Guides with real numbers
Every guide has a price, a wattage, a wind speed or a date in it, and an author who installs the product.
How Much Does Permanent Lighting Cost in Vancouver WA and Portland?
Permanent roofline lighting costs $32–37 per foot installed with the controller included, $2,500 minimum: about $4,800 for a 150-ft ranch, $7,040 for a 220-ft two-story. Every number, no visit required.
How Permanent Lighting Installation Works: Measure to App Setup
A 20-minute measure, a written quote, a one-day install with a two-person crew, and the app set up before we leave. What happens at each step and how long it takes.
Do Permanent Lights Survive Pacific Northwest Rain, Wind and Ice?
IP66 sealed lights rated to -20°C, a bonded channel with no free wire, and installs in Washougal and Gresham where the Gorge east wind gusts 50–80 mph. What holds, what doesn't, and why.
What Permanent LED Lighting Costs to Run Per Month
Minleon pebbles draw 0.36 W and pucks 0.45 W. A 220-light install at four hours a night is about 9.5 kWh: 85 cents on Clark Public Utilities, about $1.90 on PGE. The math, by house size and utility.
How to Get Permanent Lighting Approved by Your HOA (Template Letter)
What architectural committees in Camas, Ridgefield, Felida, Lake Oswego, Bethany, Happy Valley and Wilsonville ask about, what to attach, and a copy-and-paste approval request letter.
Permanent Lighting Warranty and Maintenance, in Plain English
What Minleon's 1-year standard and 3-year premium warranties cover, what our workmanship warranty adds, what 'lifetime' means at Trimlight and Gemstone, and what maintenance a permanent system really needs.
Best Time to Install Permanent Lighting: Why Fall Books Out and Spring Is Cheapest
September installs land in two weeks; November slots are quoted by date; January through March is the calendar's quietest stretch and the best time to negotiate. How the season really works.
Permanent Lighting App and Scenes Guide: Holidays, Game Day, Security, Everyday
How the Minleon Pixel Dancer app handles schedules, zones and scenes, the nightly warm-white setting most owners use, and recipes for Christmas, Halloween, game day, patriotic and security scenes.
Where Permanent Lights Go: Eaves, Gables, Soffits, Columns, Garage, Trees, Patio
Eaves and gables are the frame; garage, porch and columns are the accents; trees and patios add depth. Which lines to light, which to skip, and what each adds in feet and dollars.
Who Shouldn't Buy Permanent Lighting
Renters, short stays, all-year bans, tight budgets, vinyl fascia and people who only want one color for one month. The real drawbacks of permanent roofline lighting, from a company that sells it.
Comparisons
- Trimlight vs Minleon — Trimlight's published specs and $18–35/ft range next to the Minleon RGBW+2 system we install at a published $32–37/ft with the controller included. Sourced and dated.
- Jellyfish Lighting vs Minleon — Jellyfish's published $25–35/ft plus $650–850 controller, 5-year parts warranty and 48 V system next to the Minleon RGBW+2 system we install at a published $32–37/ft, controller included.
- Gemstone Lights vs Minleon — Gemstone's 46-lumen RGBWW lights, lifetime warranty and 9-inch spacing next to the Minleon RGBW+2 system we install at a published $32–37/ft. Gemstone publishes no price.
- Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights vs a Professional Install — Govee kits cost $280–800 per 100–200 ft and mount with tape and clips. What you get, what fails, and when the $32/ft professional install is the better buy. Sourced and dated.
- Minleon vs Trimlight, Jellyfish, Gemstone, EverLights, Oelo and Govee — One sourced table comparing Minleon, Trimlight, Jellyfish, Gemstone, EverLights, Oelo and Govee on spacing, LEDs, lumens, IP rating, warranty, app and whether a price per foot is published.
- Permanent vs Seasonal Christmas Lights: 5-Year Cost — Seasonal C9 service at $11/ft year one and $6–7/ft to re-hang versus permanent Pebble Track at $32/ft once. Where the lines cross, and what 365 lit nights are worth.
Price it before you call
Pick a package, set your roofline feet, read the range. The free measure makes it exact, and if the measure comes in under your estimate you pay the lower number.
Track packages from $32 per foot with the controller included · $2,500 minimum on permanent, $1,000 on seasonal · the full price list · financing
What will permanent lighting cost on my house?
Pick a package, set your roofline feet, see the range and the monthly figure. Exact price follows a free measure.
How to measure your roofline in Google Maps
- Open Google Maps, search your address, switch to satellite view.
- Right-click on a roof corner and choose Measure distance.
- Click each corner along the roof edges you want lit. The total in feet shows at the bottom.
- Add about 15% for gables you can't see from above. That is your number.
Or text a photo of your house and we'll reply with a quote within the hour during business hours.