Holiday lighting software: design proposals, seasonal installs and takedown — buying checklist
From: https://www.iwantmywebsitenow.com/industry/field/lights/
Workflow sources checked: 2026-10-02. Prices have separate capture dates.

Use this with a vendor or a builder. These are proposed evaluation tests, not claims that any product passed them.

YOUR BUSINESS
Current software:
What must work differently:
Records to bring across:
Budget and timing:

QUESTIONS TO TEST
1. Property design and quote
Ask: Can the design, measurements, materials and options stay attached to the address and signed proposal?
Demonstrate: Create a roofline mockup with two options and confirm the selected footage and product quantities carry into the approved quote.
Observed result:
Follow-up:

2. Seasonal customer asset
Ask: Does the record distinguish company-owned lights from customer-owned product and installed locations?
Demonstrate: Add a damaged strand during takedown. Record ownership, condition, storage location and replacement need for next season.
Observed result:
Follow-up:

3. Installation and route
Ask: Can crews see roofline notes, access risks, ladder needs, circuit details and arrival window?
Demonstrate: Reschedule two installs after weather shifts. Confirm materials, crew capacity and customer windows stay aligned.
Observed result:
Follow-up:

4. Renewal and takedown
Ask: Can next season’s quote and removal task use last year’s design and service history?
Demonstrate: Renew a seasonal job, modify one section and create a takedown with a storage/bin identifier.
Observed result:
Follow-up:

DEMO SCENARIO (SYNTHETIC)
Run a seasonal display from proposal to storage
1. Create a home record with roofline measurements, outlet locations, photos and two design options. Approve one with a deposit and material list.
2. Schedule installation for a crew with the required access equipment. Move the date after weather changes and verify customer communication.
3. At takedown, record a damaged section, label the customer’s stored lights and create a replacement requirement for next season.
4. Renew with one design change and reconcile installation, takedown, materials, storage notes, payments and customer-owned equipment.

MIGRATION
Plan a controlled data move
Import customer properties, prior-year designs and measurements, open seasonal quotes, installed product ownership, inventory and storage locations, crew assignments, deposits, renewal status and warranty notes. Physically reconcile stored inventory and label customer-owned items before the next installation season.

A POSSIBLE FIRST BUILD
Software can preserve customer and installation records but does not assess roof access, electrical safety, ladder use or weather risk. Have trained crews set safe work practices and clarify ownership, damage and storage terms with customers.

SOURCES
Strandr lighting design software
https://www.strandr.com/
Vendor overview of holiday and permanent lighting design and proposals.

Jobber field-service software
https://www.getjobber.com/
Vendor overview of quoting, scheduling and customer management.

Housecall Pro field-service management
https://www.housecallpro.com/field-service-management-software/
Vendor overview of scheduling, estimates and customer workflows.

Holiday Lighting Marketing Co.
https://holidaylightingmarketing.com/
Agency source for marketing services to lighting installers; not a software capability source.

Research by Don, I Want My Website Now.
A product description is not hands-on testing. Verify the plan, current price and export access before committing.