Holiday Lighting & Permanent LED Installation in Guelph

The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, built between 1876 and 1888 in the Gothic Revival style, is one of Guelph's best-known buildings. Older houses from that era often share its look: steep gables, pointed peaks and decorative wood trim. A steep gable is a fine thing to outline with lights. It is also the hardest place to reach, so the plan starts with access, not design.

Steep roofs need anchors, not just ladders, and our crew is Working at Heights certified. Wood trim needs clips that will not split it. If your house has stone walls, we avoid fastening into the stone or the mortar. Lights follow the eave, the gutter or a track on the fascia instead, and any fixings go into wood.

The streets that branch out from Guelph's downtown meet at odd angles, so some houses are seen from two directions. We view the house from each street it faces before we settle the layout. Seasonal lighting starts from $750, and a permanent roofline track is worth discussing if you would rather not put a ladder up each November.

What we plan for in Guelph

• Gable access: we plan anchor points and ladder positions for each steep gable before quoting, and skip any spot that is not safe to reach.
• Trim and fasteners: we identify wood, aluminum or vinyl trim and choose clips or track to suit, avoiding staples in old wood.
• Stone walls: on stone or brick houses we avoid fastening into masonry, and light the eave, gutter or fascia instead.
• Sightlines: we look at the house from each street it faces, so the layout reads well from where people actually see it.
• Wind exposure: we look for open sides where wind reaches the roofline first, and add anchors there.

Questions from Guelph homeowners

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