Why Maple Ridge lights fail
Maple Ridge gets more rain than the western suburbs, and the winters are colder. Outflow wind comes down the Fraser Valley and off the Golden Ears and the Pitt River valley. That wind tests clips and pulls strands loose. Frost and snow come with it, especially on the upper streets near Silver Valley.
Homes close to Golden Ears and the forested north side stay damp and shaded. Plugs there can sit wet for weeks. A plug in a puddle or an unsealed join is the usual reason an outdoor plug trips in the rain.
So most repair calls here come down to water, wind or both. We trace the fault section by section and fix the cause of the failure.
Faults we fix on Maple Ridge homes
These are the faults we get called about most.
- Half a strand out with no obvious bad spot
- An outdoor plug that trips when it rains
- A timer that stopped switching the lights on
- One section of the roofline gone dark
- Lights pulled down by wind or a falling branch
- Corroded plugs where strands join
Many repairs take under an hour. Finding a fault across a whole house can take longer. That is more likely on the big lots east toward Whonnock and Thornhill, where the run from plug to tree is long. Tell us what you see and send a photo of the part that is out. That helps us arrive with the right parts.
Repair or replace the strand
If a few spots are out on a strand in good shape, repair it. On older strands, a bulb or fuse is often the cause. Sealed LED strands are different. The bad section may not be repairable, and replacing the strand is the better buy. If the wire is cracked or a strand has several faults, replacing it costs less over time.
We will say which one you have. The price depends on how long the fault takes to find, how much needs re-hanging, how high the work is and whether new strands are needed.
We re-hang with clips only, no nails or staples. If the roof is slick or windy, we move that part of the job to a safer day.
Book the repair by itself
Repair is its own job. There is no program or yearly plan to join, and you do not need to have hired us to hang the lights. If someone else installed them, tell us who if you know.
If you have bins of lights in the garage, we can hang your outdoor-rated lights if they work, or supply lights if they do not. Removal can be booked alone too, and we do it in January.
We also work on stratas, low-rise condos and storefronts. Townhouse complexes near Albion and the town centre have exterior rules, so check yours before we start.
