Permanent Lighting · Burlington
Permanent Roofline Lighting in Burlington
Permanent lighting is the other half of this site because most Burlington houses built since the 1970s have exactly the roofline it was designed for.
A permanent system is an aluminum channel, colour-matched to your soffit or fascia, holding a row of individually addressable LED nodes. It is fastened along the house once and never comes down. By day it passes for trim. After dark it does whatever the app tells it: warm white over the porch and garage every evening, a slow red and green through December, blue and white for Hanukkah, colours for Diwali, Eid or Lunar New Year, red and white for Canada Day, team colours on game nights, a birthday on the right date.
Houses it suits
- Brick two-storeys from the 1970s to the 1990s. Brant Hills, Headon Forest, Orchard and Millcroft, with aluminum soffit, long eaves and wide garage fronts.
- Newer houses and towns. Alton Village and the other streets above Dundas, with vinyl soffit and clean, straight rooflines.
- Anyone who has hired a seasonal install more than twice. The cost page sets out how the two compare over several seasons.
Houses to think about first
Older Roseland and Aldershot houses with wood soffit, deep cornices or decorative trim, where fastening a track can be fiddly and a seasonal install may look better. Townhouses and condominium units, where the board decides whether anything can be fastened to a common element at all. Both get a straight answer on the walk-around.
Power
The controller and low-voltage power supply usually plug into an existing GFCI-protected exterior outlet, often the one in the garage or by the front step. Where there is no outlet where one is needed, or the run needs a dedicated circuit, that is electrical work. ESA requires hired electrical work to be done by a Licensed Electrical Contractor and reported to ESA; the quote lists it as a separate line so nothing is hidden. The controller joins the home Wi-Fi and keeps its schedules if the internet drops.
Running cost on Burlington Hydro
LED nodes draw little. At the Ontario Energy Board's November 2026 prices, a front roofline in warm white for five hours an evening costs a few cents a night off-peak. On the Ultra-Low Overnight plan, whose weekday on-peak window runs 4 to 9 p.m., schedules can start later or run dimmer to keep it small.
Winter and summer
Sitting under the soffit keeps the system out of snow and ice. In summer it is the porch light, the patio party lighting and the Canada Day display. A yearly check is offered each fall.
What to ask before you buy
- Where exactly does the track go? Under the soffit edge or on the fascia face, and how it turns corners and crosses the garage. Ask for a marked-up photo.
- How is it fastened? Into what, at what spacing, and what happens to the holes if it is ever removed.
- Where does it plug in? Which outlet, whether that outlet is GFCI-protected, and whether any electrical work by a Licensed Electrical Contractor is needed.
- What is the warranty? On the nodes, the power supply, the controller and the labour, each stated separately in writing.
- What if you move? The system stays with the house; that is worth knowing before a sale.
Frequently asked questions
Will the neighbours see the track in daylight?
Very little. It is colour-matched and tucked under the soffit edge. Most people notice it only when it is lit.
Can it do plain white lighting all year?
Yes, and that is how most owners use it most of the year: soft warm white at the front of the house in the evening, then colour for the holidays.
Can I add more later, like the back of the house?
Yes. Runs can be extended from the same controller up to its capacity, which the quote states.
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