What North Vancouver homes ask of Christmas lights
North Vancouver is one of the wettest parts of the region, and rain gets heavier toward the mountains. Lights here sit in wet conditions for weeks. That is hard on plugs and connections, so how they are run matters as much as how they look.
Many houses in Lynn Valley, Deep Cove and Edgemont sit under tall cedar and fir. Branches and needles land on rooflines, and the shade keeps roofs and decks damp all year. Much of the district is 1950s to 1970s post-and-beam houses, split-levels and newer rebuilds on larger, often sloped lots. Steep lots mean high gutters and few safe places to set a ladder.
Upper streets can get snow and frost when the waterfront stays clear. Near Lonsdale, the housing shifts to condos and older walk-ups, where the job is usually a balcony, an entrance or a shared building edge.
How we hang lights on the North Shore
We hang your own lights if they are outdoor-rated and still work. If they are tired or you never had enough, we supply lights. Either way, you skip the ladder and the bins in the garage.
We use clips only. No nails and no staples go into your gutters, fascia or trim, which matters on older cedar and post-and-beam houses.
Because of the rain, we keep connections dry and off the ground. We also like lights up early. Heavy rain and wind are the rule by November, and the upper streets may see snow.
When a roof is slick or the wind is up, we move the roof work to another day. A steep lot with a wet roofline is not a place to push a schedule. We would rather come back when it is safe.
Book one job, not a program
You can hire us for one thing and stop there. Install, repair and removal can each be booked alone. That includes repair or removal of lights someone else hung, so a string that went dark in December can be fixed without starting over.
Removal is in January. We take the lights down, so you are not up there in the cold with the same ladder.
Price depends on the size of the job, how high and hard to reach the roofline is, and whether you are supplying lights. We explain that when we quote, so you know what is driving the number.
We also work with stratas, low-rise condos and storefronts, which suits the buildings around Lower Lonsdale. We also hang lights on trees and shrubs, which fits the tall conifers common across the district.
