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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · 22 mi / ~33 min from Kittanning

Permanent, Christmas and landscape lighting in Tarentum, PA

Tarentum is an old river borough with a bridge, a riverfront park and blocks of two-story homes stacked up the hill from the Allegheny. We are about 22 miles and 33 minutes away in Kittanning, and we light this town every winter.

Two-story home with warm-white Christmas roofline lighting installed by Thraxel

Tarentum is the kind of town where the Christmas lights are part of the identity. Narrow lots, tall two-story homes with front porches, and streets that climb steeply from Riverview Memorial Park up toward Route 28. Thraxel comes down from Kittanning in about 33 minutes to hang C9 rooflines here every November, and a good share of the calls now are for permanent systems instead.

Two-story homes on narrow lots are a specific design problem. The front elevation is tall and thin, the roofline is often a single gable facing the street, and the porch roof sits well below it. We treat those as separate zones so the upper peak, the porch edge and the columns each get their own run of color-matched track. The render of your house, back within 48 hours, shows the stacked effect before we cut anything.

Tarentum also has a lot of older trim, some of it Victorian, and the crews do not staple, nail or clip into it. Track is fastened to the fascia with proper hardware, and seasonal lights are hung with clips that come off clean in January. The lights themselves go into labeled storage with us, so the attic stays empty and next year's install is faster.

Why Tarentum homes are a good fit

The river runs right past the front doors here, and that means fog, freeze and road salt on the lower streets all winter. The strip is IP67 marine-grade silicone on 16-gauge wire and has been salt-tested. The aluminum track is anchored to the fascia so ice dams cannot pull it down. Nobody climbs to it, and the parts are warranted for 3 years.

Tarentum's grid is dense enough that one lit house is visible from a dozen porches, and the Tarentum Bridge traffic sees the whole hillside at night. That is the neighbor effect working for you. Of our last 14 residential permanent installs, 11 had a neighbor on the same street sign within 18 months. In a borough this compact, expect it sooner.

At a glance

  • About 33 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: Allegheny River · Tarentum Bridge · Riverview Memorial Park · Pittsburgh Mills · Route 28

FAQ

Tarentum lighting questions

Yes. Tarentum is about 22 miles and roughly 33 minutes from Thraxel's shop in Kittanning by way of Route 28, and it is inside our Allegheny County service area. We hang traditional C9 rooflines, wrap porch columns and dress railings with greenery on the borough's two-story homes every November. Any failure in-season is fixed within 24 to 48 hours at no charge, and takedown, labeling and storage start January 4.
Thraxel sends the crew back within 24 to 48 hours, and the repair is free. It does not matter what the cause is. A dark strand, a timer that lost its schedule, a wire a squirrel chewed on a yard tree, or a section knocked loose by wind all get fixed under the seasonal program at no cost. Tarentum is about 33 minutes from the shop, so most December service calls here are handled the next day.
Yes, and it is one of the best uses for the system. Thraxel splits a tall, narrow river-town home into zones, usually the main gable, the porch roof edge and the columns, each on its own run of color-matched aluminum track. Individually addressable RGBWW pixels let those zones run one color or different ones, and the render mock-up shows the stacked effect before any track is cut. Install is typically one to two days.
Tarentum's 15084 ZIP is just outside the 16xxx band the crew drives daily, but at about 33 minutes from Kittanning it is one of the closest Allegheny County towns we serve and there is no travel surcharge. Consults, installs and service calls are scheduled the same way as anywhere in Armstrong County. Start with thraxel.com/quote/ or text Tyson at 724-859-4390 and he will set the visit.

Light up Tarentum.

Free consultation. Render of your actual house within 48 hours. Installed by the brothers, not a franchise.

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