Hanging up christmas lights can be a real pain.
House christmas lights streaming down from roof.
When you re hanging christmas lights on a roof you shouldn t use any fasteners that puncture the shingle or any other part of the roof such as nails staples or screws.
Plastic light clips come in many different styles.
Types of christmas light roof clips.
Strings of lights and other outdoor holiday decorations let you highlight the details you love most.
C7 c9 bulbs the most classic christmas lights c7 c9 bulbs are popular along roof lines due to their larger size and greater overall presence in comparison with other light types when viewed from a distance.
Additionally never attach anything to your shingles using nails or screws as this can cause leaks.
Rather than installing christmas lights from the roof use a ladder.
We bought and tried various roof clips from discount stores and home improvement places and none of them seemed to do what we wanted.
Be sure you have enough strands and i recommend led exterior lig.
When you ve finished running lights across the peak of your roof plug the end of the last strand into an outdoor extension cord.
Run the cord along the edge of your roof or down the side of your home to the nearest outside outlet.
With imagination you can also transform your house into something exciting and new.
Create custom light displays by choosing light strings and c bulbs separately or opt for the convenience of hardwired c7 c9 light sets.
Do not hang christmas lights with screws nails or even a staple gun.
Christmas lights during the holidays are a wonderful excuse to showcase the architectural features of your home.
Besides not being able to get them down easily this is a huge hazard.
Installation of exterior christmas lights on a roof and porch railing made simples and easy.
If you wanted to hang the lights from the roof and you do not have gutters on your home you could then nail small nails into the face place of the soffit or on the edge of the roof line.
Like many people we wanted to put some lights on the outside of the house along the roof line.
If you do not think you have the strength or skill set to hang christmas lights yourself you could always hire a christmas light installer to hang them for you.
Even small holes in the shingles can create leaks.
Run an extension cord from your light strand down the side of your home.