Stonelake Christmas Light Hanging

Stonelake sits about as far west as Elk Grove goes. Interstate 5 runs alongside, the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge lies to the west, and there’s very little in between to break the wind. If you’ve ever watched a neighbor’s lights hang in loops by the second week of December, that’s the reason. Stonelake Christmas light hanging done properly starts with how the strands are held on, and Elk Grove Christmas Light Hanging clips them like the wind is coming. It usually is. Quotes are by phone at (916) 823-8394.

Every bulb on a roofline run gets its own clip, seated on the gutter lip or along the edge of the roof. On the west and north faces we tighten things up further so a gusty night doesn’t leave slack. Nothing is nailed, nothing is stapled, and nothing goes through the stucco. Cords drop down behind a downspout where they can, and plugs are kept off the ground, because tule fog soaks whatever it settles on.

A timer runs the whole display. It switches on at dusk and off again late in the evening. You never touch it. If a stretch goes dark anyway, (916) 823-8394 gets it repaired.

The community went up fast, from 2001 to roughly 2004, but the homes range from compact single-stories to two-story places approaching 4,900 square feet with as many as six bedrooms. Those are not the same job.

On the smaller single-story plans, a clean roofline across the front plus the garage gable is often all the house needs. On the big two-stories there are upper peaks and a second-floor eave, and sometimes a tall entry. That’s where pillar wraps on the entry columns, lit garland over the doorway and a lit wreath up on the high gable earn their place. Say which one you have when you phone (916) 823-8394 and the quote goes quicker. A photo from across the street settles it.

The landscaping is now twenty-some years old, so front-yard trees have real trunks. Wrapping a trunk and the first few branches is the best value in outdoor lighting, if you ask us. Stake lighting along the driveway edge or the walk finishes the ground level, and we set stakes around the sprinkler heads, not through them.

Some lots back onto water or greenbelt. If people walk a path behind your fence, the rear roofline is on display too. The same goes if your lot backs onto Henderson Park, Houde Park or Nottoli Park.

Streets here are wide, including East Taron Drive, so the truck fits at the curb without blocking anybody. Several pockets are gated, though. Mention the gate when you ring (916) 823-8394, since we’ll need a way through yours twice.

The Stonelake Master Association is managed out of The Club at Stonelake on Riparian Drive. Its rules and newsletters sit behind a resident login, which means we can’t read the holiday decoration policy and we aren’t going to make one up. You can. Pull the current rule from the portal or ask at the clubhouse office, tell us what it says, and the install and takedown get scheduled inside it.

What doesn’t change with the rules: we stay off association property, including entry monuments and common-area trees, unless the association is the one hiring. Your house, your yard, your trees. That’s all Stonelake Christmas light hanging needs.

We supply the lights. In January we return, unclip everything, coil it and take it with us, so there are no bins for the garage rafters.

The crew is based in Elk Grove and works nearby Lakeside all season. Call (916) 823-8394 with your street and a rough description of the house (hands-free, please, if you’re on the drive home). The contact page works too.

Which dates does Stonelake allow for Christmas lights?

We haven’t been able to read them. The Stonelake Master Association keeps its rules behind the resident login. Look them up or ask at The Club at Stonelake, and we’ll work to whatever they say.

Is a gated section a problem for Stonelake Christmas light hanging?

No. We just need a way through the gate the day we hang the lights and once more in January when we remove them. We’ll settle the details by phone when you book.

Will the wind out here pull the lights off my roof?

It shouldn’t. Each bulb is clipped individually and the runs on the windy sides are kept tight. If something does come loose or go dark, call and we’ll come fix it.

My Stonelake lot backs to the greenbelt. Is the rear roofline worth lighting?

Often, yes. If the back of the house can be seen from the water or a path, a simple outline there is worth it. Let us know there’s an outlet back there, or where the nearest one is.