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TOP RATED PERMANENT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN MCLEAN, VA
PERMANENT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN MCLEAN
Google ★★★★★ 5.0 | 157 reviews
LIGHT YOUR MCLEAN HOME, YEAR ROUND.
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From your phone
Tap a scene — watch the roofline change
One install. Every holiday, every game day, every night — all from the app.
WHY LIGHT DMV
McLean's Premier Permanent LED Lighting Company
Light DMV is McLean's trusted permanent Christmas lights company, serving homeowners across McLean, Virginia and the surrounding DMV since 2021. Our permanent outdoor lighting McLean VA systems are installed once and tuck into a color-matched polymer channel along your roofline — warm white every night, full holiday color on demand, all from your phone. McLean is known for large, multi-story homes with long, detailed rooflines, exactly where a clean permanent system makes a statement.
We've illuminated 500+ homes & businesses across the DMV, earned 157 five-star reviews, and hold a 5.0-star reputation by showing up, communicating clearly, and standing behind our work with a lifetime workmanship warranty. Every McLean project uses commercial-grade RGBW LEDs and is fully insured with liability and $2M umbrella coverage. Most permanent christmas lights McLean projects run $2,800–$7,300 depending on roofline length and stories.
Prefer seasonal lights for now? Explore our McLean holiday lighting. For year-round LED lighting McLean, call (703) 951-5100 for a free quote.
Commercial-Grade RGBW LED — Rated for 50,000+ Hours
100% Done-For-You Design, Install & App Setup
Channel Powder-Coated to Match Dark or Bronze Trim
157 Five Star Reviews on Google & Facebook
5-Year LED Warranty + Lifetime Channel & Workmanship Warranty
Serving McLean, Vienna, Tysons, Great Falls, Falls Church, Arlington, DC & the whole DMV
Permanent lighting
What are permanent Christmas lights?
Permanent Christmas lights — also called permanent holiday lights or year-round outdoor lighting — are a one-time, app-controlled LED system installed along your roofline and tucked into a low-profile polymer channel. By day it's nearly invisible; by night it's warm white, full-color holiday scenes, July 4 patriotic, or game-day colors, all from your phone. No annual install, no takedown, no boxes in the garage. McLean is known for large, multi-story homes with long, detailed rooflines — exactly where a clean permanent system shines — and Light DMV installs across Langley, McLean Hamlet, Chesterbrook, Salona Village, and Chain Bridge.
Installed once
Up year-round, every year
App-controlled
Any color or scene
Invisible by day
Color-matched channel
Pricing
Permanent lighting cost in McLean
Most projects in McLean run
$2,800 – $7,300
Single-front installLangley & Chain Bridge estates
Set byRoofline lengthStoriesRoof complexity
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Permanent vs. seasonal Christmas lights
What we install
Permanent LED
Annual install fee
None — installed once
Takedown & storage
Never
Use
365 days, every holiday
Control
App — any color or scene
Each season
Seasonal install
Annual install fee
Every year
Takedown & storage
Each January
Use
~6 weeks
Control
Fixed display
Prefer seasonal for now? See our McLean holiday lighting.
How it works
Individually addressable RGBW — hidden by day
The channel
A slim polymer channel tucks under your eave — screwed into the soffit, or bonded to a metal gutter with a very durable 3M double-sided metal tape — color-matched to your trim — including the dark and bronze fascia common on McLean homes. The LEDs sit inside it, barely visible by day, no roof penetration.
The control
Each LED is individually addressable RGBW: any color, any pattern, scheduled from the app. Runs on standard 110V exterior power with a weatherproof transformer.
App & scenes
Every holiday, game day, and everyday warm white
Control colors, run presets (Christmas, Halloween, July 4, birthdays, team colors), schedule sunset-to-midnight, dim, and sync to music — all from iOS or Android, plus Alexa and Google Home. Set it once and your McLean home celebrates on its own. This app-controlled permanent lights McLean setup turns a roofline into a year-round feature instead of a six-week display.
DIY vs. professional
Govee and DIY kits vs. a professional permanent system
A Govee or peel-and-stick DIY kit is fine for a quick, low-cost string you put up yourself — it's a different category from a professionally installed architectural system. DIY kits mount with adhesive or clips that commonly sag, space unevenly, and let go in DMV freeze-thaw — and on a tall multi-story McLean home, that's a ladder problem you shouldn't own. A Light DMV system uses a color-matched polymer channel fastened to your trim, commercial-grade color-stable LEDs, professional design and install, and a lifetime workmanship warranty. For an estate where curb appeal is part of the home's value, most McLean homeowners want the installed, warrantied version.
Our platform
Built on a commercial-grade platform
Light DMV installs a commercial-grade RGBW permanent lighting platform — weatherproof hardware, color-stable addressable chips, a clean iOS/Android app, and professional dealer support. Every McLean system is professionally installed, color-matched to your trim, and backed by our 5-year LED warranty, lifetime workmanship warranty, and full insurance.
Nearby permanent lighting: Vienna, Great Falls, Falls Church, Arlington, Alexandria · All permanent lighting areas
Where We Work in McLean
Lighting up McLean's most-loved neighborhoods
- Langley
- McLean Hamlet
- Chesterbrook
- Salona Village
- Franklin Park
- Chain Bridge
- El Nido
Serving every McLean zip code — 22101, 22102.
Why McLean chooses Light DMV
McLean is where the rooflines get interesting — three-story Colonials in Langley, modern builds off Chain Bridge Road, classic homes in Salona Village. We powder-coat the channel to dark and bronze fascia so it truly disappears by day, and we custom-cut every run to the architecture. On an estate, that detail is the difference between a clean install and an obvious one.
Christopher Bellamah
Co-founder, Light DMV
Most McLean homeowners choose this
Light DMV
- Fully insured — liability + $2M umbrella
- Commercial-grade RGBW LED system
- Custom channel design for your McLean home
- Channel color-matched to dark or bronze trim
- Installed once — no annual install or takedown
Service areas across the DMV
Based in Bethesda, MD 20817, we serve Maryland, Virginia, and DC. Explore city pages for localized pricing context and design ideas.
Showing permanent lighting service areas — every city links to its permanent lighting page.
Virginia
Permanent installs since 2021— 500+ homes & businesses lit across DC, MD & VA, every dot a property we've illuminated.
