Christmas light installation in Lawrenceville, GA

Homes near the historic courthouse, the quieter streets toward Tribble Mill, and the subdivisions in between

Lawrenceville lights its big tree on Thanksgiving night, which means the season starts early here. If you want your house lit by then, text us a photo and the address. We quote it in writing, hang commercial-grade LEDs in a day, set the timer, and take everything down in January.

Text us a photo Call (470) 470-4485

Driveway edged with small lights and shrubs lit at dusk

The county seat, where the season starts on Thanksgiving

Lawrenceville is the county seat of Gwinnett County, and it bills itself as the second-oldest city in metro Atlanta. The center of town is the square around the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse. On Thanksgiving evening, families gather on the courthouse lawn for the Lighting of the Tree, a tall Norway spruce covered in thousands of lights. There are carols, food vendors, crafts, and Santa pulling in on a trackless train, and the courthouse opens its decorated second floor for tours.

Just off the square, the Aurora Theatre runs its shows out of a historic former church on East Pike Street, and a string of restaurants and shops fills the storefronts nearby. December evenings downtown are busy, and the older streets around the square, with some restored Victorian homes, get plenty of people walking past.

Many Lawrenceville homes, though, sit in neighborhoods built from the 1960s through the 1980s, plus newer subdivisions further out. Houses from those decades tend to be ranches, split-levels, and early two-stories. The newer neighborhoods are mostly two-story homes with an HOA. Out toward Tribble Mill Park the subdivisions get quieter and greener, and Rhodes Jordan Park, with its lake and walking trails, is the big green space close to downtown.

The process is the same everywhere in town. Text a photo, get an itemized quote, and pick the parts you want. On install day we cut the LEDs to each run, clip them to shingles and gutters with no nails or staples, set the timer, and go. If a section goes dark, text a picture and it goes on the next route. In January we take it all down. See our roofline lighting page for how the main part of the job works.

Lit by Thanksgiving

The courthouse tree goes on Thanksgiving night. Book early and we can have your house done that week, with the timer set for whenever you want it on.
Ranch or two-story

A long, low ranch roofline and a tall two-story each have their own plan. We quote from your photo, so you get a number that fits your actual house.
HOA rules followed

Many newer Lawrenceville neighborhoods have covenants on display timing and style. Send them over and we will design and schedule to match.
Clean January takedown

We come back after the holidays, take everything down, pull every clip, and coil and label the strands. Nothing is left on the roof.

Older streets near the courthouse square

The streets closest to the square have some of Lawrenceville's oldest houses, including a few restored Victorians, with porches and trim that deserve careful handling. We keep all fasteners off the wood and use clips on the shingles and gutters and tension wraps on the porch posts. A warm-white line along the porch roof and wrapped columns look right on these houses and match the feel of downtown during the holidays. If family is driving in for Thanksgiving dinner and staying for the tree lighting that night, a lit house is the first thing they see when they pull into the driveway. Book the install for the week before and leave the timer off until Thursday evening, and the whole thing comes on right on cue.

1960s to 80s ranches and split-levels

A lot of Lawrenceville neighborhoods were built between the 1960s and the 1980s, and houses from that stretch are often ranches or split-levels. A ranch roofline is long and low, which makes for a quick, clean install. Split-levels have a step in the roof that takes a little planning to keep the line continuous. Either one looks finished with the roofline lit, the porch posts wrapped, and a few shrubs glowing under the windows.

Newer subdivisions around town

Further out from downtown, newer subdivisions are mostly two-story homes with front-facing garages, an amenity center, and an HOA. These rooflines are taller and more broken up, and the HOA may set dates for displays. We follow the rules and keep the design clean. The whole-house package covers the roofline, garage, shrubs, and a tree or two in one visit.

Neighborhood entrances

Plenty of Lawrenceville subdivisions have an entrance sign with landscaping, and a lit entrance sets the tone for the whole street. We quote entrance work to the HOA board or management company and schedule it early so it is lit before the neighborhood's own displays go up. See HOA and entrance lighting.

Warm white, cool white, or multicolor

The color question comes up on almost every Lawrenceville quote, and there is no wrong answer. Warm white has a soft, yellow glow that looks especially good on brick and on older houses near the square. Cool white is crisp and bright, closer to the look of snow, and it suits newer siding and stone. Multicolor is the classic family choice, and kids usually vote for it. You can also mix: warm white on the roofline and color on the shrubs, or red and white wraps on the trees. Bulb style matters too. C9 bulbs are the big, traditional ones for rooflines, C7s are a bit smaller, and mini lights are best for shrubs and branches. If you would rather have color options every night of the year, look at permanent Christmas lights, which stay up and switch between warm white and colors.

Lawrenceville homeowners ask

Short answers for downtown, the older neighborhoods, and the newer subdivisions.

Can you have my lights up by Thanksgiving?

If you book early, yes. Our install season opens in late October, and the dates before Thanksgiving are the first to fill. We can hang everything early and leave the timer off until you want it running.

My split-level has two rooflines at different heights. How does that work?

We light both and keep the line continuous where the roof steps up, so the house reads as one shape instead of two. Split-levels are easy to quote from a single photo taken from across the street. Our measuring guide shows the angle that helps most.

Can you light the shrubs and walkway too?

Yes. Lit shrubs along the foundation and small lights along the walk or driveway fill in the space under the roofline. They are listed as separate lines on the quote. See tree and shrub wrapping.

Do you light businesses near the square?

We do. Restaurants and shops near the courthouse square get the same clip-on install, done outside business hours, with a timer set to when you are open. More on our small business lighting page.

Do I need to store anything after the season?

No. We coil and label every strand when we take it down in January, and we store them for you until next fall. The lights are ours, so there is nothing for you to keep.

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Get your Lawrenceville house lit this year

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