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COLLEYVILLE, TARRANT COUNTY
Permanent Lighting in Colleyville, TX
Colleyville's custom homes have steep pitches, stone facades and layered rooflines. PermaLites 365 permanent lighting follows that architecture closely, and it never needs to come down.
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Permanent lighting for Colleyville homes is a color-matched LED track installed along the roofline and controlled from the PermaLites 365 app. It stays up all year, nearly invisible by day, with scenes for holidays and nightly accent light. Christmas Decor by Carruthers Decorative Lighting focuses on large residential and commercial properties and installs throughout Colleyville and northeast Tarrant County.
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
Refined Uses for a Colleyville Estate
Subtle most nights, festive when you want it.
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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.
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Family celebrations
Pink or blue for a new arrival, school colors for a graduate, or a custom mix for a party on the patio. Save each one and reuse it year after year.
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Quiet warm white
Many estate owners run nothing but a soft warm white outline on a timer most of the year. It shows off stone, gables and dormers after dark without looking like a holiday display.
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GCISD game nights
Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD families can save team colors for football season and playoff weekends, then switch back to white automatically at a set hour.
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Security white
Bright white over the driveway, garage and entries puts more light where you walk at night, improves what your doorbell camera sees and makes the house look occupied.
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Red, white and blue
Set a patriotic scene for Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Veterans Day, and let the schedule handle the timing. It turns on at dusk and off whenever you choose.
Design That Respects the Architecture
High-end homes deserve a design, not a default. Colleyville houses often combine stone and brick, steep pitches, multiple ridgelines and dormers at several heights. Outlining every edge can overwhelm the facade.
We decide which lines carry the look, often the main ridges, front gables and entry, and which stay dark. Multiple zones let the front elevation, side-entry garage and rear terraces run separately. The track is matched to trim or stone tones, so the system all but disappears in daylight.
Selective outlines that suit the facade
Zones for front, garage and terraces
Track tones matched to trim or stone
Crew insured for steep, tall rooflines
Certificates of insurance for builders
Getting Lights on Your Colleyville Roofline
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Walk the property
We visit your Colleyville address, measure every roof edge, note the trim color and look at the house the way neighbors and drivers will see it after dark.
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Site survey
A designer measures rooflines, checks outlets and power, and asks how you plan to use the lights through the year.
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Plan the zones
Front, sides, garage or rear elevations can run as separate zones, so one scene lights the street side while another rests.
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Install and test
Our insured crew mounts the track, wires the controller and tests every run before anything is called finished.
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Scenes and support
We set schedules and holiday presets, then stay a phone call away for service calls on the system we installed.
Colleyville Settings We Know
Colleyville is mostly large-lot residential, with a compact commercial strip along SH-26. These are the properties we plan for most.
Estate neighborhoods
Gated and custom-home neighborhoods across the city share steep roofs, long drives and big front lawns. We design the outline to read from the end of the drive and keep runs selective, so the result looks custom rather than busy.
The Village at Colleyville
Businesses around this shopping and dining area benefit from warm white accent lines and festive scenes for the holiday season, all on schedules that run without staff involvement. Tenants can coordinate one scene so the whole center reads as a single, polished property at night.
New custom builds
If you are building, ask your builder to leave access to power near the eave. Installing during or right after construction keeps the track tight to fresh trim and avoids working around mature landscaping later. We can also coordinate timing directly with your builder.
SH-26 corridor
Shops, restaurants and offices along Colleyville Boulevard can use permanent lighting for a refined nightly outline and seasonal scenes in December. Certificates of insurance are available for landlords and management companies. Schedules can follow store hours so nothing runs all night.
Homes near the Grapevine border
Families on the north side of town often share Grapevine's love of Christmas. A permanent roofline gives you a ready-made base for the season, with the outline already in place before Thanksgiving. Neighbors who start early in November can switch on with one tap.
Seasonal Display or Permanent System?
Some Colleyville estates want a large December display with garland, wreaths and lit trees. Others want a subtle outline every night and color only on special dates. Those are different products, and we offer both to commercial and HOA clients.
For homes, permanent lighting removes the yearly install and removal cycle on tall, steep roofs and adds year-round use. For businesses, a permanent roofline can pair with seasonal décor at entries. We explain the tradeoffs and let you choose.
Permanent: subtle nightly outline, festive on demand
Permanent: no seasonal crews on steep roofs
Seasonal: garland, wreaths and lit trees
Seasonal: removal and storage included
Pair both on commercial properties
Cost Drivers, Explained Plainly
Cost depends on the building, not a template, so we weigh these factors.
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.
Peaks, gables and dormers
Every change in direction adds cuts, corners and connections. A simple hip roof with long straight eaves runs much quicker than a facade full of stacked gables, turrets and small dormers.
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.
Where power comes from
We check outlets and power during the site visit. When the nearest power is far from the roofline, routing it neatly and safely takes extra time, and we show you the options first.
What DFW clients say
4.5-star average on Google from clients across Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Colleyville Permanent Lighting FAQ
Have a question we didn’t cover? Call 972-620-9560 or request a free quote online.
Will permanent lights look tasteful on a luxury home?
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Yes, when the design is selective. We outline the lines that define the architecture and leave the rest dark, match the track to trim or stone tones, and default to warm white. Color is there when you want it. Most owners keep it subtle.
Can you work with my builder on new construction?
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Yes. Bring us in before trim is finished if you can. We will note where power should be roughed in near the eaves, then install after the exterior paint is done so the track sits tight to the new trim.
Will the system be noticeable in daylight?
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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?
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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.
Will my homeowners association allow it?
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Rules vary by association, so check your guidelines first. Because the track is low profile and color-matched to the trim, it is a modest exterior change, and we can provide the system details and track color your HOA asks for.
Do you install on two-story and steep roofs?
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Yes. Tall and steep rooflines are a regular part of our commercial and large residential work. Our crew is insured with liability coverage and workers' compensation, and we plan the right equipment for each roof during the site visit. Height changes the plan, not the result.
Can I start small and expand?
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Starting with the street-facing roofline is common and sensible. We plan the controller and zones so the back of the house, a patio cover or an outbuilding can be added in a later visit without redoing the first phase. Many owners add a second zone within a year or two.
Do you install on businesses and HOA entrances?
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Yes. Commercial buildings, HOA entrances, churches and dealerships use the same system for brand colors, seasonal scenes and well-lit entries. Our parent company has managed commercial properties since 1978, and certificates of insurance are available for property managers who need them on file before work begins.
Can I combine permanent lights with seasonal décor?
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Yes. For businesses and HOAs where we also install holiday décor, a permanent roofline pairs well with seasonal wreaths, garland and lit trees. You simply set the roofline color in the app to match each year's décor theme.