Christmas light installation built for Exeter's historic homes and harsh Seacoast winters
Full-service holiday lighting for Exeter homes, businesses and properties — designed, installed, maintained and taken down by our local crews.
Exeter homeowners hire us because our town's housing stock demands more than a string of box-store lights thrown over a gutter. From the antique colonials and Federal-era homes near the downtown historic district to the newer developments spreading toward the outskirts, Exeter's roughly 16,000 residents value craftsmanship and understated presentation over flash. This is a primary-residence community in Rockingham County, not a seasonal shore town, which means people want lighting that looks right every night from Thanksgiving through the new year. We handle the full job — measuring, custom-cutting to each roofline, installing, maintaining through the season, and taking everything down in January. Given the age and character of many Exeter properties, careful mounting that won't damage historic trim or slate matters here, and that precision is exactly what our crews are trained to deliver season after season.
Lighting Exeter, neighborhood by neighborhood
We cover all of Exeter, from the streets surrounding the Swasey Parkway and the downtown corridor to the residential blocks stretching toward the town's outer edges. Our service radius extends across the wider Rockingham County Seacoast region, so we regularly work in bordering Newmarket and up toward Hampton, as well as inland communities including Derry, Londonderry, Hampstead, and Plaistow. Whether your home sits among the older tree-lined streets near Phillips Exeter Academy or in one of the newer subdivisions off the main routes leading out of town, our crews know how to route power and secure runs on both antique and modern rooflines. If you're near the Exeter River or in the wooded sections toward the town line, we'll scope access and staging before we quote.
Built for Exeter homes
Exeter's tree canopy leans heavily on mature sugar maples, white oaks, and eastern white pines, along with the ornamental birches and spruces common in established New England yards. We wrap trunks and canopy-light larger specimens, and for evergreens we do full C9 or mini-light coverage that reads clean against snow. Architecturally, Exeter is defined by its Federal, Georgian, and colonial homes near the historic center, many with steep pitched roofs, multiple dormers, and detailed cornices that make a straightforward roofline install anything but straightforward. Those complex rooflines are where amateur jobs look crooked and ours look intentional. Newer construction toward the town's outskirts offers simpler runs but often larger frontages. The main lighting challenge here is respecting the age and value of the trim while still getting a crisp, even line — plus managing power on older homes with limited exterior outlets.
Why local experience matters
Exeter sits close enough to the Atlantic that our winters bring wind-driven snow, ice loading, and the freeze-thaw cycles that pop cheap clips off a roofline by mid-December. We use commercial-grade fasteners and weather-rated commercial LED product rated for these Seacoast conditions, not the seasonal stuff that fails in the first nor'easter. Many Exeter homes are genuinely old, with slate, wood shingle, or delicate historic trim that requires non-invasive mounting — we never drill into original woodwork. We also carry insurance and handle the ladder work on steep, multi-story colonials so you're not up on an icy roof in December. And because we store, maintain, and reinstall your lights year to year, you're not rebuying product or restarting from scratch each season.
Pricing in Exeter
As a primary-residence market, Exeter homeowners want clear value, not open-ended luxury quotes. Our packages start around $599 for a clean roofline outline on a modest home, with most Exeter properties landing between $1,200 and $2,800 once you factor in the multi-dormer colonials and tree lighting common here. Pricing includes installation, all-season maintenance, takedown, and storage. Larger historic homes or heavily wooded lots run higher, and we'll walk the property before quoting.
What we offer
Holiday lighting services in Exeter
Residential
Rooflines, trees and landscape lighting for homes.
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Storefronts, offices and properties that drive traffic.
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App-controlled LED, installed once and lit all year.
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Town greens, main streets and public spaces.
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Christmas lighting in Exeter — FAQ
Christmas light installation in Exeter, New Hampshire starts at $399 for standard residential packages. Custom designs and large homes may vary. Contact us for a free estimate.
We recommend booking your Exeter installation in September or October. Spots fill quickly, especially in popular neighborhoods.
Yes! We cover all neighborhoods and surrounding areas of Exeter, NH. Our team is familiar with local regulations and HOA requirements.
Yes — this is exactly why many Exeter homeowners call us rather than doing it themselves. A large share of homes near the downtown historic district have original wood trim, slate or wood-shingle roofs, and detailed cornices that cheap clips or nails would ruin. We use non-invasive fasteners sized to your specific gutter, shingle, or trim profile, and we never drill into historic woodwork. Our crews are trained to work off multi-story ladders on steep, dormered colonial rooflines safely. Before any install on an antique home, we walk the property, note the roof material and access points, and choose mounting hardware accordingly so nothing is left behind or damaged when we remove the lights in January.
They're built for it. Exeter's proximity to the coast means wind-driven snow, ice buildup, and repeated freeze-thaw cycles that destroy consumer-grade lights and clips by mid-season. We install commercial-grade LED product and weather-rated fasteners engineered to hold through nor'easters and heavy ice loading. Because we also maintain your display all season, if a run does get knocked out by a storm, we come back and fix it at no extra charge — you're not out on a ladder in January patching failures yourself. That maintenance coverage is part of every package, which matters a lot given how unpredictable Rockingham County winters can be from Thanksgiving through the new year.
We do. Beyond central Exeter, we cover the residential neighborhoods stretching toward the town's outer edges and out to the Exeter River area. We also serve the surrounding Seacoast and inland Rockingham County communities, including Newmarket and Hampton toward the coast, and Derry, Londonderry, Hampstead, and Plaistow inland. If your home is in one of the newer subdivisions off the main routes leading out of Exeter, or on a wooded lot near the town line, we'll scope access, staging, and power availability during the estimate. Scheduling early in the fall is smart, since our December calendar fills quickly across the whole region and installs need to happen before the first hard freeze.
Yes — this is exactly why many Exeter homeowners call us rather than doing it themselves. A large share of homes near the downtown historic district have original wood trim, slate or wood-shingle roofs, and detailed cornices that cheap clips or nails would ruin. We use non-invasive fasteners sized to your specific gutter, shingle, or trim profile, and we never drill into historic woodwork. Our crews are trained to work off multi-story ladders on steep, dormered colonial rooflines safely. Before any install on an antique home, we walk the property, note the roof material and access points, and choose mounting hardware accordingly so nothing is left behind or damaged when we remove the lights in January.
They're built for it. Exeter's proximity to the coast means wind-driven snow, ice buildup, and repeated freeze-thaw cycles that destroy consumer-grade lights and clips by mid-season. We install commercial-grade LED product and weather-rated fasteners engineered to hold through nor'easters and heavy ice loading. Because we also maintain your display all season, if a run does get knocked out by a storm, we come back and fix it at no extra charge — you're not out on a ladder in January patching failures yourself. That maintenance coverage is part of every package, which matters a lot given how unpredictable Rockingham County winters can be from Thanksgiving through the new year.
We do. Beyond central Exeter, we cover the residential neighborhoods stretching toward the town's outer edges and out to the Exeter River area. We also serve the surrounding Seacoast and inland Rockingham County communities, including Newmarket and Hampton toward the coast, and Derry, Londonderry, Hampstead, and Plaistow inland. If your home is in one of the newer subdivisions off the main routes leading out of Exeter, or on a wooded lot near the town line, we'll scope access, staging, and power availability during the estimate. Scheduling early in the fall is smart, since our December calendar fills quickly across the whole region and installs need to happen before the first hard freeze.
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