Permanent Outdoor Lighting

The biggest differences are the track, the installation, and who stands behind it. A professionally installed system uses a rigid aluminum track that’s color-matched to your trim and fastened to the fascia. The wiring and power supply are hidden in the attic or behind the soffit, so the daytime look is clean from the street. Do-it-yourself kits vary a lot by brand, but most mount with clips or adhesive and leave the wire and power supply in view. The ladder work, the weatherproofing, and any troubleshooting are on you. Paschal’s system is also covered by a 10-year parts warranty and a 3-year labor warranty, and Paschal pros are here for any needed repairs.

The bulbs are rated for 50,000 hours, which works out to about 20 years at six to eight hours a night, and the system is designed for a 20-plus-year life. Every bulb, connector, and control box is sealed against water and corrosion, and the lenses are UV-rated so they don’t yellow or crack in the sun. The low-voltage design also keeps the electronics under far less stress than line-voltage lighting. If a bulb ever does fail, it’s replaced on its own without touching the rest of the run, and parts are covered for 10 years.

Not from the street. The track is a slim aluminum channel that sits up under the fascia or along the soffit. It comes in more than 100 color finishes, so it’s matched to your trim or siding instead of standing out against it. The bulbs are small frosted lenses about the size of a nickel, and the wiring runs inside the attic or behind the trim. In daylight, most people never notice the system is there.

No. Many homeowners start with the front roofline or only the porch and add on later. The system runs in zones, so a section you add next year is controlled on its own, and track can be extended to pergolas, decks, fences, stair rails, pathways, and landscape beds.

From an app on your phone or from a web browser, wherever you happen to be. You choose colors, patterns, and brightness, save them as scenes, and schedule scenes by date so Halloween, Christmas, and the Fourth of July run themselves. Schedules can follow sunset and sunrise for your location, and the system works with Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

Very little. The system runs on 24 volts, and a hundred bulbs draw less power than a single 40-watt bulb. A warm white glow every evening costs a small fraction of what the same run of incandescent string lights would.

Yes. The bulbs are sealed and rated IP68, the connections are waterproof, and the whole system is low voltage, so it’s built for ice storms, spring wind, and 100-degree August afternoons. The products are ETL listed and conform to UL 2108 and CSA C22.2 safety standards.

It depends on the size of the roofline and the sections you choose. Rooflines with a lot of dormers and gables take longer than a simple front elevation, and you’ll have a timeline before installation is scheduled.

Price is based mostly on the linear footage of track, along with the shape of the roofline and the number of zones. We’ll give you a free estimate over the phone, then measure in person so the price you approve is exact.

You replace single bulbs instead of the whole strand, and parts are covered by the 10-year warranty. Labor is covered for the first three years, and Paschal pros are here for any needed repairs.

Yes. Additional roofline, a backyard pergola, or a lit pathway can be added to the same system as new zones, and the app controls all of it together.

Not yet available in all markets. Outdoor lighting is now offered in all markets except for Texas and St. Joseph, Missouri. See Paschal service locations, or call and we’ll confirm availability for your address.