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Holiday Lighting Install Route in Holiday Lighting Installation

The Holiday Lighting Install Route is a copy-ready spreadsheet for holiday lighting installation that tracks stops, install order, crew, takedown date. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 10 minutes to set up.

Last updated: August 2026

Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up

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What’s inside “Holiday Lighting Install Route”

Tabs: How to use · Route · SummaryFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 10 minutesColumns: 11

Columns (grey = calculated for you)

  • Date
  • Stop
  • Time window
  • Customer
  • Address
  • Job type
  • Crew
  • Status
  • Linear ft
  • Contract price
  • Takedown date
  1. Open the Route tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
  2. Book installs by neighborhood so crews stay close; set the takedown date when you sign the contract.
  3. Use ladder safety and GFCI-protected outlets on every job.
  4. Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.

The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.

Holiday Lighting Install Route

About this template

It is built for people who want results without another subscription: owners planning install days. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.

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What to verify before choosing Holiday Lighting Install Route

Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.

Review criteria

  • +Address and install order per day
  • +Crew assignment column
  • +Install and takedown dates
  • +Works in Google Sheets and Excel

Often worth considering when

  • +Owners planning install days
  • +Anyone scheduling January takedowns

Pause before choosing when

  • -Automatic route optimization
  • -Text reminders to customers

About Holiday Lighting Installation

Why people consider this option

  • +Log every holiday-lighting install and takedown without paid software
  • +Track linear feet, bulbs, and storage your own way
  • +Keep customer and design notes in a sheet you control

What to review before acting

  • -No automatic scheduling, routing, or payment processing without a tool
  • -Busy seasons eventually need booking and reminder automation

Trust FAQ

Questions people ask before copying a template

Does the Holiday Lighting Install Route work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Holiday Lighting Install Route really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Holiday Lighting Install Route track?
It tracks stops, install order, crew, takedown date. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.

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