.
What if a bulb goes out?
On a three-year contract, let us know and we will fix it free within 48 hours, because the Season-Long Warranty covers bulbs, tripped outlets, reset timers and anything else that affects how the lights perform. We keep extra bulbs and timers in stock. A one-year lease does not include a warranty.
Why is there a deposit?
Your lights are custom cut and ordered specifically for your home before installation, so every season begins with a 50% deposit. The deposit is applied to your final invoice, and the balance is due when the service is complete, unless your estimate states otherwise.
Are you an electrician?
No. Glass House is not an electrical service, and we do not inspect or repair outlets or wiring. The Season-Long Warranty does not cover faulty outlets, GFCIs or electrical-supply issues. If something looks unsafe, we will tell you before anything is plugged in, and a licensed electrician is the right person to correct it.
Do you still clean windows in November?
Yes, through November 15. Lighting installs start November 1, so for two weeks both can be booked, and a final window cleaning can land in the same stretch as your lights. After that, holiday lighting is our winter work, because it is the only service we offer that needs no water.
