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About Burlington Christmas Lights

A direct booking line for one vetted, insured holiday lighting installer working across Burlington, from the lakeshore to the rural north.

Burlington Christmas Lights is a booking line, not a lighting company, and it does not claim to be one. It exists so that a Burlington homeowner, landlord, condominium board or business that wants a roofline lit, a permanent system priced or last season's lights taken down reaches one vetted, insured local installer directly, instead of filling in several forms and fielding calls from strangers.

In practice the work is done by a holiday lighting installer who carries liability insurance and WSIB coverage, works to Ontario's fall-protection rules, uses outdoor-rated lights with Canadian certification marks, quotes in writing after seeing the house, and is accountable for the display through the season. Your details are not sold to a list or put up for auction.

The site stays in its lane: seasonal Christmas light installation, permanent roofline lighting, tree and landscape lighting, takedown and storage, and commercial holiday lighting. New outlets and circuits are electrical work, done by a Licensed Electrical Contractor with ESA notification as ESA requires.

The local facts here were checked against the sources cited: Burlington Hydro's own description of itself, the Ontario Energy Board's current electricity prices, Tourism Burlington's event listings, Halton Region's holiday collection notice, Environment Canada's climate normals, and ESA's holiday lighting advice. Where a decision belongs to someone else, such as a condominium board ruling on its common elements, the site says so instead of guessing.

The site also tries to be straight about fit. Permanent lighting is not the right answer for every Roseland house with wood soffit and decorative trim, a big tree wrap is not worth it on a street of saplings, and a seasonal install in the second week of December on an iced roof is slower and dearer than the same job in early November. You will be told which of those applies to your house before you book, and the cheaper or simpler option will be offered when it fits.

Some jobs are declined: roofs that cannot be worked safely, trees tangled in power lines, and condominium work without the board's written approval.

How this works

When you call 289-513-3180 or send the form, your details go directly to the holiday lighting installer covering Burlington, not to a list or a call centre. Calls go to voicemail when the crew is up a ladder, which in November is most of the day, and the message reaches them right away by text and email. Expect a call back the same day or the next working day. Most houses are quoted from a short visit or from photos of the front and sides, and the written quote names the lines lit, the lights used, the install and switch-on dates, and how takedown and storage work.

What we won't do

• Publish reviews we didn't earn. When we have them, they'll be real ones with names.
• Quote a firm price before someone has seen the job.
• Send anyone into your property who we would not have in our own.