Sioux Falls TrimLight ends the annual hassle of putting up and taking down Christmas lights with an innovative, permanent exterior system that provides festive lighting for any occasion that is easy to control on a phone or smart device.
Sioux Falls TrimLight offers lighting options for businesses, homes and outdoor living spaces such as decks, pergolas, gazebos and patios. TrimLight’s patented system includes 16 million color options, plus animation and music customers can set for any holiday, sporting event or special celebration in their lives.
Chris Weeg liked the TrimLight system so much when he was looking for exterior lighting that he opened his franchise, Sioux Falls TrimLight, two years ago.
“I was looking for some sort of outdoor lighting to put on a pergola,” Chris said. “I was looking for an outdoor type of weatherproofed rope lighting or strip lighting, and then I found this product, and it caught my attention. There’s nothing like TrimLight in this area.”
TrimLight is a nationally recognized brand founded 13 years ago in Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s the first permanent light company in the United States, and TrimLight franchises are located nationwide. Sioux Falls TrimLight is one of three TrimLight franchises in South Dakota. Sioux Falls TrimLight serves Sioux Falls, Yankton and a 60-mile area around Sioux Falls.
“Our main slogan is, “It’s made for life’s moments,” he said. “It’s not only for Christmas. Personally, I use TrimLight for my kids’ sporting events. We rock the middle school colors. … So many people have told me ‘I thought I’d only use them for Christmas, but I never shut them off.’ (They’re) always putting different colors up for accent lighting.”
“This appeals to people that are tired of getting on ladders, putting up and taking down lights or paying people to put up lights, only to get to use them for two months and then take them down and store them,” Chris said.
In eastern South Dakota, where temperatures can span from triple digits in the summer months to well below freezing in the winter months, TrimLight’s system is built to withstand the weather.
The lighting is on a track system that’s mounted underneath a building’s soffit. Bulbs are spaced 6, 9 or 12 inches apart, depending on the customer’s preference, and the system runs through a control box that’s placed in a customer’s garage, Chris said.
“The beauty about them being installed on the bottom side of the soffit is it protects (the lighting system) from the sun, ice, and rain,” Chris said.
The lighting system comes in more than 180 colors to match the exterior of a home or building, and it’s barely noticeable in daylight because all that’s visible is about 1/4 inch of the bulbs that stick out of the track.
“One thing that sets us apart is that our design is seamless with your home, so it looks like it was always meant to be there. It doesn’t look like something was added on after the fact,” Chris said.
“TrimLight systems come with a lifetime warranty on parts and a five-year warranty on labor,” Chris said.
Chris said customers love the versatility of the TrimLight system. Many homeowners use the lighting for security as well as holidays and special occasions. A customer’s entire lighting system can be controlled with a free app that can be downloaded on a smartphone or any smart device.
Bulbs can be set on timers. “For example,” Chris said, “during the holiday season Christmas lighting could be programmed for 6 to 10 p.m., and then security lighting could be programmed from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., and customers can set different lighting schedules for each day. The bulbs can be programmed to highlight certain parts of a home for a customized security lighting system.”
“The lights are all dimmable. You can change how bright they are,” Chris said. “TrimLight actually just came out with a new light for residential (use) called our 3L light, so we can now produce the same brightness as a commercial light in a residential light.”
For security or to enhance a special feature on a home or business property, TrimLight offers downlighting that has the same color, animation and music options as their track lighting systems.
“We can highlight certain corners of your home,” Chris said. “It’s like a can light. It’s a little bit bigger and brighter, and the light reflects off your home more. A lot of people use it for security or if they’ve got a beautiful sign or something they want to light up at night.”
If you’re thinking about enhancing your outdoor living spaces, TrimLight’s globe lighting is made for areas such as patios, pergolas and near hot tubs and swimming pools.
Chris said he and his crews are typically booked one to two months in advance and by September, the business’ schedule is full. If you’re considering any kind of TrimLight system, contact Sioux Falls TrimLight now for more information. Financing is available. For more information, visit siouxfallstrimlight.com or visit trimlight.com to learn more about the company.
