Christmas light installation in North Fulton

Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Sandy Springs, and Mountain Park, lit for you and cleared out in January

North Fulton goes from gated golf neighborhoods to four-acre horse farms to wooded 1960s ranches, sometimes within a ten-minute drive. The process is the same for all of them. Text a photo of the house and your address, get a written quote, and we hang the lights in a day. In January we come back and take them down.

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Craftsman-style gables outlined in lights at night with stake lights along the driveway

Six cities up GA-400, and what their houses need

North Fulton is the stretch of Fulton County north of the city of Atlanta: Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, and Sandy Springs. They share a school system and a commute on GA-400, but the houses are not alike at all, and that changes how we light them.

Johns Creek is the most HOA-heavy of the group. Much of it is master-planned, and a lot of it is gated. St. Ives, which opened its club in 1988, sits along the river with European-style homes around the golf course. Country Club of the South is known for its Jack Nicklaus course and big estate houses. Neighborhoods like these usually have architectural guidelines, and holiday displays tend to lean toward clean warm white rather than blinking color. We are happy to work that way.

Milton is the opposite. The city counted more than 200 active horse farms, and the AG-1 zoning along the Birmingham Road corridor keeps lots at four acres or more. That means long driveways, board fences, barns, and a house set far back from the road. On a lot like that, the roofline alone can get lost. We usually suggest lighting the driveway entrance, a few trees along the approach, and the front of the house, so there is something to see from the road. Crabapple, by contrast, has walkable townhomes near its market district, and those take a quick, simple install.

Sandy Springs filled in fast once I-285 and GA-400 opened in the 1960s, and many streets still hold ranches and split-levels from that decade on sloped, heavily wooded lots. Those big hardwoods are the best thing about the yard and the trickiest thing about the roofline. We plan around them, and often the trees end up being the display.

Big lots, planned properly

On a Milton farm or a deep [Sandy Springs](/areas/sandy-springs/) lot, we look at the whole approach, not just the roof. Driveway trees and a lit entrance can matter more than an extra gable.
Guidelines-friendly designs

Gated [Johns Creek](/areas/johns-creek/) neighborhoods often prefer a quiet, uniform look. Send us your HOA's rules and we will quote a design that fits them from the start.
Trees are part of the plan

Tall oaks and pines are everywhere up here. Trunk wraps and lit lower branches give a wooded lot a warm glow even where the roofline hides behind the canopy.
Service all season

If a strand goes dark, text us a photo. It goes on the next route through North Fulton and we fix it. No service call to schedule, no extra ladder in your garage.

Golf and river communities in Johns Creek

Johns Creek has a lot of large, newer two-story homes in gated or amenity-heavy neighborhoods, many near the river or wrapped around a golf course. These houses have long rooflines with several hip and gable breaks, and some of them sit on a rise above the street. A steady warm-white line along the main roof, the front shrubs lit, and a pair of trees by the walk looks polished without breaking any guidelines. For houses that want the same look every year without the install, permanent Christmas lights are also an option.

Horse country in Milton

Milton's big AG-1 lots are a fun design problem. The house might be 300 feet from the road. The good stuff is often along the way: a gate, a line of trees, a split-rail fence, the barn. We look at your photos of the approach, not just the front door, and quote the pieces that make sense. Driveway edge lights and a few wrapped trees can make the whole property feel lit. Then we add the house. Everything runs on timers we set before we leave.

Wooded ranches in Sandy Springs

A lot of Sandy Springs streets were built out in the 1960s as the new highways arrived, with brick ranches and split-levels on slopes under oaks and pines. The good news: low eaves mean short ladders and a quick install. The catch: sloped lawns and heavy canopy. We light the front eave, outline the walkway, and wrap a couple of trunks. A sloped yard is also where hiring out makes the most sense. Nobody should be balancing an extension ladder on a hillside in the dark.

Quote first, then decide

Every quote we send is written and itemized. The roofline is one line, trees are counted one by one, shrubs are their own line, and extras like wreaths or garland are listed separately. What moves the number is simple: how many feet of roofline, how high it is, how steep, how many trees and shrubs, and how dense you want the lights. Read what a professional install includes if you want the full picture before you text us.

North Fulton lighting questions

What folks in Johns Creek, Milton, Sandy Springs, Roswell, and Alpharetta tend to ask us.

Can you get into a gated community?

Yes. When you book, give us the gate code or put us on the guest list for the install day and the January takedown. Many gated neighborhoods in Johns Creek and Alpharetta also have quiet hours or work-truck rules, and we plan around them.

We have a long driveway on a farm lot in Milton. What would you light?

Usually the entrance first, then a few trees along the drive, then the front of the house. That way the display reads from the road and you see it the whole way in. Our tree and shrub wrapping is priced tree by tree, so you can decide how far down the drive to go.

Our Sandy Springs ranch is surrounded by big trees. Is that a problem?

Not a problem, just a different plan. A 1960s ranch has a low, long roof that is easy to light, but the canopy can hide it from the street. We light the roofline and then wrap a trunk or two in the front yard so the house glows through the trees.

Do you do subdivision entrances and amenity centers?

We do. North Fulton HOAs often want the entrance monuments, the trees by the sign, and the clubhouse done to match. The board or management company gets its own quote. See HOA and entrance lighting.

What is included when you come back in January?

Everything comes down, every clip comes off, and the strands get coiled and labeled by location. Then we take the bins and store them until next fall. There is nothing for you to keep.

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