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FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Permanent Lighting in Fort Worth, TX
From Craftsman porches in Fairmount to long new eaves near Alliance, PermaLites 365 gives Fort Worth properties a lit roofline that stays up, blends in by day and changes color from an app.
✓ Historic and new homes ✓ Commercial COIs ready ✓ Family-run since 1978
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Permanent lighting in Fort Worth means a color-matched LED channel installed along your roof edge once and controlled from your phone for years. Christmas Decor by Carruthers Decorative Lighting designs runs around your home's architecture, installs PermaLites 365, and programs scenes for Christmas, Stock Show season, TCU game days and everyday warm white.
Since 1978
Dallas family business
5+ years in lighting
Commercial and large residential lighting
Fully insured
Liability and workers’ comp
4.5★ Google
Rated by DFW clients
Every Fort Worth Project Covers
Old house or new, these are the pieces you get.
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Design led by architecture
A 1920s bungalow and a 2020 tract home need different plans. We trace what makes your house distinctive, whether that is a porch gable, a parapet or a long ranch eave.
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Zones for each area
Porch, main roof, garage and back patio can each be its own zone, so you can light only what makes sense on a given night and leave the rest dark.
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Careful work on older trim
Historic homes can have wood fascia, crown details and irregular lines. We plan fastening points and channel lengths to respect older trim instead of forcing a template.
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Programming for business hours
For shops, restaurants and offices, we save brand colors, holiday scenes and opening-hour schedules, so the building looks right every evening without anyone touching a switch.
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Channel that matches trim
The channel is selected to match your trim, so it fades into the house by day. That matters on streets where character is the whole appeal.
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Insurance paperwork on request
We carry liability and workers' compensation insurance and provide certificates of insurance for landlords, property managers and commercial owners who need them before work begins.
Historic Streets and New Subdivisions, Same Care
Fort Worth covers a lot of architectural ground. Fairmount and Ryan Place have bungalows and four-squares with porches and steep front gables. Tanglewood and Rivercrest have large custom homes with long, layered roofs. North of Loop 820, newer neighborhoods near Alliance have long straight eaves built for a clean single line.
We do not use one layout for all of them. On older homes, less is often more: outline the porch and main gable and let the details show. On newer homes, a continuous run can look sharp.
Porch and gable outlines on historic homes
Continuous runs on long newer eaves
Discreet channel that respects period character
Separate zone for detached garages
Our Fort Worth Install Process
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Talk it through
Call us with your address and goals. We ask about the home's age, roof height and whether this is a house or a business.
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Walk the property
On site we measure every run, inspect trim condition, locate power and photograph corners and transitions that need special fittings.
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Review the plan
We show you the proposed runs and zones with a quote. You can trim the scope or add a patio or garage before anything is ordered.
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Install and adjust
The crew mounts channel and LEDs, routes wiring cleanly and tests every zone, adjusting where an older roofline needs a custom cut.
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Program and train
We connect the app, save your first scenes and set a sunset schedule, then show you how to change things yourself.
Where We Light Across Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the seat of Tarrant County and one of the biggest cities in Texas, so every part of town has its own character. These are a few of the places our plans are shaped around.
Fairmount and Ryan Place
Historic districts with Craftsman bungalows, deep porches and brick streets. We favor understated outlines that highlight porch gables and rooflines without overpowering the original woodwork, and warm white tends to suit these homes far better than saturated color. Historic guidelines may apply.
Alliance and far north
Fast-growing neighborhoods with newer two-story homes and long, simple eaves. A single continuous run in warm white gives these homes an easy, finished look after dark and makes house numbers simpler to spot. Some owners add a garage zone too.
Stockyards and Cultural District
Destinations that draw visitors from all over the world. Businesses nearby can use permanent lighting for visibility, special events and seasonal looks, without scheduling and paying for an install crew every single year. Event nights can get their own saved scene, ready whenever you need it.
Tanglewood and Rivercrest
Large custom homes on generous lots, often with multiple wings and long driveways. Zoning is key here, so the street-facing elevation can glow for guests while private rear areas and pool terraces stay soft or dark. Each zone can follow its own timer.
Sundance Square and Near Southside
Restaurants, bars and shops here thrive on evening foot traffic. Permanent edges in brand color keep facades inviting every night of the week, then switch to holiday scenes automatically when the season starts. Owners control it all from one phone app.
TCU area
Purple goes up all over this part of town on game days. Homes and businesses near campus can save a Horned Frogs scene and schedule it for every home game, then return to white the next morning. Graduation weekend gets a scene too.
Permanent vs. Seasonal in Fort Worth
We are a Christmas Decor franchise, so we install seasonal displays as well as permanent systems. In Fort Worth our seasonal program serves commercial buildings, HOA entrances, dealerships and large venues with leased product that we install, maintain, remove and store. Homes here get permanent lighting from us.
For a business, the choice comes down to how often you want to be lit. A big December show favors seasonal. Brand color most nights plus holidays favors a permanent system.
Seasonal: full December display, removed each January
Permanent: brand color nightly, holidays scheduled ahead
Both: insured crew and certificates on request
Many properties pair a permanent roofline with seasonal décor
What Drives a Fort Worth Quote
Every price is built from your property, and these are the main variables.
Measured roofline length
A compact bungalow and a multi-wing estate are very different jobs. We quote from measured feet of channel and LED, so you pay for your home, not an average.
Zone count
Each independently controlled area adds wiring and controller capacity. Fewer zones keep a project simple; more zones give finer control over what lights up when.
Trim condition
Older wood trim sometimes needs extra care, minor prep or alternate fastening points. We flag that during the site visit so it is in the plan, not a surprise later.
Commercial access
For businesses, roof access, parapet height and working around open hours, parking and foot traffic all affect scheduling and labor on a commercial install. We discuss timing upfront.
Stories and pitch
Steep gables and second-story eaves require more staging and time than a single-story ranch roof, and the crew plans equipment around them. Taller commercial buildings may also need lift access.
What DFW clients say
4.5-star average on Google from clients across Dallas-Fort Worth.
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“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…”
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“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!”
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Fort Worth Permanent Lighting Questions
Have a question we didn’t cover? Call 972-620-9560 or request a free quote online.
Can permanent lighting go on a historic home?
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Yes, with a lighter touch. We match the channel to the trim, keep it tucked under the roof edge and often light only the porch and main gables. If your home sits in a historic district, check local guidelines for exterior changes before install.
How long does installation take?
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It depends on roofline length, height and complexity. Many homes are finished in a single day, while larger custom homes and commercial buildings can take longer. We give you a realistic schedule after measuring, so you know when to expect the crew.
Can I set TCU purple or Stock Show colors?
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Yes. The app lets you save any color combination as a scene, then schedule it for game days, rodeo season in January or any other date. You can switch back to warm white whenever you like with a tap. Several family members can share control from their own phones.
Do I need an electrician?
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Usually not. Many homes have an exterior outlet we can use for the controller. If there is no workable outlet, we let you know during the site visit so power can be added before install day and the schedule stays on track.
Will it survive Fort Worth hail and heat?
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The channel sits sheltered under the eave, which keeps the LEDs out of the direct path of most hail. We seal connections and route wiring with long hot summers and occasional ice storms in mind, because North Texas tests everything outdoors.
What if a section stops working?
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Call our office at 972-620-9560 during business hours, Monday through Friday. Describe which zone or section is affected, send a photo if you can, and we will schedule a time to look at it and get it working again. Most questions are answered on the first call.
Do you install on restaurants and shops?
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Yes. Permanent lighting fits restaurants, retail and offices in places like Sundance Square and the Near Southside. We provide certificates of insurance, program schedules around your business hours and plan install work to limit disruption to customers. We can work early or schedule around peak dining and shopping hours.
Can I still have wreaths or garland with a permanent system?
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For commercial properties, yes. Our holiday décor team installs wreaths, garland, swags and oversized trees, and those pair well with a permanent roofline that switches to a holiday scene for the season and back to brand colors in January.
Is LED lighting expensive to run?
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No. LEDs use a small fraction of the power of old incandescent strands. Schedules and dimming let you run them only when you want and only as bright as you want, which keeps energy use low all year. You can see and adjust schedules from anywhere.