Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · 34 mi / ~45 min from Kittanning
Permanent, Christmas and landscape lighting in Fox Chapel, PA
Fox Chapel is about 34 miles and a 45-minute drive from Kittanning. The borough favors restraint, stone, and old trees, so most of our work here is warm-white roofline lighting and landscape uplighting that looks like it was always part of the property.
Fox Chapel homes tend to be large, set back from the road, and finished in stone, brick or cedar. Nobody here wants a roofline that screams. What works is a 2700K warm-white run along the eaves, uplights grazing the stone, and everything else dark. The RGBWW system does exactly that on ordinary nights and can still go black and gold when the Steelers are on.
Long driveways are the norm off Fox Chapel Road and Squaw Run Road, and they are dark. Low bollards or path fixtures every few dozen feet, aimed down, get guests to the door without lighting up the neighbors. Astronomical timers bring them on at sunset and shift automatically through the year, so nobody is adjusting a dial in December.
We reach Fox Chapel in about 45 minutes from Kittanning, coming down Route 28 along the Allegheny. Tyson handles the consultation himself, and on a property this size the driveway demo matters, because you can see how four live strips read against your actual stone from the end of the drive. The render mock-up of the house follows inside 48 hours.
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What we install in Fox Chapel
Permanent lighting
Warm-white eave lighting with track matched to your trim color, tuned so the stone and the landscape carry the look rather than the roofline.
Christmas lighting
Classic warm-white C9 along the roofline and wrapped specimen trees, with a render approved before install and every fix in season covered.
Landscape lighting
Uplights on stone facades, downlights out of the big trees, and path lighting for long drives, all on astronomical timers.
Why restraint wins in Fox Chapel
Mature hardwoods drop a lot of debris on eaves, and the borough gets the same ice and wind as the rest of the Allegheny valley. Fixtures that clip on or staple in eventually sag. Aluminum track fastened to the fascia holds a straight line year after year, and the color-matched finish means guests see the house by day, not the hardware.
The other reason to keep it subtle is resale. Fox Chapel buyers notice quality, and a lighting package that reads as architectural rather than seasonal photographs well at twilight. Our tracked residential projects show a directional 3 to 7 percent lift in appraised value, not guaranteed, but consistent.
At a glance
- About 45 minutes from the shop in Kittanning
- Free on-site consult, render mock-up within 48 hours
- Permanent installs finish in 1 to 2 days for most homes
- Christmas service calls within 24 to 48 hours, no charge
- 3-year parts and 1-year labor warranty
Around town: Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve · Fox Chapel Golf Club · Route 28 · Fox Chapel Area High School
FAQ
Fox Chapel lighting questions
From the journal
Reading for Fox Chapel homeowners
Design by Home Style · 6 min
Lighting a Stone Home: Roofline Track Plus Uplighting
Stone homes pair roofline track with uplighting on the facade itself, since stone texture reads best when lit from below and the two zones run on separate controls.
Landscape Lighting · 7 min
Uplighting Stone and Brick Facades the Right Way
Stone and brick take grazing light differently than siding does. Here is how fixture angle and warm color temperature bring out texture on a Western PA facade.
Real Estate & Curb Appeal · 6 min
Does Permanent Lighting Increase Home Value?
Thraxel's own 2023-2025 tracking shows permanent lighting homes appraising 3 to 7 percent higher on average, a directional figure only. Here is what that means for sellers.
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