The traditional answer is the weekend after Thanksgiving. The practical answer in Northwest Washington is earlier, and the reason is weather, not decorating etiquette.
The weather decides it
October and early November give you the last dry, mild, workable days of the year. By late November this region is dark by 4:30 with rain most weeks. Installing in that window is slower, wetter and less safe, whoever is doing it.
Install early, light later
This is what most of our customers do and it solves the etiquette problem completely: have the lights installed in late October or early November, and leave them off until the day you want them on. Nobody knows they are there. Most homeowners flip them on Thanksgiving weekend.
- Late October to mid November: best install conditions, best date availability.
- Thanksgiving weekend: the traditional switch-on.
- December: possible, but you are taking whatever slot is left.
Book now, choose your install week, light them when you want.
Book My InstallOne thing not to do
Do not wait for the first cold snap to start calling. That is the same week everyone else calls, and it is the week the calendar closes.
Captain Clean Holiday Lights installs warm white C9 roofline lighting from Bellingham to Everett and across Whidbey Island. A seasonal service of Captain Clean Pro Wash, established 1985.
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