Yorktown sits a few minutes west of Muncie, and its neighborhoods, from the older streets near downtown to the newer subdivisions off the state road, fill with lights every December. A growing number of those displays are installed by Indiana Christmas Light Installers rather than by the homeowner on a ladder in the cold. The company is based in Eaton, a short drive from Yorktown, and installs across Delaware County and the north side of Indianapolis. This is what Christmas light installation in Yorktown involves, when to book, and what is included.
The booking window opens in early fall
Professional Christmas lighting is scheduled work, and the calendar fills from the front. Indiana Christmas Light Installers begins installing in the fall, well before Thanksgiving, so a display can be up and ready the day the family wants it lit. Yorktown homeowners who book in September or October choose their install week. Homeowners who call in late November choose from what is left. If you want lights up for a specific date, an early December party or a family arriving for Thanksgiving weekend, the safest move is to book before Halloween.
What all inclusive means
Every residential installation from Indiana Christmas Light Installers is all inclusive, and the phrase has a specific meaning. The company designs the display for your home, supplies commercial grade LED lights cut to fit the roofline, gutters, peaks, columns and trees exactly, installs the display, maintains it through the season, takes it down after the holidays and stores it for you. There is no box of lights to buy, untangle or find room for in the garage. The lights stay the company's, which is why they can be cut to the exact length of your home and why a burned out section is the company's problem to fix rather than yours.
The design visit
A design starts with a look at the home. Rooflines, gutters and peaks are the backbone of most displays; columns, railings, windows and the trees in the front yard add to it. Warm white is the most requested look in Yorktown, cool white and color are available, and the design is shown to the homeowner before anything is installed. The installer measures so the lights are cut to fit, which is the difference between a professional display and a strand that ends two feet short of the corner.
Installation and in season service
Installation is done by the company's crew with the right ladders and equipment for the home, on the scheduled day, usually in a few hours. Once the display is up, it is on a timer and it is maintained: if a section goes dark or a strand comes loose in a storm, you call and the company comes out to fix it. The goal for a service visit is 36 hours. That in season service is the part homeowners who have done their own lights appreciate most, because the lights always fail in the coldest week.
Takedown and storage after the holidays
After the holidays, on a schedule the company sets in January, the crew returns, takes the display down, and stores it. The homeowner does nothing. Next season, the same display, or an updated one, goes back up, and because the lights were cut to the home the first year, the second install is faster.
What the company does not do
Indiana Christmas Light Installers installs only its own commercial grade lighting. The company does not install lights the homeowner already owns, does not sell its lights as a do it yourself product, and does not hang lights on a labor only basis. Every display is complete, designed and managed from install to storage.
Commercial lighting in Yorktown and Delaware County
Businesses, churches, HOAs and apartment communities in Yorktown and across Delaware County book the commercial side of the same service: entrances, signage, storefronts and trees lit for the season, installed after hours where needed and maintained through the holidays. https://indianachristmaslightinstallers.com/blog/christmas-light-installation-companies-in-indiana-what-to-look-for-before-you-bo-1790004916998/ covers what to ask any installer before booking, residential or commercial.
Why a professional display looks different
Homeowners notice the difference from the street before they can name it. The lines are straight because the lights were cut to the exact run and clipped at even spacing rather than draped. The color is consistent across the whole house because every strand is the same commercial grade product rather than three seasons of store bought sets. Nothing sags in February because the clips were made for the gutter profile and the roof pitch. And the display comes on at the same minute every evening because it is on a timer the installer set. Those are small things individually; together they are the reason a professionally installed home stands out on a Yorktown street in December.
Nearby towns
From Eaton, Indiana Christmas Light Installers serves Yorktown, Muncie, Anderson, Pendleton, McCordsville, Fortville and the north Indianapolis suburbs of Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville and Westfield. https://indianachristmaslightinstallers.com/blog/christmas-light-installation-yorktown-in-booking-window-what-all-inclusive-covers-and-takedown/ describes the same service for Anderson homes.
Frequently asked questions
When should I book Christmas light installation in Yorktown? Early fall. The install calendar fills from the front, and booking before Halloween gives you your choice of week.
Do I need to buy lights? No. The company supplies commercial grade LED lights cut to fit your home, and stores them for you after the season.
What if a section goes out? Call and the company comes out to fix it. In season maintenance is included, with a 36 hour service goal.
Do you take the lights down? Yes. Takedown and storage after the holidays are part of every installation.
Ready to book your Yorktown display? Contact Indiana Christmas Light Installers to schedule a design visit.
The Town of Yorktown site lists the seasonal events that make a lit home part of the neighborhood.