Christmas Light Installation.North Texas, Since 1998.Hung By A Firefighter.
One evening in November your house is the one that stops traffic. You never touched a ladder, never untangled a strand, never found a box in the attic. Bill and his crew handle the whole season. You flip the switch.
A Section Goes Dark? We Are Back On It.
If any part of your display goes out during the season, we come back and make it right. No service fee. No arguing about whose bulb it was.
What should we light up?
Roofline Lighting
Commercial-grade C9 bulbs cut to fit your peaks, dormers, and gutter lines exactly.
See roofline lighting →
Trees & Bushes
Wrapped trunks, lit bushes, and glowing landscape beds that light the whole yard.
See tree and bush lighting →
Full Property Displays
Roofline, trees, beds, walkways, and arches. Designed to your house, not a template.
See full property displays →
Commercial Properties
Restaurants, country clubs, storefronts, and HOA entrances. One contact, one invoice.
See commercial lighting →
Takedown & Storage
We take it all down after the season and store it at our building. Nothing in your garage.
See takedown and storage →
Landscape & Event
Uplighting, bistro strings, and event installs for weddings, patios, and parties.
See landscape lighting →What happens after you call
Most people have never hired a Christmas light company and are not sure what they are agreeing to. So here is the whole thing, start to finish. You are involved in the first step and the last one is us putting your display away in our building.
You Get A Number
You call or send the form. Bill comes out, walks the property with you, and gives you a real number. The visit is free and you are not committed to anything.
Start here →
We Install
You approve the price and pick a date. A 30% deposit holds it. You do not need to be home, and most people come back to a lit house.
What install day looks like →We Keep It Lit
If anything goes dark during the season, you call Bill and we come back out. There is no service fee and no argument about whose bulb it was.
What is covered →
We Take It Down
We contact you after the season and schedule it. You do not have to remember, chase us, or get on a ladder in January.
When it comes down →We Store It
Your display goes to our building labeled with your job. Nothing lives in your garage, and next year is one phone call instead of starting over.
Where it is kept →
Every display has Bill's name on it. That is the guarantee.
Commercial-grade lights included, supplied and maintained by us.
Free fixes all season. A bulb goes out, we come back.
Takedown and storage included in every job.
You approve the price before anything goes up.
Know before you book
Book early for first pick of dates
Install dates go to whoever books first, and the fall fills up fast. Call now and your house is lit while your neighbors are still hunting for the extension cords.
A real number, before anyone climbs
Most North Texas homes land between $1,000 and $2,500. We walk your property, count your peaks, and give you the number. No per-foot guessing over the phone, and your number does not move unless you ask us to add something.
One price, no surprises
Design, commercial-grade lights, full install, season-long fixes, takedown, and storage. This is an all-inclusive service: we supply the lights, we maintain them, and we store them, which is what lets us stand behind the fix. Want to add a wreath once you see it lit? Ask and we will price it. Nothing lands on your bill that you did not ask for.
We come back and take it all down
After the season we carefully take the display down, label it, and store it at our building until next year. Rebooking is one phone call, and if you want to add to the design for next year, that is the call to do it.
Call Bill. We fix it free.
Any time during the season. A section goes dark, we come back out and make it right. No service fee, no fine print.
The owner is on the job
Bill has spent 30 years at a local paid fire department, where he holds the rank of Captain. He is still on shift today. Ladder work, fall protection, and working at height under pressure are not marketing lines for him. They are muscle memory.
He started South Custom Lighting in 1998 and still runs jobs himself 28 seasons later. That is why nearly every one of the 30 reviews on Google names him personally instead of naming a company.
His crews work roped to anchors on steep roofs, the same way he was trained to. Your shingles, your gutters, and the people on the ladder all go home the way they showed up.
Twenty-eight seasons in, he still goes to training. Bill sat through the ChristmasLights.io in-person installer course this year, with contractors half his age, to see what had changed since the last time he checked. Most guys with three decades behind them have stopped asking that question.
Pilot Point, TX
Lit with us last year? Your display is already boxed and waiting.
It is labeled and sitting in our building right now. One call puts it back on your roofline, and returning customers go on the calendar first.
One call. The whole season handled.
Get your quote, pick your install date, and spend December looking at it instead of working on it.
Christmas light installation in North Texas
There is a moment every December when a car slows down in front of a house. Somebody points. A kid in the back seat presses their face to the glass. That moment is what South Custom Lighting has been hanging across North Texas since 1998. The bulbs are only how we get there.
Store-bought strands are built to survive a season, maybe two, before a run goes dark. What we install is commercial-grade: heavier wire, sealed sockets, and bulbs that hold up to a North Texas winter of warm afternoons and hard freezes. That is the difference between a display that looks identical in week six and one that starts dropping sections before Thanksgiving.
Every install starts with a real design. We walk your property, count your peaks and dormers, and cut each strand to fit your roofline exactly. No sagging runs, no dark gaps at the corners, no strand stretched to reach the next outlet.
- Commercial-grade lights, supplied and maintained by us
- Design walkthrough before anything goes up
- Insured professional install
- Free fixes all season long
- Takedown after the season
- Off-season storage at our facility
Commercial Christmas lights for North Texas businesses
Restaurants, country clubs, retail centers, office parks, and HOA entrances all have the same problem in November. The lights have to be up before the traffic arrives, they have to stay up without a single dark run, and nobody on staff has time to manage it.
We handle commercial the same way we handle a house, at a different scale. One point of contact, one invoice, one crew that shows up on the date we committed to. National restaurant locations, country club entrances, and downtown pole decor across North Texas go up on our ladders every season.
Commercial work also means working around your hours. Installs get scheduled before you open or after you close, so your parking lot stays clear and your customers never see a ladder.
Takedown and storage, included in the price
The part most homeowners dread is January. Cold, wet, and a ladder against a gutter that has been iced over for a month. That is the part we handle without a separate invoice.
After the season we take the whole display down, label it by job, and store it at our facility until next year. Nothing takes up your garage. Nothing gets crushed in an attic. And because we store your exact display, next year's install goes faster. We already know your roofline, your bulb count, and how you like it lit.
Why families call Bill back year after year
- Bill designs your display in person, not off a phone estimate
- Crews work roped to anchors, trained the way a firefighter trains
- Commercial-grade lights we stand behind all season
- Free fixes any time something goes dark
- Takedown and storage included, every single job
- Returning customers go on the calendar first
Get your number
Tell us where to look and Bill comes back to you the same day with a real number. You are not committing to anything.
Would rather talk? Call (972) 658-0780 and you get Bill, or use the contact page.
The calendar fills through the fall.
Install dates go to whoever books first. Get on it now and your house is lit while the neighbors are still untangling last year's strands.
Light My House5.0 stars. 30 reviews. Nearly every one names Bill.
We are very happy with Bill South and his company. They are very dependable and do terrific work. We would highly recommend them!
Bill and crew do an excellent job with our holiday lights. We live in a community with rules for lighting and he knows and follows them to the letter! Our lights have stayed up the whole season without falling down or blowing away from the house. Super pleased!!
We have been using Bill South since 2017 to do our Christmas lights. They do a professional job, are on time. Call and let us know when they're gonna start putting up the lights.
Cities we serve
Based in Pilot Point and working across North Texas. If you are near one of these towns and not sure we cover your address, call us. We probably do.
Questions before you call
How much does Christmas light installation cost in North Texas?
Most North Texas homes land between $1,000 and $2,500, depending on roofline length, how many trees you want wrapped, and how much of the property gets lit. You approve your exact number before we hang a single bulb. We never quote by the foot over the phone.
Do you handle takedown and storage too?
Yes, and it is not an add-on. Every job includes takedown after the season and storage at our facility until next year. It is built into the price you approve up front.
Do I own the lights after I pay?
No, and that is the point. This is an all-inclusive service, not a purchase. We supply the lights, we maintain them, and we store them. They go up for the season, we fix anything that goes dark, we take them down, and they come back to our building until next year. Nothing ends up in your garage.
Can I use the lights I already own?
No. Every display uses our commercial-grade lights. That is what lets us guarantee the fix if something goes dark, and store-bought strands are the single most common reason a display fails in December.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully insured for every install, residential and commercial.
When should I book?
The calendar fills through the fall and install dates go to whoever books first. The earlier you call, the earlier your house is lit.