About MN Lighting Squad
Locally owned in the Twin Cities. Built around one rule: nobody should be climbing a frozen Minnesota roof to put up holiday lights.
Why MN Lighting Squad Exists
Minnesota Lighting Squad started with a simple observation: every November, we watched neighbors climb icy roofs, wrestle with tangled lights in freezing temperatures, and deal with displays that failed by mid-December. The annual frustration was universal and completely avoidable.
MN Lighting Squad is a locally owned and operated franchise serving the Twin Cities metro with professional holiday and permanent LED lighting installation. The Squad runs as an owner-operator team - the same people who quote your property walk it before quote, sit in on install scheduling, and stand behind every install through the full winter. Client-first from the first call to the final strand, with the buying power and product spec of the Lighting Partners national network behind every job.
The Squad lead runs the operation personally. The same person who answers the phone walks every commercial site before quote and sits in on install scheduling each fall. The franchise sits inside the Lighting Partners network, which gives the Squad access to commercial-grade materials, training, and best practices used by lighting crews around the country. The combination is rare locally: a single, accountable owner-operator team standing behind a national-quality install.
The Twin Cities upscale belt - Edina, Minnetonka, Wayzata, North Oaks, Woodbury, Stillwater - has long winters and a strong appetite for year-round curb appeal. Many of our residential clients move into permanent LED systems within a season or two because the brutal weather makes a one-and-done install obvious value. On the commercial side, retail corridors like 50th & France, Galleria Edina, and Grand Avenue in St. Paul use lighting to extend evening foot traffic through the darkest months of the year.
Why the Squad Exists
MN Lighting Squad was started because the Twin Cities deserved a real professional lighting option built around real Minnesota winter conditions. The big-box-store displays do not hold up. The seasonal handymen disappear after the first cold snap. Property managers were stuck juggling vendors year after year with no continuity.
The Squad solves all three. We invest in commercial-grade LED that holds up at -20F. We hire trained installers and pay them well so they show up when they say they will. We answer phones in season and we respond to service calls inside of a day. None of that is exotic. It is just how the work is supposed to be done.
We are part of the Lighting Partners franchise network, which gives us access to the same materials and training programs used by professional lighting crews nationwide. But the Squad is owner-operated locally. When you call, you reach the people whose names are on the trucks.
The Squad serves Edina, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Bloomington, and the rest of the Twin Cities metro across Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, and Washington counties. If your address is here, we want to earn your business.
How We Work
Fixed Quotes
The Squad lead walks the property and gives you a firm number before any clip touches your roof. Invoice matches the quote.
On-Time Installs
We show up when we say we will. In Minnesota, weather windows are tight and the Squad respects yours.
In-Season Service
If anything fails between install and takedown, text us. We fix it. No charge, no debate, often same day.
Clean Takedown
Everything comes off in spring. No clips left behind. No drilled fasteners. Your house looks like nothing was ever there.
Frequently Asked Questions
- We serve Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, and Washington counties. Core service area covers Edina, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Apple Valley, Eagan, Woodbury, Lakeville, Stillwater, North Oaks, Shoreview, plus Minneapolis and St. Paul proper. If you are outside these boundaries, call us. For larger projects we travel.
- We install before the worst freeze, typically mid-October through the first week of December. Our clip systems are rated for Minnesota cold and do not damage shingles or contribute to ice dams the way nails or staples do. If a heavy snow event hits mid-season and something needs adjustment, we come out and fix it. You should never be climbing onto an icy roof to deal with your lights.
- Reserve your spot by Labor Day if you want first pick of dates. Our calendar fills through October and into early December, and once we hit the deep cold we cannot extend the season. Commercial clients on annual contracts get locked install windows before the public calendar opens.
- Three things. First, we work safely on roofs and ladders that should not be climbed in a Minnesota winter. Second, we use commercial-grade LED and channel systems that look better and last longer than anything sold at a big-box store. Third, we store your lights for you year over year so the same display goes back up every season with zero effort from you.
- Permanent lighting is a slim aluminum channel mounted along your roofline or soffit with individually addressable LED nodes inside. You control color, brightness, and patterns from an app. For Twin Cities homes it is especially popular because the long dark winters and brutal cold make a one-time install pay back fast. You skip the ladder, the storage, and the seasonal install fee every year.
Work With Your Local Twin Cities Lighting Crew
Reach out for a free quote. Someone on the Squad team will respond within one business day.