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Christmas light installation in Cherokee County

Towne Lake, BridgeMill, Woodstock, Canton, Holly Springs, and the lake side of the county, lit without the ladder

Cherokee County is a lot of planned neighborhoods, a lot of hills, and a lot of people who would rather not spend a Saturday in November on a ladder. Text us a photo of your house and the address. We send a written quote, hang the lights in a day, and take them down in January. You keep the Saturday.

Cape Cod style house with lights along the roofline and on the front bushes

Lake neighborhoods, a marble courthouse, and a lot of cul-de-sacs

Cherokee sits just north of Cobb County and North Fulton, and a big share of its neighborhoods date from the late 1980s on. The county includes Woodstock, Canton, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, Waleska, and a slice of Acworth, plus a big stretch of unincorporated ground between them. Canton is the county seat. Its 1928 courthouse is a five-story Neoclassical building made of Georgia marble from neighboring Pickens County, and it still anchors the square downtown.

Most Cherokee families live in subdivisions, and some of those subdivisions are the size of small towns. Towne Lake, about two miles west of downtown Woodstock, was developed by the Means Brothers company starting in the late 1980s and covers roughly 3,600 acres with shopping, schools, and dozens of sub-neighborhoods. The older sections have ranches and split-levels. Later phases, through the 1990s and 2000s, are mostly two-story traditionals. BridgeMill, on the Canton side, covers more than 1,700 wooded acres along Lake Allatoona. Eagle Watch, Bradshaw Farm, and Great Sky round out the list people mention most. Nearly all of them have an HOA.

The land is not flat. Driveways climb, back yards drop off to basements, and the front of the house is often a story above the street. That makes the roofline look great from the road, and it makes hanging lights yourself a bad idea. We handle the high runs, clip everything to shingles and gutters instead of nailing it, and cut each LED strand to the exact length of the run so there is no slack bunched behind a downspout. Our roofline service page has the details.

Woodstock does a big December night with its Christmas Jubilee, a parade of lights through downtown, and the tree lighting at the park at City Center. If you want your own house lit before then, book early. Install season runs from late October to about mid-December, and the early dates fill first.

  • Hills and daylight basements

    Sloped lots put the roofline higher than it looks. We bring the ladders for it and keep the line straight on a house that sits above the street.

  • Built around your HOA

    Towne Lake, BridgeMill, and most Cherokee subdivisions have covenants. Send them over and we will match your design and dates to what the board allows.

  • Lit shrubs and walkways

    Newer Cherokee houses often have tidy foundation plantings and a long front walk. Lit shrubs and path edges fill in the space between the roof and the lawn.

  • Timer on, ladder gone

    We set the timer at install so the lights come on at dusk and turn off when you like. In January we take it all down and haul the ladders away.

Towne Lake's older and newer sections

Towne Lake's older and newer sections

Because Towne Lake was built over two decades, you can find almost every kind of house in it. The late-1980s sections have ranches and split-levels with simple, low rooflines that go up fast. The later sections have taller two-stories with more gables and bigger front yards. We quote each one from a photo, so it does not matter which phase you live in. For the full look in one visit, including roofline, shrubs, and a tree or two, see the whole-house package.

Wooded lots near Lake Allatoona

Wooded lots near Lake Allatoona

BridgeMill and the neighborhoods near the lake keep a lot of their trees. Tall hardwoods and pines line the streets, and many front yards have a big trunk or two. That is an opportunity. A wrapped trunk carries light up into the yard, and a few wrapped trees along the drive make a house look finished from the road. Red-and-white wraps are a fun option for families who want something playful. Tree and shrub wrapping is quoted one tree at a time.

Downtown Woodstock and Canton businesses

Downtown Woodstock and Canton businesses

Downtown Woodstock gets busy in December, especially on parade night, and the square in Canton sees its own share of holiday foot traffic. Shops, restaurants, and small offices benefit from a lit storefront when it gets dark at 5:30. We install outside your business hours, set timers to match when you are open, and remove everything in January. More on the small business lighting page.

Takedown when the holidays are over

Takedown when the holidays are over

January in Cherokee can be cold and wet, which is exactly when nobody wants to be up on a roof. We come back, take everything down, remove every clip, and coil and label each strand by its spot on your house. Then we store them until next fall, so your garage is not holding a pile of tangled lights until spring.

Picking a look the kids and the HOA both like

Picking a look the kids and the HOA both like

Family houses in Cherokee often have two opinions about lights: the kids want every color, and the covenants want something calmer. There is usually a way to make both happy. Warm white on the roofline keeps the house looking neat from the street, and colored mini lights on the shrubs or a red-and-white wrap on a tree in the front yard give the kids their color. Cool white is another option if you want a crisp, snowy look against newer siding. Bulb size matters too. Big C9 bulbs read well on a roofline that sits high above the street, while mini lights are better for bushes and branches. If you would like color on demand every night of the year, permanent Christmas lights stay on the house and switch between warm white and colors.

What Cherokee County homeowners ask

Answers for Woodstock, Canton, Holly Springs, Towne Lake, and BridgeMill.

Do you come up to Canton and Ball Ground, or just Woodstock?

The whole county. Woodstock and Towne Lake, Canton and BridgeMill, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, Waleska, and the unincorporated areas between them. Send a photo with your address and we will quote it.

Our house sits well above the street. Does that cost more?

Height and pitch are two of the things that move a quote, along with total footage, trees and shrubs, and how dense you want the lights. A house on a rise might need taller ladders for the front, and we account for that on the written quote. Our guide on measuring your roofline explains the rest.

Can you match lights across our whole street?

Yes. When neighbors book together, we use the same bulb type, color, and spacing on every house so the street looks planned. Each house still gets its own written quote.

Can you light our neighborhood entrance and clubhouse?

We can. Cherokee's big neighborhoods usually have entrance monuments, landscaped islands, and an amenity center. The HOA board gets a separate quote for those. See our HOA and entrance lighting page.

What if part of the display goes dark?

Text us a photo of the dark section. It goes on our next route through Cherokee County and we fix it. Heavy rain and curious squirrels do happen.

Get your Cherokee County home lit this season

Text a photo of the house and the address to (470) 470-4485. Free written quote, lights up in a day, and gone in January.

Email christmaslightsforatlanta@gmail.com

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