The downtown St. Paul skyline at sunset, above the Mississippi River

Permanent Outdoor Lighting in St. Paul, MN

One install and you never hang lights again. Warm white every night, holiday color whenever you want it, all from your phone. Local crew, free quote, firm price before anything is ordered.

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A two-story home at dusk with permanent lights along every roofline

The Wally's Way

Permanent Lighting in St. Paul

Picture your roofline lit in warm white on an ordinary February evening. No ladder in the cold, no bins of tangled strings in the garage, nobody to call every November. It goes up once and it stays.

We light homes all over this city, from the Victorians on Summit Avenue to the older homes through Macalester-Groveland and Como to the newer places out toward Highland Park. Tell us your address and we'll come look at it for free.

Our own Signature 48-volt system, built and installed by us
Track color-matched to your trim and screwed into the soffit
True 3000K warm white plus 16 million colors
A phone app with no monthly fee, set up before we leave
Lifetime warranty on the LEDs, 10 years on the system

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Control Everything From Your Phone

Each light on the track acts as a separate pixel. That lets our app set the color and brightness of every one individually, which is how the same system can glow a quiet warm white on an ordinary night and run a full multi-color pattern during Winter Carnival.

True 3000K warm white is the everyday setting: the mellow, golden white you know from a living room lamp, without the cold blue cast of cheap LEDs. For color, the lights are full RGBW, meaning red, green and blue plus a white diode of their own, good for 16 million shades. Every install gets the same 10-inch spacing.

Our Signature system runs at 48 volts, so power stays strong along the entire run. On a big house with a porch return and a turret, the far corner shines just as bright as the section beside the control box.

You run it over Bluetooth and WiFi and never pay a monthly fee. The sunset-to-sunrise schedule shifts on its own through the year, from early December dark to late June evenings. Save scenes for holidays, game day or a trip out of town, and choose individual lights where the layout allows. Our crew configures the app on your phone before leaving, so most nights it simply runs.

A Wally's crew member flipping between lighting scenes in our app while the house outside changes along with it

One tap, and the whole house changes.

What the Neighbors See

Invisible During the Day

On a street where people walk past slowly and notice details, the fear is a house that looks like the holiday lights stayed up. It will not, and seeing one in daylight usually settles it.

We screw a narrow track up into the soffit (that flat board under your overhang), where the eave already casts a shadow. On original wood trim we check the soffit before a single screw goes in and work around decorative brackets instead of through them. We never fasten anything to gutters or shingles.

We match the track to your trim, even a deliberate accent color on a heritage paint scheme, as long as it has an RAL code (the numbered color system paint and trim manufacturers use). The control box lives out of sight in your garage.

By day, your eye goes to the house and its detail. Once the sun sets, the roofline shows whatever you have chosen.

Two-story home in the evening with the lights switched off and the track almost invisible along the eaves

The same home lit up, warm white tracing each eave and gable

Lights OffLights On

Same home, lights off, then on. Slide to see both.

Home at night with permanent lighting along its rooflines in pink, orange, green and blue

Covered in Writing

Lifetime Warranty on Your Lighting

Many homes in St. Paul have stood for a century, and the lighting on them should be ready for the long run too. So we back it in writing at three levels, covering both the lights and the work of putting them up.

Lifetime

On every LED

We cover any manufacturing defect in the LEDs as long as you own the system, so the part you look at every evening stays protected.

10 Years

On the whole system

The track, power supply, controller and wiring that hold it all together are covered for ten years.

5 Years

On labor and materials

Parts, labor and the service call itself are all included for five years, and our own crew is who shows up.

How It Works

Our Lighting Installation Process

We take it one step at a time, so the lights look right, work right and are in your hands before our van pulls away.

1
Free Consultation at Your House
We walk around the house with you, measure the roofline, and decide together where the track follows a porch return or stops at a bracket. We hold colors against your trim, look at height on site, and give you an exact quote in writing.
2
Track Installation
Our crew screws the matched track into the soffit along the eaves and gables, and we bring a lift only when the house calls for one. Power comes from your garage: the control box goes on an outlet there, most often the one on the ceiling for the door opener, where it stays put and never needs unplugging.
3
Your App, Set Up
We install the app on your phone, save your first scenes and program the sunset-to-sunrise schedule. Then we hand you the phone and let you dim, recolor and switch scenes on your own.
4
Warranty and Evening Walkthrough
We register your warranty and give you the written terms. After dark we go through each scene with you and make sure you are comfortable running it without us.

Home at dusk outlined in warm white permanent lights along every eave and gable

Blue permanent lights along a gable, photographed close up at night

Gable and eaves glowing pink and orange with permanent lights after dark

Side by Side

Why Permanent Lighting Beats Seasonal Lights

You are probably comparing this with the two options you already know: a bin of store lights dragged out every fall, or paying a crew to hang and pull them each season. On a steep, tall St. Paul house, that yearly climb is the part most people are ready to give up. Here is how all three compare over time.

Two-story home at dusk with roofline lights shifting from orange to green and then blue

Permanent Lighting

Put up once, used all year.

Our own Signature 48-volt system, screwed up under your eaves into the soffit, with the track matched to your trim, accent colors included. Everyday warm white, holiday scenes and game-day colors, all from one app with no monthly fee.

A single install, then electricity only
Made to stay up through January cold snaps
Accent, security and holiday lighting year-round
Tucked into the shadow line during the day

Higherinitial investment
Very Easyfrom then on
App Control16M colors plus scheduling
Looks Greatall day, all night

Tangled multicolored holiday light strands piled together

Store-Bought Temporary

Cheap up front, work every year.

Easy on the wallet at checkout, hard on your weekends. It fits best if you decorate for one holiday and don't mind climbing.

Small cost per box
Strands that burn out and need replacing
Climbing up each fall and back down each winter
Wires and clips on display the whole time

Lowto buy
Harderyear after year
Manualplug or a basic timer
Looks Goodfor the season

Wally's van with its walrus mascot wrap parked in a home's driveway

Seasonal Install Service

We climb, you watch.

Every season our crew hangs your holiday lights and removes them afterward. It is a fair compromise if you want the display without the ladder.

Mid-range price, due every season
No climbing for you, but two crew trips a year
Mostly lit through the holidays
The look changes with the lights used that year

Moderateper season
Easyour crew handles it
Seasonalholiday season
Looks Greatwhile it is up

Pricing

Permanent Lighting Pricing

We charge by the foot of track, so your price comes down to how much roofline you want lit and how many corners are in it. A simple front is our quickest job. A big old house with porches and a turret is where the hours go.

The look is free, the quote is firm, and nothing gets ordered until you say so.

If spreading it out helps, we offer 0% interest financing through Klarna. And if you're getting gutters or a house wash done anyway, say so, and we can book it on the same visit.

Free design
consultation
Track matched
to your trim
App setup with
your first scenes
0% financing
through Klarna
Lifetime lights,
10-year system
72-Hour
Worry-Free Guarantee

Why St. Paul Homeowners Pick Us

Why Choose Wally’s

Six things that separate us from the lighting companies you have been comparing.

We Warranty the Labor

Lifetime on the lights, 10 years on the system, and 5 years on labor and materials. Most companies warranty the product and stop there.

Old Homes Are Our Specialty

Most of what we light here went up before 1930. Original wood trim and porch detail are our normal week, not a problem we hope to avoid.

Our Own System, Not a Dealer

We make and install our own Signature 48-volt lighting system. We're not a dealer for another brand, so when something needs fixing, you call us and it stops there.

One System, Every Occasion

Warm white on a Tuesday, red and green in December, orange at Halloween, your team on game night. Same lights, your phone.

Usually Done in a Day

We walk your house, agree the plan, and most St. Paul homes are finished and running the same day we start.

We Do the Rest of It Too

Gutters, windows, washing. You can book them on the same visit as your lights, so it is one trip instead of three.

One Less Thing

Historic District Approval

Plenty of these neighborhoods have rules about exterior work, and we'd rather sort that out before install day than after.

We put together the product details, the mounting method and photos of installed track, which is what a review board actually wants to see. You hand it in, and we work around whatever date you get.

We won't interpret the rules for you, because that's not our expertise and guessing would land on you. But you won't be assembling the package yourself.

A two-story home at dusk with warm white permanent lights along every gable and eave

Wally the walrus, the Wally's Home Services mascot

Reviews

Reviews From St. Paul Homeowners

Clean, evenly spaced lights are the whole standard, so our work is simple to check from the sidewalk. Look it over once we leave. If any track runs crooked, the spacing is uneven, or something just looks off, call us within 72 hours and we will come back and make it right for free.

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Summit Avenue and the Hills

Lighting for Older Homes

On the grand old houses the question isn't whether to light it. It's how much, and the honest answer is usually less than you'd think.

The main roofline plus the porch gives you most of the effect, and on a house with that much going on, holding back is what makes it look expensive. A turret is the most striking thing you can light, so we'd do it, and it can wait for next season if you'd rather. Height is rarely what stops us: we look at every house on site and tell you then if any part of it needs a lift.

We'll walk your house and tell you which features earn their keep and which ones we'd leave alone.

Close-up of a gable and eaves lit in pink and orange permanent lights at night

See It Lit

Permanent Lighting for Every Occasion

A few of the looks our customers run on their homes.

A two-story home at night with warm-white permanent lights along every roofline and gable — Everyday
Classic Warm White
A soft warm-white outline that makes the house look finished after dark, which is how most owners run it most nights.

A single-story home at dusk lit in red, white and blue permanent lighting along its gables — Holiday
Red, White and Blue
One tap switches the whole roofline to red, white and blue for the Fourth of July, then back to warm white when the holiday is over.

A brick two-story home at dusk with purple and gold permanent lighting along the roofline and garage — Game Day
Team Colors on Demand
Purple and gold for game day, set from the app in seconds, with no strings to hang and nothing to take down after.

Budgeting

0% Interest Financing Available

Lighting an entire older roofline is a significant purchase, and most people find a monthly figure easier to weigh than a single total.

With 0% interest financing through Klarna, we can install your complete system now while you pay it down over time, interest free.

At the free consultation we lay out the Klarna option next to your firm quote, so you have every number in front of you before you commit.

0% Interest Financing

We install your complete system today, and you pay over time with Klarna.

Financing through Klarna is subject to approval.

Your Local Team

Serving St. Paul

Wally's Home Services covers St. Paul and the surrounding Ramsey County area. We are one local company, not a franchise or a dealer network, so the people who quote your job are the people who do it and the people you call afterward.

Address: 4300 Quebec Ave N #100, New Hope, MN 55428
Phone: (612) 216-7894
Hours: Monday–Saturday: 8:00 AM–6:00 PM · Sunday: Closed

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ZIP Codes We Serve Near St. Paul, MN

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Frequently Asked Questions

Permanent Lighting FAQs

Straight answers so you know what you are booking. If your question is not here, call and ask.

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1. How much is permanent outdoor lighting in St. Paul?

Your price comes from the feet of track and the number of corners it turns. A simple front is our quickest job. A big older house with porches and a turret takes more hours. Our look at your house is free, the quote is firm, and we order nothing until you say so.

2. How much are permanent lights per foot?

We price by the linear foot of roofline, plus a one-time controller. We do not quote a flat per-foot number over the phone, because corners and height change the work. After we measure your house, you get one firm number for the whole system.

3. Can you put permanent lights on an older St. Paul home with original wood trim?

Yes, and most of what we light here went up before 1930. We check the soffit wood before the first screw goes in. We work around decorative brackets instead of through them. We also match the track to your trim, even an accent color.

4. Do I need historic district approval for permanent lights in St. Paul?

Some neighborhoods here have rules on exterior work, so check before install day. We put together the product details, the mounting method and photos of installed track. You hand that in. We do not interpret the rules ourselves, because a wrong guess would land on you.

5. Which parts of a big older house should get permanent lights?

Usually less than you think. The main roofline plus the porch gives you most of the effect. A turret is the most striking thing to light, and it can wait a season if you like. We walk the house with you and say which features we would leave alone.

6. How long does permanent light installation take?

Most St. Paul homes are finished and running the same day we start. We agree the plan with you first, then our crew screws the track into the soffit. Before we leave, we set up the app on your phone with a few starter scenes.

7. Can permanent lights be attached to gutters?

No. We never attach anything to your gutters. Our track goes into the soffit behind and above the gutter. We also use ladder standoffs, so our ladder never leans on your gutters while we work.

8. Can I add gutter cleaning when I book my lights?

Yes. We clean gutters too. Tell us when you book your lights, and we will quote both up front.

9. What if I'm not happy with the results?

Then we make it right, free of charge. Walk the property after we are done, and if anything falls short, call us at (612) 216-7894 within 72 hours. We come back and fix it at no cost to you. No invoice, no argument, no fine print. That is the Wally's Worry-Free Guarantee.