A ranch house is mostly one long, low roof edge, so permanent lights follow a single clean line, and our installers fit the channel to that edge and to every gable and garage wing along it.
One long eave, one clean line
On a ranch, the front eave does most of the work. One unbroken run across the full width of the house carries the look to the street.
The lights are set at a fixed spacing when the run is made, not judged from a ladder. The gap between the first two is the gap between the last two.
By day, the channel is color matched to your trim and reads as one low line under the roof edge. No cords, no gutter clips, no box outside.
Gables, the garage wing and any dormer
Along that line there may be a gable end, a garage wing or a porch roof. The channel follows each of them.
Every peak, dormer and corner is another cut and another turn. Where the roof turns, the channel is mitered to that corner's own angle and joined on the cut, not bent.
Each part of the house can also be its own zone. One controller handles up to 8 zones, so the main eave, the garage wing and the porch can each run their own scene at the same time.
Colors and effects that suit a horizontal house
Every effect on a ranch plays along that one long line, so the choice comes down to how much you want it to move. The red and green patterns that suit a ranch are laid out in roofline ideas, beside the other house styles, and you can try the effects on a model house on the presets page.
The rest of the year, the same lights run warm white or any color you pick. There are 256 presets by default, plus as many of your own as you care to save.
What the quote is built from
A ranch has no flat price. A single-story ranch with one long eave and a two-story with four gables are not the same house, and they never come back with the same number.
The price depends on the size of the house and the design, and the pricing page sets out where it starts.
Past that, the roofline sets the number: how many feet of edge, how many stories, peaks and dormers, how hard the run is to reach, and how much of the house you want lit. Some homes light the main roofline and stop. Some carry it around the garage, the porch, the dormers and the entry.
The number comes from measuring your actual house, and the estimate for that measurement is free. See what drives the cost.
Ranch homes in Green Hills, Brentwood and Franklin
Green Hills filled in after World War II with brick-veneer ranch houses on large lots, and many of those lots have since been split or rebuilt. One street can now hold a long, low ranch eave next to a taller new house with steep gables.
Each shape lights differently. A ranch eave takes one unbroken line. On a taller house, the line has to climb each gable and turn each corner, or the top of the house goes dark. A channel cut to fit the roofline handles both. For the taller house, see permanent lights on a two-story house.
Permanent Lighting Solutions brings permanent lights to homes near Nashville, Brentwood and Franklin, ranches and brick two-story houses alike. A big house with several wings is covered in permanent lighting for large homes.
Questions
Do permanent lights suit a one-story house?
Yes. The channel is cut and fastened to whatever roofline the house already has. A ranch gets one long run across the front, then the gables and the garage wing along it.
Can the garage wing run a different color from the main eave?
Yes. One controller handles up to 8 zones, each running its own scene at the same time. Where the zones fall is decided when the system is laid out, with the installers on site.
How much do permanent lights cost on a ranch?
The price depends on the size of the house and the design, and the pricing page sets out where it starts. Your roofline sets the number past that, and it is measured on the house. The estimate is free.
How long does the work take?
Plan on 8 to 10 hours for an average roofline. Your own number comes from the free roofline walkthrough.
Ready for your number? Get a free lighting estimate, or call (629) 260-5444.