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Christmas light installation in Glen Burnie, MD

Harundale was the first suburban development in the area, built in the early 1950s as ranchers and Cape Cods on small lots. Those two house shapes take lights very differently, and most Glen Burnie streets have both.

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Lighting homes in Glen Burnie

Holiday light installation in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County

About 45% of the homes in Glen Burnie’s two ZIPs went up between 1940 and 1979, and the 1950s were the busiest decade. The display starts with the shape of a post-war roof.

Harundale went up on both sides of Ritchie Highway as two- and three-bedroom ranchers and Cape Cods on lots of a quarter acre or less. The rancher is the easy one. Its roof is simple and its eave runs long and low across the front, so a single clean line of lights does most of the work. On a small lot, a lit eave and a lit walkway are often all a house needs.

The Cape Cod is steeper, and its dormers break up the front of the roof. That gives you a choice: outline each dormer and the main eave, or keep to the eave and the gable ends and let the dormers sit dark. Either can look right. What changes is the time spent on a steeper pitch, and that is work for someone used to standing on one.

About one home in five in 21060 is attached, and a little under that in 21061. On a townhouse row the roof is usually low-slope and the roofline is shared with the houses on either side. Before the lights go along the front, it is worth checking with the neighbors so the display does not stop halfway along the row.

Housing figures are from published census data for ZIPs 21060 and 21061.

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Planned around your house

What a Christmas lights plan can cover in Glen Burnie

Tell us how much or how little you want. Some people want the roofline and nothing else. Others want the whole front of the house. The plan and the price are in writing before anything goes up.

Rooflines and eavesThe line people see from the street. Measured along the actual eaves and rakes, so the run is planned rather than guessed.
Peaks, gables and dormersOutlining the shape of the roof, not just the bottom edge. This is the part that needs someone comfortable working on a pitch.
Gutter linesA clean horizontal line at the gutter. Gutters are not built to take a ladder’s weight, so how they are reached matters.
Windows and doorsFraming the entrance and the front windows so the house reads well at eye level as well as from the road.
Trees and shrubsWrapped trunks, canopies and front-bed shrubs, planned so the cords do not cross a walkway.
Walkways and drivewaysLighting the path to the door, so the display is also somewhere you can actually walk at night.

Why a roofer

Five ways holiday lights damage a roof

Most of the damage from Christmas lights is not visible until spring. These are the things we see on roofs after the decorations come down.

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Nails and staples through shinglesEvery fastener that goes through a shingle is a hole in the roof. It stays there long after the lights come down, and it is a common source of a small winter leak.
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Clips that lift the shingle tabsForcing a clip under a tab can break the seal strip that holds it down. Lifted tabs are what wind gets under.
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Ladders leaning on the gutterA gutter is not designed to carry a ladder and a person. A bent hanger or a gutter pulled off pitch holds water at the fascia.
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Walking on the wrong roofSlate, old tile and some older shingles crack underfoot. Whether a roof can be walked at all is a roofer’s question.
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Cords not rated for outdoor useIndoor strands and extension cords left out in Maryland rain and freeze-thaw are the part of a display that fails first.
Already have lights up and worried about the roof?

We are a roofing company first. If something looks wrong after the season, we can inspect the roof for free and photograph what we find.

Free roof inspection

Installation and maintenance

How Christmas light installation works in Glen Burnie

Step 01

Tell us what you have in mind

Call or send the form with your address and what you would like lit. A rough idea is enough to start.

Step 02

We look at the house and quote in writing

We check the roofline, the roof surface and where the power will come from, then put the plan and the price in writing.

Step 03

Installed on the agreed day

Licensed, insured roofers working at height every week of the year, not a seasonal crew borrowed for December.

Step 04

Maintained through the season

If a section goes dark, call us and we arrange a visit to put it right.

Neighborhoods, roads and ZIPs

Where in Glen Burnie we install holiday lights

Glen Burnie mail uses 21060 and 21061. 21060 also takes in part of Pasadena, and 21061 takes in Ferndale. All of it is Anne Arundel County.

HarundalePoint Pleasant & Country Club EstatesGlen Burnie Town CenterFerndaleAlong Ritchie HighwayPasadena side of 21060

Roads we are on most weeks

Governor Ritchie Highway (MD 2)Crain Highway (MD 3 Business)Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard (MD 648)Quarterfield Road (MD 174)MD 100I-97

ZIP codes

2106021061

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Straight answers

Glen Burnie Christmas light installation questions

I have a Cape Cod in Harundale. Can you light the dormers?

Usually, yes. Dormers add corners and short runs, and the main roof on a Cape Cod is steeper than a rancher’s, so it takes more care to reach them. We look at the house first and tell you which lines will read well from the street, and which are better left dark.

Do you cover Ferndale and the Pasadena side of 21060?

Yes. Ferndale shares the 21061 ZIP with Glen Burnie, and about a third of 21060 is Pasadena. All of it is Anne Arundel County. If your mail says 21060 or 21061, we cover you, from the Ritchie Highway corridor to the edge of Pasadena.

How much does Christmas light installation cost?

It depends on how many feet of roofline and gutter are being lit, how high and steep the roof is, and what else is on the plan, such as trees, windows or a walkway. We look at the house first and give you the price in writing, so you are comparing a real number rather than a per-foot estimate that grows on the day.

Will hanging Christmas lights damage my roof?

It should not, and as a roofing company it is the part we care most about. Nothing should be fastened through your shingles, and nobody should be leaning a ladder on your gutters. If you want to know exactly how your roofline will be attached, ask us before the install and we will walk you through it.

What does the maintenance part cover?

If a strand or a section of your display stops working during the season, call us on (410) 977-4411 and we will arrange a visit to put it right. The details for your house are confirmed in your written quote.

Are you licensed and insured to work on my roof?

Yes. Bravo Roofing is a licensed Maryland home improvement contractor, MHIC #114601, carrying $1,000,000 in liability coverage plus workers compensation. The same people who replace roofs across Baltimore are the ones on yours.

When should I book holiday light installation?

Earlier is better. Installation dates fill as the season gets closer, so calling in the fall gives you the widest choice of dates. Call (410) 977-4411 for the current schedule.

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Book Christmas light installation in Glen Burnie

Tell us what you would like lit. We look at the house, check the roof surface and the power, and give you the plan and price in writing.

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We call you backTo talk through what you have in mind and find a time to look at the house.
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You get it in writingThe plan and the price, before anything goes up.
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We install and look after itIf a section goes dark during the season, one call and we arrange a visit.
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