Home › Permanent Lighting › Allen
ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY
Permanent Lighting in Allen, TX
Allen homeowners can choose either path with us: seasonal Christmas lights hung and removed each year, or PermaLites 365, an app-controlled LED track that never comes down.
✓ 4.5-star Google rating ✓ Seasonal and permanent ✓ Insured crew
QUICK ANSWER
Permanent lighting in Allen is a low-profile LED track mounted under the roof edge and controlled from an app. Christmas Decor by Carruthers Decorative Lighting installs PermaLites 365 on Allen homes and businesses, and because we also hang seasonal Christmas lights in Allen, we can show you honestly which option fits your house, budget and plans.
Since 1978
Dallas family business
5+ years
Commercial and large residential lighting
Fully insured
Liability and workers’ comp
4.5★ Google
Rated by DFW clients
What Allen Homes Use It For
A permanent roofline earns its keep well beyond December.
01
December on demand
Pick a holiday preset and the roofline is ready the same evening. There are no bulbs to replace, no clips to buy and no cold weekend spent on the roof each November.
04
Nightly curb appeal
Plain white light along the eaves highlights the shape of the house after dark and runs on its own schedule all year, so the home always looks cared for from the street.
02
Eagles Friday nights
Save a red, white and blue Allen Eagles preset and set it to run on game nights from August through the playoffs. Add your kids' club or middle school colors as separate scenes.
05
Watters Creek evenings
Shops and restaurants near Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm can keep a warm outline every night for diners and shoppers, then switch to holiday color for the season in one tap.
03
Halloween glow
Orange and purple with a slow flicker for trick-or-treat night, then back to everyday white the following evening with a single tap. Kids on the street will notice it first.
06
Birthdays and big nights
Graduations, birthdays, anniversaries and backyard parties can each get their own color scene. Build it in the app ahead of time and trigger it when guests arrive.
Designed for Allen's Two-Story Rooflines
Much of Allen's housing is two-story brick with long, broken rooflines: front gables, garage peaks, porch roofs and dormers at different heights. A single string draped across all of it looks busy. We decide which lines carry the design and which stay dark.
The track is matched to your trim and mounted tight under the edge, so the house looks like itself in daylight. At night, every peak is traced on purpose, and the app gives you color, motion and schedules.
Gables and garage peaks traced individually
Track hidden against trim by day
Zones for front, sides and back patio
Scenes for every holiday and game night
Crew insured with liability and workers' comp
From Visit to First Scene
01
Request a visit
Call the office at 972-620-9560, Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm, and we set a time to see the Allen property.
02
Measure and photograph
We record every eave, peak and gable, plus trim color and the nearest power, so nothing is guessed on install day.
03
Match the track
We pick a track color that blends with your fascia or trim, so the system stays low-key in daylight hours.
04
Installation day
The crew fits color-matched track tight to the trim, routes wiring neatly and checks each zone section by section.
05
Learn the app
Before the crew leaves, you save presets, set a dusk-to-late schedule and try a few colors with us standing beside you.
Allen Neighborhoods We Plan Around
Allen's neighborhoods were built over several decades, and each one asks something different of a lighting layout.
Twin Creeks
Large two-story homes with complex rooflines and many gables. Layouts here usually focus on the street elevation and garage peaks, and most homeowners need HOA approval, so we provide a system description and track color to include with the request.
Watters Crossing and central Allen
Established streets closer to US-75 with mature trees and tighter eaves. We plan runs around the canopy so the roofline still reads clearly from the street, and we check older trim for a straight, tight mount. Older homes often need extra care at corners.
US-75 and SH-121 businesses
Retail, restaurants and offices along Allen's two big corridors, including the Allen Premium Outlets area, can run brand colors nightly and holiday scenes in season, with schedules that never need a manager to remember them. Certificates of insurance are available for landlords.
Star Creek
Larger lots and estate-style homes along the creek. Long, continuous rooflines suit a clean warm white outline, and multiple zones let the front and rear elevations run different scenes when the back patio is in use. We check rear views from the yard as well.
Bethany Lakes area
Homes near the lakes and park trails are seen from walking paths as much as from the street. We look at both views when drawing the layout, so the house looks finished from the trail side too. Evening walkers are a big part of your audience here.
Seasonal Lights or Permanent? Allen Gets Both
Allen is one of the cities where we hang seasonal Christmas lights on homes, so this is a real choice here. Seasonal service is custom designed, installed with leased commercial-grade LED product, maintained through the season, then removed and stored for you.
Permanent lighting is a larger one-time investment but goes up once. It covers Christmas, Halloween, the Fourth and game nights without another install. For the biggest December display, seasonal often wins. For color all year, permanent does.
Seasonal: no equipment to own or store
Seasonal: wreaths, trees and bigger holiday looks
Permanent: no install or removal visits each year
Permanent: everyday accent and security light
Both: designed and installed by the same crew
Cost Factors for a Allen Install
We don't publish a flat rate because no two rooflines match. These are the factors we measure.
How many feet of edge
We build every proposal from measured footage, never a guess. Lighting only the street-facing roofline keeps scope tight, while a full wraparound outline adds track, connections and crew hours.
Trees, slopes and landscaping
Mature trees, planting beds against the foundation and sloped lots change where ladders and lifts can stand. They can add setup time, and we plan around them to protect your yard.
Stories and roof pitch
Two-story eaves and steep pitches take more setup, more safety equipment and more crew time than a single-story ranch with gentle slopes, so height shows up directly in the proposal.
Room to grow
If you think you may want more runs later, tell us during the first visit. We size the controller and layout so new sections tie in cleanly when you are ready to add them.
Trim and facade materials
Brick ledges, stone, stucco and metal flashing all affect how the track attaches and how long it takes to fit neatly. We note every material on the property before writing the proposal.
What DFW clients say
4.5-star average on Google from clients across Dallas-Fort Worth.
★★★★★
“First season with them and hands down best service I’ve had. Very impressed with their service and communication. David was very professional and made the entire experience easy and worry free. Will definitely be keeping my business with them!”
Courtney Carrier
★★★★★
“Fast and courteous office staff and installers. Abraham my installer was excellent!”
robert simmons
★★★★★
“This is the first year I have used this company, & I can say I am absolutely pleased! The designer and I agreed on the overall design, and the team executed it properly. Any issues that have arisen since install, they have been very prompt in their…”
Ellen Sterin
Allen Permanent Lighting FAQ
Have a question we didn’t cover? Call 972-620-9560 or request a free quote online.
Do you still hang regular Christmas lights in Allen?
–
Yes. Allen is one of the four cities where we install seasonal Christmas lighting on homes, along with Plano, Frisco and Richardson. That lets us compare both options for your house side by side during the same design visit, using the same measurements.
Can permanent lights match Allen Eagles colors?
–
Yes. Save a red, white and blue scene, or any color mix you want, and schedule it for Friday nights during football season. You can also add scenes for your kids' teams, a graduation party or a senior night celebration.
Does my Twin Creeks or Star Creek HOA need to approve it?
–
Many Allen associations review exterior changes before work begins. We give you a written description of the system and the track color to submit, which keeps the request clear and easy for the committee to review. We can also answer the board's questions directly.
Will the system be noticeable in daylight?
–
We choose a track color that blends with your trim and keep the mount close to the edge of the roof. In daylight it is subtle and tidy, which is one of the main reasons owners pick permanent lighting over seasonal clips and strands.
Can I control the lights from my phone?
–
Yes. The PermaLites 365 app lets you pick any color, run effects such as chase or twinkle, save presets and set schedules. We set up the app and program your first scenes before the crew leaves, so you start with a working system on night one.
Does installation harm my roof or gutters?
–
The track mounts along the fascia or roof edge rather than across the shingles. We review mounting points with you during the design visit so you know exactly where hardware goes before the crew arrives, and we can answer any roofing questions then.
Can I add more runs later?
–
Yes. Many owners start with the front elevation and add sides, a back patio or a detached garage later. If you mention that during the first visit, we lay out phase one so additions tie in cleanly and the controller has room to grow.
Why pay once instead of every season?
–
Seasonal service is a recurring cost for a few weeks of light each year. Permanent lighting is a single install you use every night if you want. Which makes more sense depends on your plans for the property, and we will walk through both with you.
Can I see a layout before I commit?
–
Yes. We walk the property, measure and show you a layout that marks which lines we light and where zones split, so you know what the finished home will look like. Nothing is scheduled until you have reviewed and approved the plan.