Christmas lights in Olathe.
Roofline lighting at $13 a foot, lights included. Installed, serviced, taken down in January and stored. About 25 to 30 minutes from our shop in Mission.
What a display in Olathe usually looks like.
Olathe is the easiest city in the county to measure and one of the best to light. Most of the housing went up from the 1990s onward in large subdivisions with wide streets, generous setbacks and front elevations built around a two-car or three-car garage. The rooflines are long, straight and mostly at one or two heights, so a run of C9 lights reads as a clean line instead of a jumble. Trees in the newer neighborhoods are still small enough that nothing blocks the house from the street. The older core near downtown and Havencroft is the exception, with 1950s and 1970s ranches on smaller lots under real shade.
What it costs to light a home in Olathe.
$13 per foot of roofline. The roofline is the whole formula.
A 1970s ranch in the older Olathe neighborhoods generally measures 140 to 170 feet, or $1,820 to $2,210 at $13 a foot. Two-story homes in the subdivisions west of Ridgeview and south of 135th usually come in at 220 to 260 feet, which is $2,860 to $3,380, helped along by the long garage-front elevation. Homes near Cedar Creek can run higher still. Because the front yards are open and the trees are young, path lights at $8 a foot along a straight walk do more work in Olathe than they do in an older, shadier part of the county.
About 150 ft of roofline, typical for Olathe.
About 240 ft of roofline.
The two most common add-ons, on the same timer.
Full breakdown on the pricing page. Services we bring to Olathe: Roofline Christmas Lights, Tree & Shrub Lighting, Wreaths & Garland, Commercial & HOA Lighting.
Where we work in Olathe.
I-35 and K-7 frame the city and are how we get in from the northeast. Santa Fe Street runs through downtown and the old courthouse square, and Ridgeview, Black Bob, Woodland and Lone Elm carry us north to south. The 119th, 127th and 151st corridors get us across. Lake Olathe, Black Bob Park and Ernie Miller Nature Center are the landmarks we route by. Olathe is the far end of a normal day for us, so we book the city in blocks and work whole subdivisions in one trip rather than crossing town twice.
- Cedar CreekWest Olathe custom homes on wooded, rolling lots with long private drives.
- HavencroftOlder Olathe ranches and split-levels near 119th, smaller lots and mature trees.
- StonebridgeNewer two-story subdivision south of 151st with wide streets and long garage fronts.
- Downtown OlatheEarly homes near the courthouse square; short rooflines and close-set front porches.
- Black Bob area1980s and 1990s two-story homes on flat lots, straightforward front rooflines.
- Lake Olathe areaMixed older and newer stock west of downtown, some sloped drives near the water.
Three things to know about lights in Olathe.
Book early because Olathe is a batched route
We group Olathe installs to keep the drive from the Mission shop efficient. Scheduling in October or early November gives you the widest choice of install dates, and the lights still stay off until the date you pick.
Three-car garage fronts add the most feet
The long garage elevation on a typical Olathe two-story can add thirty to forty feet of straight run. It is also the part that reads best from the street, so it is rarely worth cutting to save money.
Young front trees change the plan
In the newer subdivisions the front trees are often too small to wrap well. Shrub nets at $45 each and path lights at $8 a foot usually fill the yard better than a wrapped sapling would.
One number. It covers the lights, the install, repairs all season, takedown and storage.
- The lightsIncluded
- Install and timerIncluded
- Repairs all seasonIncluded
- Takedown and storageIncluded
Get your price.
Send your address. We measure the roofline from satellite and text you a number within 24 hours. No visit, no pressure.
Questions from Olathe.
Do you install Christmas lights in Olathe, and how far out do you book?
Yes, Olathe is inside our service area. It is also the farthest regular route from our Mission shop, so we batch installs there. Booking in October or early November gets you the best pick of dates. Installs run October through mid-December and takedown happens in January.
What does a typical Olathe home cost to light?
At $13 per foot, a 1970s ranch at 150 feet is about $1,950, and a newer two-story with a three-car garage front at 240 feet is about $3,120. That includes our commercial-grade C9 lights, clips, a timer, repairs during the season, January takedown and off-season storage.
Do I need to be home for the Olathe quote or the install?
No. Send us the address, we measure the roofline from satellite imagery and text the price within 24 hours. There is no sales visit. For the install we need driveway access and an exterior outlet; you do not have to be home, and the lights come on the date you choose.
Will this damage my roof or gutters?
No. Plastic clips made for shingles and gutters. Nothing is stapled, nailed or screwed in, and nothing is left behind after takedown.
Do I have to take them down?
No. Takedown in January and storage are part of the $13 per foot. Next year is one text message.
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