Canton Street cottages, Horseshoe Bend and Martin's Landing two-stories, and everything in between
Roswell has old houses near Canton Street, big wooded lots on the east side, and plenty of hills in between. You do not have to climb any of them. Text us a photo and the address. We quote it in writing, hang the lights in a day, set the timer, and come back in January to take it all down.
Roswell is one of the oldest towns in the northern suburbs and part of North Fulton. It grew up around a cotton mill on Vickery Creek in the 1830s, and a few of the houses from that time are still standing. Bulloch Hall and Barrington Hall, both Greek Revival mansions finished around 1839 and 1840, are now house museums inside the Roswell Historic District. Canton Street runs north from the old town square and is lined with restaurants and shops in older buildings and cottages.
December in Roswell centers on that part of town. The city lights a 40-foot tree at Heart of Roswell Park, at Canton Street and Elizabeth Way, with choirs, hot chocolate, s'mores by the fire pits, and Santa. Around the same time, community groups decorate trees on the historic town square. It is a walking kind of evening, and the houses on the nearby streets get a lot of foot traffic.
East Roswell is a different world. Three big established communities sit between GA-400 and the Chattahoochee: Horseshoe Bend, named for its country club; Martin's Landing, built around a private lake with pools, tennis, and paths down to the river; and Willow Springs, where the Country Club of Roswell's golf course winds through the neighborhood. These are larger two-story homes on wooded lots, and most have an HOA or a club with its own expectations.
Across town, the job is basically the same. A photo, an itemized written quote, a one-day install with LEDs cut to each run, and clips instead of nails. We set the timer before we leave. If a section goes dark mid-season, text us a picture and it goes on the next route. In January we come back, take it all down, and coil and label every strand. Start with our roofline lighting page.
Roswell lots slope toward the river and the creeks. Our crews work the steep side of the house so you are not balancing a ladder on a hill in November.
Martin's Landing, Horseshoe Bend, and Willow Springs have neighborhood standards. Send us your guidelines and we will fit the design to them.
East Roswell lots come with tall hardwoods. A couple of wrapped trunks in the front yard make a big difference, especially when the house sits back from the street.
Book early and your house can be lit before the tree lighting downtown. We will install early and leave the timer off until you want it on.
The streets around Canton Street and the old square have a mix of older cottages, bungalows, and newer homes built to fit in. Many have front porches, short front walks, and small yards close to the sidewalk. A clean line along the porch roof, wrapped columns, and lit steps look right here and do not overwhelm a small house. We keep everything off the original wood and use tension wraps on the columns.
The golf communities in East Roswell have bigger two-story homes with multiple gables, sometimes a turret or a tall front entry. That means longer runs and more height, which is where a pro install earns its keep. We light the main roofline and the front gables, add lit shrubs along the foundation, and outline the lawn edge if the yard is open. The whole-house package puts all of that in one visit.
Many Roswell subdivisions have a stone or brick entrance sign, a landscaped median, and a pool or clubhouse. Lighting those gives the whole neighborhood a holiday welcome. We quote those projects to the HOA board or management company and schedule them around the neighborhood's calendar. See HOA and entrance lighting.
After the holidays we come back, take everything down, remove every clip, and coil and label each strand by location. We store them until next season. Next October, the same lights go back on the same runs, and your garage never has to hold a box of tangled strands.
Roswell has a lot of houses that sit back from the road, behind trees or up a slope. That affects bulb size. Big C9 bulbs read from far away, so they are the usual pick for a roofline you see from the street through the woods. C7s are a little smaller and suit cottages and porches near Canton Street, where people are walking right past. Mini lights belong on shrubs, branches, and railings, where you want a soft glow instead of a row of dots. Spacing matters too. Bulbs set close together look bright and full, while a wider spacing looks cleaner and more traditional. We note the bulb type and spacing on every quote so there are no surprises on install day. Our post on what a professional install includes goes through the rest of what you get, from the clips to the timer.
Quick answers for the historic district, East Roswell, and everywhere else in town.
Yes. Older cottages and bungalows near Canton Street get the same clip-on install, with nothing nailed or stapled into the trim. We work carefully around narrow side yards and old porches, and we take everything down in January.
Sure. A lot of Martin's Landing homes sit on wooded lots, and lighting two or three trunks in the front yard helps the house stand out. We quote the roofline and each tree as separate lines, so you can mix and match. See tree and shrub wrapping.
Yes. Steep lots are common in Roswell, and they are one of the best reasons to hire the job out. Height, pitch, and access are part of how we quote, and our crews handle the ladders.
Yes. We install before opening or after close, set the timer to your hours, and remove everything in January. Details are on the small business lighting page.
Make sure we can reach an outdoor outlet, open the gate, and move the cars out of the driveway if the garage is getting lit. That is about it. Our install day checklist has a short list.
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.
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