Christmas Light Installers in Shawnee, KS

Do you really come out to Shawnee for Christmas lights?

We do. RM Lighting Solutions is based in Topeka and hangs Christmas lights all over Johnson County, Shawnee included. One Shawnee customer put it this way on Google, “Ray and his crew accommodated me all the way in Shawnee, KS.” Our service area runs 80 miles out from Topeka. Shawnee homeowners can call our Kansas City line at (816) 938-9249.

The drive is I-70 and then K-7 or I-435 depending on which side of town you are on. Shawnee has its own phone number with us because we work the Kansas City side every season.

Who is actually up on my Shawnee roof?

The person running your Shawnee install is Ray Mendoza, a roofer with 9 going on 10 years on roofs and more than $10 million in exterior projects behind him. His dad is a roofer too. He started RM Lighting in 2025 because he was already up there every day, and he treats your shingles like he would on a roofing job.

That counts in Shawnee because the houses here vary so much. On the east side, near downtown and Nieman Road, a lot of homes are ranches and split-levels with long, shallow roofs. Those are easy to walk but the shingles are often older, and older shingles split. West of there, out along K-7 and the newer subdivisions, the homes are two-story with tall front gables, steep pitches and garage roofs at different heights. Those need someone who is comfortable on a steep roof and knows where a clip can sit without lifting a tab.

We never nail into the roof. Professional clips grip the shingle edge or the gutter, and the strands are custom-cut so every run ends where the roof ends.

Timing helps too. Seasonal installs start October 1, and Johnson County can turn icy by late November. A roof covered in sleet is a bad place for anyone, roofer or not, so the earlier your Shawnee date is booked, the better the conditions the crew gets to work in. Lisa Bassett wrote that the crew still showed up on the coldest Sunday in November to do her lights, which tells you they keep the schedule. Still, October is the sweet spot. Booking early also gets you a spot before the calendar on the Kansas City side fills up for the season.

What does a Shawnee holiday light install include?

A standard Shawnee install is a single straight run of commercial-grade C9 LED bulbs along the roofline, usually warm white, on a timer that turns on at dusk. People here want clean, symmetrical lines more than icicle strands. You can add wreaths, garland around the door, and lighting on the trees out front. See our residential holiday lighting page for the details.

If you own or manage a business in Shawnee, we also light storefronts and office buildings. That work is on the commercial lighting page.

The free mockup is drawn on your own house, so a family by Shawnee Mission Park or near Old Shawnee Town sees the finished look before a single clip goes up.

What if a light goes out in the middle of December?

If a light goes out on your Shawnee house, we fix it within 24 hours. That is part of the seasonal lease, which also covers the design, the install, a scheduled takedown after the holidays and storage of the lights until next year. You never buy the lights and you never climb a ladder for them.

Jessica Kieffer called out the included maintenance in her review. It matters more in Johnson County than people think, because a single ice storm can shake a strand loose. When it happens, you send us a message and we handle it.

How does a Shawnee quote work?

Most Shawnee quotes are done without a visit. We measure your roofline from satellite imagery and send back an interactive proposal with a free mockup of your home lit up, plus Good, Better and Best packages. Call (816) 938-9249 or use the contact form. Quotes usually go out within 1 to 2 hours.

Jobs start at $500 and a $100 deposit saves your install date. The pricing page lays out how the packages compare. We are fully insured and rated 5.0 on Google from 19 reviews.

Neighbors in Overland Park and Olathe are on our schedule too.