What Surrey yards usually need
Surrey yards vary a lot. Older parts of the city have big cedars and hedges that the owner can no longer reach from a ladder. Many 1970s and 1980s homes in Newton, Guildford and Fleetwood have a large front tree and a long hedge along the walk. Newer homes in Morgan Creek and South Surrey have tall entries and steep front peaks, so the house is lit and the yard beside it stays dark.
That is where tree and shrub lighting helps. A lit front tree or hedge makes the whole front of the house look finished. Plenty of people only want the yard done, and that is a fine job to book on its own.
If you have bins of lights in the garage, tell us. We will test them and hang the ones that work.
How we wrap, drape and net
The method depends on the plant. Bare trunks and limbs look best wrapped closely. Cedars and other evergreens look better with strands draped through the branches from the top down. Hedges get nets, which keeps them from looking patchy when lit.
Everything runs on outdoor-rated cords to a timer. We use clips only, with no nails or staples. The strands sit loosely for the season and come off in January, which is what keeps the tree safe. Leaving lights wrapped on a growing limb all year is what causes damage.
Power matters in a big yard. The lights need an outdoor plug within reach of an outdoor-rated cord. If the plug is far from the tree, we will tell you how the cords would run before you book. In homes with suites, the outdoor plugs may not be on your panel, so it helps to know that early.
Price, timing and weather
Price is based on the size and number of trees and shrubs, how they are lit, how far they are from an outdoor plug, and whether you use your own lights or want them supplied. Send a photo and we will say what is possible, including how high we can go on a tree. That depends on where a ladder can stand safely and what is under it.
Most yards take an hour or two on top of the house lights. Large trees take longer.
Rain and wind arrive by November. In the east of the city, colder nights can leave frost on roofs, so morning roof work may need to wait. We move roof work when it is slick or windy.
You hire us one job at a time. Install, repair and removal can each be booked alone, even on lights someone else hung.
