Professional holiday lighting for Mars Borough homes — design, install, maintain, takedown, and storage all included in one simple price.
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Mars Borough is a quaint, walkable square mile of small-town Pennsylvania, very much like many of the other small towns founded in the early 1900s that are dotted along the rail lines in and out of Pittsburgh. Comprised of Foursquares and bungalows along Grand Avenue, Pittsburgh Street, and Crowe Avenue with an historic downtown anchored by a cheeky Flying Saucer statue (Mars… get it?). Mars is a family-friendly town with events such as October's Applefest and youth soccer centered near the Mars school complex off of Three Degree Road and 228. We're proud to call it home, and we love installing Christmas lights here.
The borough's older housing stock — most homes built before 1960, with modest gridded lots and limited setbacks — calls for a different approach than the newer estate construction popping up across the county. Our approach involves traditional warm-white C9 lighting along rooflines, fascia, and porch, with tasteful accenting on smaller front-yard trees and entryways. We're not trying to turn a 1920s Foursquare into Rockefeller Center. We're highlighting the architecture that's already there.
Most Mars Borough installations fall between $650 and $1,800 depending on home size, roofline complexity, and how many trees and accents you want included. Every job comes with commercial-grade LED bulbs cut to fit your roofline, installation by an insured local crew, mid-season maintenance if anything goes out, takedown in January, and off-season storage at our facility. We're based right here in Mars — we're not driving in from somewhere else. We're literally your neighbors.
Every Mars installation includes our full white-glove holiday lighting service — one price covers it all:
Mars Borough's older, smaller-footprint homes are typically more affordable to light than the larger new construction in Adams Township or Cranberry. Most Mars Borough installations fall between $650 and $1,800 — though we're happy to scope something larger if you've got the right house for it.
| Tier | Scope | Typical Home | Price Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage | Front roofline + porch outline | Small bungalow, single-story | $650 – $950 |
| Classic | Full front roofline + porch + 1–2 front-yard trees | Foursquare, two-story home on a borough lot | $950 – $1,400 |
| Showcase | Full roofline + porch + 3–4 trees + wreath + entryway accents | Larger borough home, corner lot | $1,400 – $1,800 |
| Custom | Full design + landscape lighting + multi-tree wraps | Larger Mars-area home (often Adams Twp) | $1,800+ — custom quote |
Our minimum installation in Mars Borough is $650. Multi-year contracts available with a 10% loyalty discount.
This is our side of the city. We drive through here every day — to work, back home, to church, and to our kids' soccer practice. We want to actively contribute to a more beautiful Christmas season in our neighborhood.
Foursquares, bungalows, and older split-levels need a different lighting approach than the newer estate construction out on 228. We measure your specific roofline, cut bulbs to fit, and design lighting that highlights your home's character instead of overwhelming it.
General liability and workers' comp on every job, certificates of insurance available on request. Our quote is the full price and we stand by our work.
Mars Borough's gridded streets mean your lights are visible from blocks away, and the right way to do this is coordinated, not chaotic. We offer a 10% multi-home neighbor discount when 3+ houses on the same street book together.
In addition to Mars Borough, our crews regularly install in the surrounding North Hills communities — including Adams Township (the homes around Treesdale and Park Place), Seven Fields, Cranberry Township, Valencia, and Wexford.
Both. The borough is our home base, but we serve the full Mars area — including Adams Township (Treesdale, Park Place, Highpointe), Seven Fields, and Valencia, plus Cranberry, Wexford, and the broader North Hills. If you're in the 16046 ZIP code, we're nearby.
Every home is different and we work closely with all of our customers to bring their ideas to life, but most Mars Borough installations fall between $750 and $1,800 depending on home size, scope, and the installation package chosen. Larger Adams Township and Cranberry installations typically run $1,500 to $4,000+. We offer free quotes and always provide a mock-up of your design with each quote so there are no surprises.
Everything: design consultation, commercial-grade C9 LED bulbs, installation, mid-season maintenance, takedown after New Year's, and off-season storage of all materials at our facility. One price, no add-ons, no surprises.
No. We provide commercial-grade C9 LED bulbs as part of every install because they're brighter, more durable, can be customized, and last far longer than retail strands from Lowe's or Home Depot.
The earlier the better. Mars-area customers typically book between July and October, and our installation routes fill up by mid-November. If you want lights up before Thanksgiving, August or September is the sweet spot.
Yes. We carry general liability and workers' comp on every job. Certificates of insurance are available on request, which can be helpful for HOA-managed properties and commercial installs.
Absolutely. Mars Borough's gridded streets and walkable layout are actually some of our favorites. Well-lit homes are visible from blocks away, especially on streets like Grand and Pittsburgh. We design for borough-sized homes specifically, which is why our smaller installs start at $650 rather than the $1,500 minimums you'll see from out-of-town installers.
Ready to make your Mars Borough home the brightest on the block this season? Get a free, no-obligation quote — or try our design tool to estimate from the comfort of your own home.
Or call (412) 324-2143 — we respond to all Mars Borough quote requests within 24 hours, usually faster.