Permanent Outdoor Lighting Installation in Tracy, CA

Permanent outdoor lighting in Tracy means roofline fixtures rather than yard lights: channel along the fascia and peaks, sealed modules inside it, and a controller in the garage. It is architectural lighting that happens to do holidays, and it is priced by the foot so the scope stays yours to decide.

Tracy, CA 95376 · 95377 · 95304 · 95378 · Reviewed September 2026

Quick answer for Tracy homeowners

Permanent outdoor lighting installation in Tracy is $30 per linear foot of roofline lit, covering channel, sealed modules, wiring, transformer, controller and labor.

Roofline-mounted — this is not landscape or path lighting.
Zoned control for everyday warm white and holiday colour.
Low-voltage system with the transformer inside the garage.

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Tracy homeowner setting permanent holiday light colors from a phone app on the driveway at night — Scenes, schedules and dimming move to the phone app at handover.

Outdoor lighting scope options in Tracy

Choose the elevations; the rate stays the same.

Street-facing only

$3,600

120 linear feet lit at $30/ft

Most common Tracy scope.

Street plus patio side

$5,100

170 linear feet lit at $30/ft

Adds evening backyard use.

Whole visible perimeter

$6,750

225 linear feet lit at $30/ft

Full architectural effect.

Permanent lighting in Tracy is $30 per linear foot of roofline actually lit, laser-measured on site and confirmed in writing before material is ordered. That covers the aluminum channel, the sealed RGB modules, the low-voltage transformer, the controller and the labor. Standalone Exterior Prime visits in Tracy start at $297.

Roofline lighting vs. landscape lighting in Tracy

Roofline lighting vs. landscape lighting in Tracy — Tracy, CA at $30 per linear foot
Factor	Permanent lighting	The alternative
What it lights	The roof edge and peaks	Paths, beds and trees
Effect	Defines the house shape	Highlights the yard
Holiday use	Full RGB scenes	Limited
Maintenance	Occasional module swap	Fixture cleaning and re-aiming

Seasonal use of outdoor lighting in Tracy

Winter: Long dark evenings — highest everyday value from warm white.
Spring: Patio-side zones extend outdoor evenings.
Summer: Late dusk trigger; short, low-output run windows.
Autumn: Colour scenes through Tracy's event season.
December: Full holiday scheduling.

How roofline lighting changes a Tracy exterior

Lighting the roof edge outlines the building, which reads very differently from uplighting a wall.

On single-story Tracy homes it adds apparent height. On two-stories it emphasises the gable geometry that daylight already shows.

Because output is dimmable, it works as a low-level nightly presence rather than a floodlit facade.

Exterior Prime professional laser measuring the front roofline of a Tracy home for a lighting estimate — Every Tracy quote starts from a measured roofline, never a phone guess.

Pairing roofline with patio-side zones

Adding the patio-side eave gives usable backyard light without installing separate fixtures.

That is a popular Tracy addition, particularly on lots where summer evenings are spent outside well after dusk.

It is billed as additional measured footage at the same rate, so it is easy to price at the measure visit.

Low-voltage transformer and lighting controller mounted in a Tracy garage bay — Transformer and controller live inside the garage, out of Tracy's summer heat.

Outdoor lighting installation scope

Included at $30/ft

Roofline channel on approved elevations
Sealed RGB modules and hidden low-voltage wiring
Garage transformer and controller
Zone design and scene programming
Written measured footage before ordering

Not included

Path, bed and tree lighting
Security floodlights
Deck and step fixtures
Line-voltage electrical work

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Exterior Prime professionals laser-measure on site, confirm the footage in writing at $30 per linear foot, and most Tracy installs finish in one day.

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Straight answers on outdoor lighting

"Can you do my yard as well?": This service is roofline lighting. Landscape lighting is a separate trade and we will say so rather than improvise.
"Is it bright enough to be useful?": It defines the house and adds ambient light, but it is not a substitute for task lighting at a door or step.
"Does it run all night?": Only if you want it to. Most Tracy schedules run dusk to about 11pm.

Tracy outdoor lighting notes

Installed across Tracy 95376, 95377, 95304 and 95378.
Patio-side zones are a common Tracy addition for summer evenings.
Dusk trigger shifts about three hours across the Tracy year, handled automatically.
Transformer mounts inside the garage, away from Tracy heat.

Tracy is inside our core route — see the Exterior Prime service area, the pricing page for how lighting sits beside our washing packages, and the permanent lighting FAQ.

Serving Tracy 95376 · 95377 · 95304 · 95378 — Tracy Hills, Edgewood, Redbridge, Plaza Park, Downtown Tracy, Berg Ranch

Permanent Holiday Lighting in Tracy — questions we get asked

Roofline-mounted aluminum channel with sealed RGB modules, low-voltage wiring and a garage controller, installed at $30 per linear foot lit and controlled by app.

Copy link to this answer: What is permanent outdoor lighting installation in Tracy?

No. This service covers roofline and peak runs, not paths, beds or trees.

Copy link to this answer: Does it include landscape lighting?

Yes. It is measured as additional footage at the same per-foot rate.

Copy link to this answer: Can I light the patio side?

A low-voltage transformer mounted in the garage, fed from a standard outlet.

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