Christmas Light Installation in Olathe, KS

Who hangs Christmas lights on houses in Olathe, KS?

RM Lighting Solutions hangs Christmas lights on houses and storefronts in Olathe. The company belongs to Ray Mendoza, a professional roofer for 9 going on 10 years, and the crew drives in from Topeka for every Olathe job. The Kansas City line, (816) 938-9249, rings the same people who climb your roof, and somebody always answers it.

Ray started the lighting side in 2025. He was already on roofs every day, and his dad is a roofer too, so roofline lighting was a short step from the work he knew. Johnson County is one of the areas Ray named when he set the service area, and Olathe is the county seat, so it was never a question whether we’d come out here.

What do Olathe rooflines need from a light installer?

Olathe rooflines need a lot of short, custom-cut runs. Most houses here are newer two-story homes in subdivisions, with stacked gables, hip sections and a big garage gable facing the street. Each of those edges gets its own strand of commercial-grade C9 LED bulbs cut to that exact length, so the lines run straight and the corners meet without a sag or a gap.

What people ask for now is clean, even roofline lighting. Icicle strands have mostly gone out of style. Warm white is the color most Olathe customers pick, and it looks right on brick, stone and siding alike. The older houses near downtown and the courthouse are smaller with simpler lines, and those go up fast.

A lot of the newer neighborhoods have an HOA. Lights don’t need a permit from the city, but if your HOA has a rule about dates, let us know and we’ll schedule around it.

Will hanging lights damage my shingles or gutters?

Christmas lights hung the right way leave your shingles and gutters the way they were, and that is the reason a roofer runs this crew. Ray has handled more than $10 million in exterior projects. He knows where a clip can grip without lifting a shingle, how to keep clear of flashing, and which Olathe roof pitches are safe to walk and which ones get worked from a ladder.

That roofing eye comes along on every job. One of our Google reviewers, Dale Cox, had Ray patch and repair his roof during his light install. If the crew notices a loose shingle or a gutter pulling away while they’re up there, you’ll hear about it.

How do I get a price for my Olathe home?

You can get a price for your Olathe home without anyone coming out to measure. The crew pulls your roofline measurements from satellite imagery and sends back an interactive proposal with a free mockup of your actual house lit up. Replies usually come within 1 to 2 hours, Monday through Saturday from 8 to 6.

Jobs start at $500, and a $100 deposit holds your date. Each proposal comes in Good, Better and Best packages, and the pricing page explains how those differ. To start one, send us your address through the contact form or call.

Seasonal installs begin October 1. Olathe dates go quickly once the weather turns, so it pays to ask early.

What happens to my lights after the holidays?

After the holidays the crew comes back on a scheduled day, takes the lights down and hauls them away to our storage. That is how the seasonal lease works. RM Lighting owns the lights, designs the layout, installs it and keeps it working all season, so you never buy a strand or find room for it in the garage.

If a bulb burns out mid-season, we fix it within 24 hours. Timers come with the install, so the house lights itself every evening. You can read more about how a residential holiday lighting job runs from start to finish. If you would rather never think about it again, permanent year-round lighting is also an option, and it can go in any month.

Can you light an Olathe storefront or office?

Yes, RM Lighting puts up holiday lighting on Olathe storefronts, offices and other commercial buildings, using the same commercial-grade materials and the same 24-hour bulb fix. Downtown shops near the courthouse and offices along the main roads both work well with clean roofline and window outlines. Wreaths, garland and entryway pieces can be added too.

The details for business accounts are on the commercial holiday lighting page. We also work nearby in Overland Park and Leawood, so a business with more than one location can keep the look consistent.