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Christmas light installation in Owings Mills, MD

Most of Owings Mills went up between 1980 and 2009, a whole street at a time, and about a quarter of it is townhouses. We are just down Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, so it is close to home for us.

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Lighting homes in Owings Mills

Holiday light installation in Owings Mills, Baltimore County

Three homes in five in 21117 were built between 1980 and 2009. Owings Mills is a town of builder-era roofs, and a lot of them are now near the end of their first life.

The 1990s were the single biggest building decade here by a distance. Whole streets went up together, with the same roof shapes repeated house after house. That makes it easy to see what will look right, because the house two doors down has the same lines. It also means a street can plan a display together if the neighbors want to.

Many of those roofs are original builder shingle reaching the end of a normal life. Shingle at that age is worth walking on carefully, and a roofer knows where to step and where not to. If we notice something on your roof while the lights go up, we will tell you plainly, including when it is nothing to worry about.

About a quarter of the housing in 21117 is townhouses, more of it toward Painters Mill Road. On a row the roof is usually low-slope and the front line is shared, so it is worth checking with the neighbors, and with the HOA if there is one, before your section of the row is lit and theirs is not.

Housing figures are from published census data for ZIP 21117.

Owings Mills · 21117 · (410) 977-4411

1829 Reisterstown Rd, Suite 350, Pikesville, MD 21208. Licensed in Maryland only — MHIC #114601. We do not work in DC.

Planned around your house

What a Christmas lights plan can cover in Owings Mills

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 Owings Mills

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 Owings Mills we install holiday lights

21117 covers Owings Mills and runs up against Garrison, Reisterstown and the north-western edge of Pikesville, all of which we cover from the same office.

Along Reisterstown RoadOwings Mills BoulevardPainters Mill RoadTownhouse rowsDetached 1980s-90s streetsToward Garrison and Reisterstown

Roads we are on most weeks

Reisterstown RoadOwings Mills BoulevardPainters Mill RoadI-795 Northwest ExpresswayI-695 Baltimore Beltway

ZIP codes

21117

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Straight answers

Owings Mills Christmas light installation questions

My roof is original from the 1990s. Is it safe to put lights on it?

Usually, yes. Builder-grade shingle of that age is near the end of a normal life, so it needs careful footing rather than a hurried crew. Because we are roofers, we look at the roof before anything goes up, and if something would make lighting it a bad idea, we will say so.

Most of my street has the same house. Can we light several together?

Yes. On Owings Mills streets built in the same few years, the roof lines often match from house to house, so a shared plan comes out looking consistent. Each owner decides on their own house, and we can walk the street with whoever is interested before anything goes up.

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.

No obligation

Book Christmas light installation in Owings Mills

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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