Put up your lights once and never drag a ladder out in December again. We install permanent, app-controlled LED lighting under the eaves of homes from the Annapolis historic district to the waterfront streets of Severna Park and the planned blocks of Crofton and Odenton. White accent light most of the year, red and green at Christmas, blue and gold for a Navy game, all from your phone. David Williams Electric has wired homes across Anne Arundel County for more than 30 years (Maryland license #11734), and our crews run the dedicated circuit, mount the track tight to the soffit, and leave you with one tidy, weatherproof system instead of a tangle of seasonal strands.
Built for Anne Arundel County rooflines
The houses out here are not all the same, and the install is not either. A two-story colonial in Arnold or Severna Park has long fascia runs and deep soffits that hide the track completely once it is up. The post-war ramblers and split-levels around Glen Burnie and Pasadena have lower, more broken rooflines, so we plan the channel run to follow every gable and dormer instead of stopping at the easy span. In the older sections of Annapolis you get wood trim and tighter eaves that need a careful hand, and out in Crofton and Odenton the newer vinyl-and-brick fronts take the track cleanly.
We walk the roofline before we quote, not after. That walk is where we figure out where the run starts, how many corners it turns, and where the controller and the new circuit will live so the wiring stays out of sight.
The electrical part is the part that matters
Anybody can clip a strip of lights to a roof. The reason to call an electrician is everything behind the lights. A permanent system draws power year-round, so we put it on its own dedicated GFCI-protected circuit rather than backfeeding an outdoor receptacle that is already running your landscape lights or a hot tub. That is what keeps it safe through a wet Chesapeake summer and an ice storm in January.
Your power here comes from BGE, and we handle the install to code so it sits right with their service and passes a county electrical inspection. The LED track is sealed and rated for the outdoors, the controller mounts in a spot that stays dry, and the whole thing is built to live on your house for years, not one season.
One system, every occasion
This is not just a Christmas product. Once the track is up, the app runs whatever scene you want. Warm white down the eaves is the everyday look that reads as nice landscape lighting and nothing more. Then you switch it: red and green through December, orange for the front of the house in October, red-white-and-blue for the Fourth, and blue-and-gold when the Midshipmen are playing down the road in Annapolis.
You set schedules so the lights come on at dusk and shut off at bedtime on their own. No timer to reset, no strands to test, no extension cords run across the porch. The lights you paid to put up in fall are the same lights doing a Ravens scene in January.
Pricing you see before we start, and HOA-friendly by design
We quote the job up front. You will know the number before a single bracket goes on the house, and that number holds. It is the same upfront-pricing approach we have used with more than 16,000 Maryland customers and back with our 100% satisfaction commitment.
The HOA question comes up a lot in Crofton, parts of Odenton, and the newer Severna Park and Arnold communities. The honest answer is that these systems are the HOA-friendly option: the track tucks under the soffit and disappears in daylight, and when the lights are off the house looks exactly as it did before. We can hand you photos of an unlit install for an architectural-review submission, and we keep the everyday white scene tasteful so it reads as accent lighting, not a light show.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need HOA approval in Crofton or Odenton before installing permanent lights?
Most likely yes, and it is usually an easy approval. Communities in Crofton, Odenton, and the newer parts of Severna Park and Arnold ask you to clear permanent exterior changes through architectural review. Because the track mounts under the soffit and is invisible in daylight, these systems tend to sail through. We can give you photos of the unlit install to submit with your application.
Does this need a permit and inspection in Anne Arundel County?
The lighting itself does not change your house, but the dedicated circuit we add is electrical work, so we install it to code and it is built to pass a county electrical inspection. We handle the wiring side correctly the first time, the same way we would on a panel upgrade or an EV charger.
Will a permanent system hold up to weather off the Chesapeake?
Yes. The LED track and connectors are sealed and outdoor-rated, the controller mounts in a dry spot, and the circuit is GFCI-protected. We build it to ride out the humidity of an Annapolis summer and the freeze-thaw of a Pasadena winter without you touching it.
Can I control different colors for holidays and Navy games?
That is the whole point of these systems. From the app you can run warm white year-round, then switch to red and green for Christmas, orange for Halloween, or blue and gold for a Naval Academy game, and schedule it all to turn on and off on its own.
What does permanent holiday lighting cost, and do you give the price up front?
Every roofline is different, so we walk the house and quote the exact job before any work starts, and that price holds. Upfront pricing is how we have worked with over 16,000 customers across central Maryland. Call (410) 781-4357 to set up a look at your home.
Serving Anne Arundel County
David Williams Electric provides permanent outdoor holiday lighting throughout Anne Arundel County, including Annapolis, Glen Burnie, Severna Park, Pasadena, Crofton, Arnold, Odenton. Explore all Anne Arundel County electrical services or learn more about permanent outdoor holiday lighting across Maryland. Call (410) 781-4357 for a free, up-front quote.
