Permanent Outdoor Lighting in Lake Wales, FL
On the Ridge, a lit roofline can be seen from a long way off, and you control it from your phone.
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Lake Wales sits high on the Lake Wales Ridge, where the land rolls in a way most of Florida does not. Permanent lighting in Lake Wales has a real advantage here, because on higher ground a lit roofline can be seen from a long way off.
The problem is the usual one. Someone climbs up every November, the strings come down in January, and the rest of the year the house is dark at night. We solve that with a slim track, color-matched to your trim and mounted under the eave. It stays up all year, looks like trim during the day and turns on by itself in the evening.
At Light The Peak, we are family-owned, licensed and insured, and we have served Central Florida since 2023.
Homes on the Ridge Are Seen From Farther Away
If you drive around Lake Wales in the evening, you notice the houses set on slopes above the groves or looking down toward a lake. A home on a rise can be seen from much farther away than one on flat ground, and that affects the design. The roofline worth lighting is the one people see from the road below, and sometimes that is the side of the house rather than the front.
That is one reason we look closely at how your house sits before we quote. Tell us in your quote request which sides face the road or the water, and we plan your permanent lighting from the angle that matters most.
Closer to town, on smaller lots, the front roofline usually carries the design. Out on the Ridge, where homes sit farther back, a tall gable facing the road can carry the whole look and be seen clearly from below.
Tile Roofs, Parapets and Revival-Style Homes
Lake Wales grew during the Florida land boom of the 1920s, and you can still see that era in the historic downtown storefronts and in Mountain Lake, where many homes are Mission Revival or Colonial Revival in style. Barrel tile, stucco walls and deep overhangs are a common sight on the Ridge.
With permanent outdoor lighting, the track mounts under the eave against the fascia or soffit, never on the tile itself. Stucco and tile often come in warm, earthy tones, so we match the track to your trim rather than the wall, and it disappears into the shadow line of the eave. On a flat-roofed house with a parapet and no overhang, we will show you honestly, standing in the yard, where a track can run and where it cannot.
Single-Story Living at Lake Ashton
Lake Ashton is a 55+ community of mostly single-story homes, and nobody there should be on a ladder in November. A one-story roofline is a simple, clean install for permanent lighting, and after that everything is handled from your phone. A common routine is warm white from dusk until bedtime, with seasonal colors on the days that call for them.
If your community has an HOA or architectural review, permanent lighting usually counts as an exterior modification, so you apply first. We provide the spec sheet and daytime photos for your application, and the decision is the board’s.
Lakefront Evenings on Crooked Lake and Lake Wailes
From Lake Wailes near downtown to Crystal Lake and Crooked Lake out by Babson Park, many homes in the area face the water. The back of a lakefront house, with the lanai and pool cage, is usually the side you live on. Lighting that rear roofline puts a line of color along the water every night, and on a calm evening the reflection doubles it.
With permanent lighting, you can keep warm white on the water side and choose bolder colors out front for holidays. One system handles both, and your free quote prices each side before you decide.
Permanent Lighting in Lake Wales, Dundee, Lake Hamilton and Frostproof
We serve Lake Wales and the surrounding towns, including Highland Park, Lake Wales Country Club, Dundee, Lake Hamilton and Frostproof. Permanent lighting starts at $2,500 installed, and most homes land between $3,000 and $6,000. The price is based mainly on how much roofline we light, along with the height of the house, the peaks and angles, and the coverage you choose.
A one-story villa and a two-story lakefront home with several gables will be priced very differently, which is why we lay out your actual roofline and give you the exact number in your free quote.
When you request a free quote, we look at your roofline, lay out the runs and send a written quote with your exact price. Prefer to see the lights and the app first? We can come out for a free in-home demo and walk you through the quote. A 50% deposit reserves your install date, and the balance is due once the lights are on. Most homes are installed in one day.
We install the Minleon system, and every system carries our 5-year product warranty and a 1-year workmanship warranty, both from us. Before our crew leaves, the app is on your phone, your schedule is set and you have tried your first color.
A Year of Color From One Phone
Every LED is individually controlled, with 16 million colors to choose from. You might run warm white on a quiet weeknight and red and green through December. Families also use orange for Halloween, red, white and blue on the Fourth, team colors on game day and whatever color the grandkids choose when they visit. If you want a fuller holiday display, we also hang seasonal Christmas lighting, including wraps for palms and oaks.
You set your permanent lighting once in the app, and it runs on schedule all year. When you pull up the hill in the evening, the roofline is already on, and there is no ladder to deal with.
Want the numbers first? Here is what permanent lighting costs and how the price is built, how the main permanent lighting systems compare, and how our permanent outdoor lighting service works from design to install day. If you would rather start with a seasonal display, see Christmas light installation in Lake Wales.
Get Your Free Quote
Tell us how to reach you and we will call to set up a time that works. We come to your Lake Wales home, show you the lights and the app, go over the coverage you want and walk you through an exact quote.
Rather talk first? Call (863) 400-0995
Not ready to go permanent?
We will hang this year’s Christmas lights instead: our lights, installed, kept lit all season and taken down in January.
Permanent Lighting in Lake Wales: Your Questions
Yes. The track mounts under the eave on the fascia or soffit, so it never sits on the tile. It is color-matched to your trim and is nearly invisible during the day. On a flat-roofed home with a parapet and no overhang, your free quote will show you exactly where a track can run.
Light the side people actually see. On the Ridge, that is often the side facing the road below or the lake, which is not always the side with the front door. Name that side in your quote request, or walk the lot with us at a free in-home demo, and we plan around the best view.
If your community has an HOA or architectural review, yes, you apply first, because permanent lighting usually counts as an exterior modification. We provide the spec sheet and daytime photos for your application, and the decision is the board’s. Once you have their answer, we set your install date.
Yes. We work across Lake Wales and the surrounding Ridge communities, including Babson Park, Mountain Lake, Crooked Lake, Dundee, Lake Hamilton and Frostproof. Request a free quote and we will look at your roofline and send a written quote with your exact price. Want to see the system on your own home first? Ask for a free in-home demo.
Permanent outdoor lighting starts at $2,500 installed, and most homes land between $3,000 and $6,000. Request a free quote and we will look at your roofline and send your exact price in writing before you commit. It is based mainly on your roofline length, along with height, peaks and coverage. A 50% deposit puts you on the schedule.
Call us and we will take care of it. Every system has our 5-year product warranty and a 1-year workmanship warranty, and because both come from us, the repair is ours to make. You can also change schedules and colors yourself at any time in the app.
Never hang a light again.
Up on the Ridge, your Lake Wales roofline can glow every evening where people see it from the road below, and you never have to hang a light again.
Prefer to talk? Call (863) 400-0995