Carthage, Texas
Christmas lights in Carthage
Professional C9 roofline lights for Carthage homes and businesses, custom-cut, installed, taken down in January and stored for next year.
- Panola County, Texas
- Free written estimate within a day
- Same crew every visit, never subcontracted
Who installs Christmas lights in Carthage, TX?
Yard Dog Landscapes, a family-owned, fully insured company based in Longview, hangs professional Christmas lights in Carthage and across Panola County, with a 5.0 rating across 143 Google reviews. We supply C9 lights, custom-cut them to your roofline, install them, take them down after the season and store them. Most homes start at $900, and installs more than an hour from Longview start at $1,800. We quote from a photo mock-up of your house. Send a quote request and we'll get back to you within a day.
Christmas Lights for Carthage yards
Carthage sits inside our standard Christmas light range, so most homes start at $900. We light homes and businesses in warm white or color, with professional C9 lines custom-cut to the roofline, then take everything down after the season and store it. Send a photo and we will quote it from a mock-up, no site visit needed.
You don't touch a ladder and you don't store a tangled mess in the attic. We build a mock-up from a photo of your house so you can see the design before you book, then custom-cut C9 lines to fit every run of your roofline. Warm white, full color or a custom mix. Roofline only, or add tree wraps, ground stakes, garland and wreaths.
What's included
- Photo mock-up and remote quote
- Professional C9 lines custom-cut to your roofline
- Warm white, full color or a custom mix
- Tree wraps, ground stakes, garland and wreaths
- Timers and weatherproof connections
- Service calls if a section goes out mid-season
- Takedown in January and storage until next year
- Residential and commercial
How the job goes
Booking opens in early October, and the calendar fills up fast. Installs run through Thanksgiving week, and we take everything down in January. Book early to get the install date you want.
Get a mock-up
We build a mock-up from a photo of your house and quote from that, so nobody has to come out first.
Approve the design
Pick warm white or color, roofline only or the full package, and lock in your install date.
Custom-cut and install
We measure each run, cut the C9 lines to fit, and hang them with clips that don't damage shingles, all on a timer.
Keep it lit
If a section goes out during the season, let us know and we come back to fix it.
Take down and store
In January we take everything down and store it, ready for next season.
Examples of our Christmas light installation work
Real jobs by our crew around East Texas. Each photo says where it was taken.
Christmas Lights questions in Carthage
Do I have to be home for a Christmas light quote in Carthage?
No. We quote from a photo mock-up of your house, so you can text us a picture and get a price without a site visit. Most homes start at $900. We supply the lights, install them, take them down after the season and store them.
How much does Christmas light installation cost in Carthage, TX?
Most homes start at $900 for professional C9 lights custom-cut to the roofline, installed, taken down after the season and stored. Installs more than an hour from Longview start at $1,800. Bigger rooflines and extras like tree wraps and ground stakes add to it. We quote from a photo mock-up of your house, so you see the design and the price together.
Do you have to come out to give a quote?
No. We build a mock-up from a photo of your house and quote from that. You see where the lights go and what color they are before you book. Once you approve it, we measure each run and custom-cut the C9 lines to fit your roofline, so the light follows every ridge and peak with no gaps.
When should I book Christmas lights in East Texas?
As early as you can. Booking opens in early October, installs run through Thanksgiving week, and the calendar fills up fast. Lighting nights are yours to schedule on the timer, and we come back in January to take everything down, so your lights aren't left hanging until spring.
More we do in Carthage
Lawn Maintenance
Carthage lawns are often a mix: St. Augustine under the trees out front, Bermuda in the open back, and on bigger lots a pasture edge that never got sodded.
Drainage & Grading
Carthage soil is the classic East Texas setup, sandy loam on top and red clay underneath, so rain soaks in fast, hits the clay and moves sideways toward the slab and the low corner of the yard.
Sod Installation
If your Carthage lawn thinned out as the trees grew in, or you are starting from bare dirt on a new build, sod is the fast fix.
Landscaping
On older Carthage homes, the usual story is good bones and tired beds: overgrown foundation shrubs, edges that melted into the lawn, and plants that quit years ago.
Leaf Removal
Between the pines, post oaks and pecans in older Carthage yards, leaf season starts in October and does not really end until February.
Fertilization
On Carthage lots that run St. Augustine under the trees and Bermuda in the open, one bag rate across the whole yard does not work, because shaded St. Augustine needs a lighter hand while sunny Bermuda can use more.
Hedge Trimming
Older Carthage homes often have foundation hedges of holly, ligustrum or boxwood that were sheared into boxes for years and went thin at the bottom.
Tree & Shrub Care
Mature Carthage yards tend to have crepe myrtles, azaleas and big shade trees, and each one wants pruning at a different time of year.
Get a free Christmas light installation quote in Carthage
Tell us what you need and where. We call within a day, walk the property with you and send a written, itemized estimate. No pressure and no surprise add-ons.
- Free on-site walkthrough
- Written estimate, usually within a day
- Same crew every visit, never subcontracted
- Fully insured, 5.0 on Google from 143 reviews