Yes. A real full service installer takes the lights down and stores them, and it is already paid for in your original price. Green Pro removes every strand, clip, cord and timer from your Mokena home in January and stores the whole display at our facility in Kankakee until the next season. You do not pay extra and you do not find a bin in your garage in July.
The honest caution: not every company that installs lights actually removes them, and some that do charge for it separately. If takedown is not written into your quote, assume it is not included.
How Takedown Actually Works
Here is the whole process from your side, which is mostly you doing nothing.
- Timing. We start in January, once the holidays are over, and work through the route by town. Mokena runs with Frankfort and New Lenox.
- Notice. You get a heads up before we come. You do not need to be home and you do not need to move anything.
- The work. A crew pulls every strand, every clip, every cord and the timer. On a typical Mokena roofline that is about 45 minutes to an hour and a half.
- Cleanup. We check the gutter line and the landscaping beds for stray clips before we leave. Nothing gets left behind to show up in your mower in April.
- Haul out. Everything leaves the same day. Nothing sits in your driveway waiting for a second trip.
Where Your Lights Actually Go
Back to our facility in Kankakee, labeled to your address. They get inspected, failed bulbs get replaced, and the runs stay coiled the way they were cut so they go back up next season without a re measure. When you rebook, your display is already built.
That is the part homeowners tend to underestimate. Year two is faster and easier than year one specifically because we kept the lights and the measurements.
Why We Store Them Instead Of You
Four practical reasons, none of them about being generous.
- Attic heat destroys LEDs. An Illinois attic in July is brutal on the sockets and the wire jacket. Climate stable storage nearly doubles the useful life of a set.
- Garage space is worth more than lights. Nobody in Mokena has spare square footage they are excited to give to four bins of holiday cord.
- Custom cut strands are useless anywhere else. Your runs are cut to your roofline. They fit your house and no other, so storing them yourself buys you nothing.
- Tangles are a real cost. A set stored loose in a bin loses a season or two of life to kinked wire and cracked sockets. We coil and rack them.
The Questions People Actually Ask About Takedown
What if there is snow or ice on the roof in January?
We work around it. Safety comes first and we will not put a crew on an icy roofline to hit a date. If weather pushes takedown by a week or two, your lights sit there looking fine and nothing bad happens. Late January removal is normal in Illinois.
What if I want to keep the lights up longer?
Tell us. Some Mokena customers like them through the middle of January and some want them gone on the second. We schedule around what you want as long as we know in advance.
Do I need to be home?
No. Takedown is exterior work. You do not need to be there and you do not need to do anything but let us know if a gate is locked or a dog is out.
What if I sell the house?
Let us know and we will pull the display on your timeline. The lights are ours, so nothing transfers with the property and nothing gets left for the new owner to deal with.
What if I skip a season?
No fee. Your display stays in storage. When you come back, it goes up.
How To Tell If A Quote Really Includes Takedown
Read the quote, not the sales pitch. Four things to look for.
| Look for this | What it means |
|---|---|
| Takedown listed as a separate line item with its own price | It is not included. You will be billed again in January. |
| The words removal available or takedown optional | Optional means extra. Ask for the number in writing before you sign. |
| You are purchasing the lights | If you own them, storage is your problem, and so is replacing them. |
| No mention of storage at all | Ask directly. A company that removes but does not store is handing you bins. |
Where This Fits In The Bigger Picture
Takedown and storage are two of the seven items in a full service package. The rest are covered in what is included with a professional install, and if you are still weighing whether to hire it out at all, the pro versus DIY comparison puts real numbers on it.
Green Pro Services is locally owned out of Kankakee with more than 100 five star Google reviews. We handle residential displays across Mokena and Will County and commercial installs as well. See the full program on our Christmas light installation page or read more about our team.
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Full service installers do. Green Pro Services removes every strand, clip, cord and timer from your Mokena home in January and stores the entire display at our facility in Kankakee until the following season, at no additional charge. Not every company does this, so confirm it is written into your quote before you book.
We begin takedown in January once the holidays are over and work through the route town by town. Mokena runs with Frankfort and New Lenox. Weather can push the schedule, and late January removal is normal in Illinois. You do not need to be home.
No. Both are included in the original installation price. There is no removal fee and no storage fee. If a competing quote lists takedown as an optional line item or as removal available, that quote is not comparable to ours.
At our facility in Kankakee, labeled to your address. The runs stay coiled as cut, get inspected, and failed bulbs are replaced before the next season. Because your strands are custom cut to your roofline, your display goes back up the following year without a re measure.
The lights belong to Green Pro Services and go back into our storage each January. They are custom cut to your specific roofline, so they would not fit another home anyway. Company owned lights are also what allows us to cover in season repairs at no charge.
No. Takedown is exterior work and requires nothing from you. Just let us know ahead of time if a gate is locked or a dog will be in the yard, and we handle the rest.
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