Two-story Prescott area home in Salida, CA with permanent Christmas lights along eaves and gable peaks — Prescott two-story front elevations in Salida commonly measure 150 to 195 lit feet.

Permanent soffit lighting installation in Salida, CA

Pricing permanent soffit lighting installation on a Salida property takes about a quarter hour with a laser and a notepad. Multiply lit fascia by $30; 113 feet on a Pirrone Estates elevation works out to $3,390 installed. Local hardware choices exist because of January damp that never fully leaves a north elevation, not because of preference.

Salida, CA 95368 · Reviewed September 2026

The math, in three lines

In Salida, permanent soffit lighting installation is billed at $30 per linear foot of roofline actually lit, so a laser-measured 113-foot Pirrone Estates elevation comes to $3,390 installed — powder-coated alloy track, sealed RGB modules, low-voltage transformer, phone app controller and labor included. Standalone Exterior Prime visits in Salida start at $297 in Pirrone Estates.

Step 1 — measure
113 lit feet
Only fascia you intend to light counts, and on a Pirrone Estates plan that is generally around 113 feet.
Step 2 — multiply
× $30/ft
Multiply those 113 feet by the published $30 rate and the installed Salida figure appears.
Step 3 — confirm
= $3,390
Nothing is ordered until the 113-foot figure is confirmed and signed near Kiernan Avenue.

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Permanent lighting in Salida is $30 per linear foot of roofline actually lit, laser-measured on site and fixed in writing before any material is ordered. That rate carries the powder-coated aluminum channel, the sealed RGB modules, the low-voltage transformer, the app controller and the installation labor. Standalone Exterior Prime visits in Salida start at $297.

What moves the permanent soffit lighting installation figure up or down in Salida

What moves the permanent soffit lighting installation figure up or down in Salida — Salida, CA at $30 per linear foot
Change on the roofline	Direction	Effect on your number
Adding a second controller zone for the Pirrone Estates entry	Higher	No extra footage, but the entry can, in Pirrone Estates, then run its own brightness independently all winter.
Lighting a patio cover or pergola behind the property	Higher	Charged per lit foot exactly like fascia; covered patios near Kiernan Avenue commonly add 24 to 44 feet in Pirrone Estates.
Steep pitches that need lift time on the 115-foot elevation	Higher	Lift rental is quoted as its own line, in Pirrone Estates, and only appears when ladder work footing is genuinely unsafe.
Booking the Pirrone Estates laser reading before October	Lower	Protects a pre-December date without any rush premium, because November calendars fill first in Pirrone Estates.
Adding the street-facing side return on a Pirrone Estates lot	Higher	Typically 18 to 34 extra feet beside a 117-foot street-facing front, so about $540 to $1,020 more.
Lighting the two peaks above a Pirrone Estates entry	Higher	Each peak carries two angled runs plus a sealed transition, adding 7 to 11 feet to your 118 feet.

Measured Salida rooflines, Pirrone Estates included, at $30 a foot

Pirrone Estates
92–140 linear feet lit at $30/ft
$2,760 – $4,200
Shorter frontages and shallow eaves produce the smallest totals measured inside 95368 in Pirrone Estates.
Broadway Colony
110–172 linear feet lit at $30/ft
$3,300 – $5,160
Wide streets mean the whole street-facing street-facing front reads from the curb, so most Salida owners light all of it.
Sisk Ranch
140–214 linear feet lit at $30/ft
$4,200 – $6,420
Larger custom homes with wrapped porches and several gables, often above 115 feet in Pirrone Estates.
Near Salida Community Park
100–156 linear feet lit at $30/ft
$3,000 – $4,680
Older subdivisions with simple rooflines, in Pirrone Estates, and very few sealed transitions to build.

How Salida footage turns permanent soffit lighting installation into one figure

Trimming scope is the honest lever on price; discounting hardware quality is not in Pirrone Estates.

Trimming scope is the honest lever on price; discounting hardware quality is not near Kiernan Avenue. Material is ordered against the measured list rather than a padded allowance in Pirrone Estates. Deeper porches near Kiernan Avenue add short returns that add up faster than Salida owners anticipate.

Trimming scope is the honest lever on price; discounting hardware quality is not on a 113-foot Salida roofline. Material is ordered against the measured list rather than a padded allowance near Kiernan Avenue. Deeper porches near Kiernan Avenue add short returns that add up faster than Salida owners anticipate.

Why Salida weather decides which permanent soffit lighting installation hardware lasts

Durability here is a connector question, not a diode question on a 113-foot Salida roofline.

Durability here is a connector question, not a diode question on Pirrone Estates plans inside 95368. Lens rinsing during a scheduled wash restores output without anybody touching the electronics near Kiernan Avenue. Irrigation overspray on Salida side yards adds a second moisture source most quotes ignore in Pirrone Estates.

Durability here is a connector question, not a diode question — measured that way near Kiernan Avenue. Lens rinsing during a scheduled wash restores output without anybody touching the electronics on a 113-foot Salida roofline. Irrigation overspray on Salida side yards adds a second moisture source most quotes ignore near Kiernan Avenue.

Permanent soffit lighting installation versus re-hanging strands every November in Salida

Seasonal hanging costs money every single November, in Pirrone Estates, and leaves nothing behind in December.

Seasonal hanging costs money every single November and leaves nothing behind in December in Pirrone Estates. Scheduling follows local sunset automatically, so nothing needs adjusting, on a $3,390 job, when the days shorten. Neighbours near Kiernan Avenue notice the everyday accent light more than the December preset.

Seasonal hanging costs money every single November and leaves nothing behind in December near Kiernan Avenue. Scheduling follows local sunset automatically, so nothing needs adjusting, on a $3,390 job, when the days shorten. Neighbours near Kiernan Avenue notice the everyday accent light more than the December preset.

Quoting and installing permanent soffit lighting installation in Salida without surprises

The whole process is four steps: measure, quote, installation, commission in Pirrone Estates — that is how it reads on a 113-foot Pirrone Estates roofline inside 95368.

The whole process is four steps: measure, quote, installation, commission near Kiernan Avenue. Every termination is photographed into a job record that outlives the installation in Pirrone Estates. Because the Pirrone Estates route runs weekly, small adjustments never wait long in Pirrone Estates.

The whole process is four steps: measure, quote, installation, commission on a 113-foot Salida roofline. Commissioning accounts for preset naming, brightness trimming, on a $3,390 job, and programmed schedule setting in one sitting. Because the Pirrone Estates route runs weekly, small adjustments never wait long near Kiernan Avenue.

Permanent soffit lighting installation: the terms on a Salida quote, in plain English

Diode: The light-emitting chip inside a module; three color diodes plus a white one per unit in Pirrone Estates.
Lit foot: A foot of fascia you actually chose to light — unlit runs near Kiernan Avenue are never billed in Pirrone Estates.
Scene: A saved mix of color, brightness, in Pirrone Estates, and zones; most households in Pirrone Estates settle on three of them.
Linear foot: One foot of fascia along the roofline — the only unit we bill, which is why 116 feet is the whole story.
Channel: Powder-powder-coated alloy track screwed to the fascia; it holds the modules, in Pirrone Estates, and hides them by daylight.
Module: A single sealed RGB plus warm-white unit, spaced four inches apart along your 118-foot run.

When permanent soffit lighting installation is not the right buy for a Salida property

Fascia that is already soft or delaminating needs carpentry first — Exterior Prime will not fasten channel to failing trim board on any Pirrone Estates elevation.
Homes with almost no roofline facing Kiernan Avenue get little visual return, and the honest recommendation there is to light the entry alone.
If your lit figure would come in under about 60 feet, the $297 standalone minimum starts to dominate what you pay per foot.
Households that truly only want color for two December weeks are better served by a holiday installation than by a fixed 116-foot run.

Two-minute checklist before you call about permanent soffit lighting installation

1Find the closest garage outlet, because that is normally, in Pirrone Estates, where the transformer and controller are secured.
2Note gate width, RV pads, in Pirrone Estates, and low branches along the Pirrone Estates elevation that would slow ladder work the work.
3Ask whether you want a wash the same appointment; the trip is, in Pirrone Estates, then shared between two services instead of billed twice.
4Check whether the roof or gutters are due for replacement, because that the work should come before 116 feet of channel.
5Look at the fascia color and decide whether you want channel matched to it or to the trim on the Pirrone Estates elevation in Pirrone Estates.

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Permanent soffit lighting installation across Salida and 95368

Orchard ground west and north of Salida pushes fine dust onto eaves straight through bloom season near Kiernan Avenue. Measured Pirrone Estates examples are exactly where the 113-foot figure quoted on this page comes from.
Because Salida is unincorporated Stanislaus County, low-voltage fascia lighting needs no permit before the work starts in Pirrone Estates. Every Pirrone Estates job closes with photographs of each termination filed against the 114-foot address record.
Because Salida is unincorporated Stanislaus County, low-voltage fascia lighting needs no permit before the work starts near Kiernan Avenue. Neighbours in Pirrone Estates tend to ask about the everyday January white rather than the December color.
Kiernan, Prescott, Pirrone Estates, Broadway Colony, in Pirrone Estates, and Sisk Ranch account for most footage measured in town. Measured Pirrone Estates examples are exactly where the 116-foot figure quoted on this page comes from.

Salida sits on our Highway 99 route — see the Exterior Prime service area, the pricing page for how lighting sits beside our washing packages, and the permanent lighting FAQ.

Serving Salida 95368 — Kiernan, Prescott, Pirrone Estates, Broadway Colony, Sisk Ranch

Permanent Soffit Lighting in Salida — questions homeowners ask

Almost nothing. Draw is about 0.4 watts per foot at full white, so 113 feet pulls about 45 watts — one porch fixture — and everyday scenes normally sit at 15 to 25 percent brightness anyway. Anything outside the written scope is quoted separately before it is done in Pirrone Estates. Brightness, color and timing are all adjustable afterwards without a return appointment in Pirrone Estates.

Copy link to this answer: What does a 113-foot Salida system cost to run monthly?

Barely. The channel is powder-coated to match fascia or trim and the modules face down inside it, so from the curb near Kiernan Avenue the 114-foot run reads as a trim line rather than as lighting. Anything outside the written scope is quoted separately before it is done near Kiernan Avenue. Brightness, color and timing are all adjustable afterwards without a return appointment near Kiernan Avenue.

Copy link to this answer: Do the lights show from the street during the single day in Pirrone Estates?

No. Fasteners land in framing, each penetration is sealed as it is driven, and the channel spreads load along the trim board instead of concentrating it the way holiday clips and staples do. Anything outside the written scope is quoted separately before it is done on a 113-foot Salida roofline. Brightness, color and timing are all adjustable afterwards without a return appointment on a 113-foot Salida roofline.

Copy link to this answer: Will the channel damage the fascia on a Pirrone Estates property?

Standard stock is white, bronze and black powder coat, which accounts for nearly every Pirrone Estates fascia. Custom color matching is available and adds lead time rather than per-foot cost on a 116-foot order. Anything outside the written scope is quoted separately before it is done on Pirrone Estates plans inside 95368. Brightness, color and timing are all adjustable afterwards without a return appointment on Pirrone Estates plans inside 95368.

Copy link to this answer: Can Exterior Prime match the channel to my trim color?

The channel is aluminum and effectively structural, while diodes are rated in tens of thousands of hours at the low brightness Salida owners actually use. Expect module swaps long before any channel comes down in Pirrone Estates. Anything outside the written scope is quoted separately before it is done — measured that way near Kiernan Avenue. Brightness, color and timing are all adjustable afterwards without a return appointment — measured that way near Kiernan Avenue.

Copy link to this answer: How long should a 117-foot installation last before replacement?

Diodes and controllers carry manufacturer coverage, and Exterior Prime trained professionals stand behind the workmanship on the 118-foot run — mounting, sealing and terminations — for the life of the installation. Anything outside the written scope is quoted separately before it is done on the 113-foot example priced above. Brightness, color and timing are all adjustable afterwards without a return appointment on the 113-foot example priced above.

Copy link to this answer: What does the warranty actually cover on a Salida installation?

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