EverGlow Exteriors · Ankeny Christmas Light Installation · (515) 642-1986

Ankeny adds new rooflines faster than any city in Iowa, and every one of them looks better lit. EverGlow Exteriors installs Christmas lights across all of Ankeny — the new two-stories around Prairie Trail and the district, the southwest growth corridor, and the established neighborhoods north of First Street. We design the look with you, hang everything with roofline clips, keep it working through December, and take it down in January.

New-build neighborhoods bring a particular Christmas-light problem: tall gables, steep pitches, and builder rooflines with a lot of peaks — beautiful lit, sketchy on a ladder you bought for hanging pictures. Our crew does exterior work at height across the metro all year, so your Ankeny install is routine work for us, done in an afternoon.

“New neighborhoods deserve old-fashioned Christmas glow.” — the EverGlow Exteriors crew

What every Ankeny install includes

• Design and a real quote: measured from your roofline footage and the look you want
• Commercial-grade lights or your own strands — we quote both honestly
• Clips only, no staples — new shingles stay hole-free (your builder warranty thanks you)
• December fixes + January takedown included — with labeled boxes for storage

Full details — timing, clips versus staples, why early installs look better — are on our main Des Moines Christmas light installation page.

Permanent christmas lights in Ankeny

Ankeny is one of the metro’s hottest markets for permanent christmas lights — and it makes sense: if you just built or bought a new house, adding a discreet channel of app-controlled LEDs along the roofline finishes it once, forever. Holiday colors in December, Halloween orange in October, warm white curb-appeal lighting the other ten months, all from your phone. We install permanent systems across Ankeny and will quote it side-by-side with seasonal strands so you can compare real numbers.

How much does Christmas light installation cost in Ankeny?

Price follows feet of lit roofline, house height, and design complexity. Ankeny’s newer two-stories usually land mid-range — more footage than a ranch, but clean modern rooflines that install efficiently. We quote every house individually rather than posting a flat rate: text your address to (515) 642-1986 and most quotes come back the same day, free.

Ankeny questions we hear a lot

Will clips damage the shingles on a new build?

No — that’s exactly why we use them. Roofline clips grip shingle edges and gutters without a single hole. Staples are what damage roofs, and we never use them on any house, new or old.

When should Ankeny homes book?

September and October get first pick of dates and the driest, warmest install weather. Ankeny fills fast because there are simply more new homes wanting lights every year — earlier is better.

Seasonal or permanent — which should I pick for a new house?

If you want lights only in December and the lowest cost this year, seasonal. If you plan to stay a while and want lighting you’ll use all year, permanent usually wins the long-run math. We install both in Ankeny and will give you the straight comparison in one quote.

Get your Ankeny install date

Text your address to (515) 642-1986 or use our contact page. We’re also in Ankeny year-round for pressure washing, house washing, and gutter cleaning — pair gutters with your light install and it’s one visit. Nearby: Johnston and Grimes.

Last updated: September 2026