During the christmas season hanging lights outside can make your home look festive and show your holiday spirit.
Putting up christmas lights on roof.
Lights galore the number of lights you ll need to decorate trees and shrubs is a matter of personal preference.
That will build your confidence and skill to go out on the roof to put up these guards.
The clips are cheap less than 6 for 100.
Pretty simple vid here about putting up christmas lights on your roof line.
A father from north texas who fell off of a roof while hanging christmas lights has died from head trauma.
Secure the lights with gutter clips so they don t droop down or creep up the roof.
Likewise the width of your roof.
After climbing onto your roof using plastic shingle clips make hanging the light strands a breeze without causing any.
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The clips are cheap less than 6 for 100 so buy a bunch of them.
Lights may be strung from rooflines gutters and tiles but be wary that different surfaces require different light clips for attachments.
Putting up lights is a relatively simple process but hanging them at the peak of your roof may be a challenge.
This home proves that you don t need to get up dangerously high or cover every inch of your roof to have an impressive christmas light display.
In fact many homeowners will hang lights or wreaths in their second story windows to tie the look together instead of putting lights on their roof s peak.
How to put up christmas lights outside.
You don t want to damage your roof or your roof might already be damaged and putting up christmas decorations will further destroy its integrity leading to roof replacement.
A good rule of thumb is 100 lights for every 1 1 2 ft of tree or shrub you want to cover.
It might take a lot more time and energy than getting a ladder though.
If you need a roof repair it s nice to know a professional contractor can come and quickly take of it for you but far better to avoid unnecessary damage to.
Time to deck the halls walls mantles and trees and best of all hang up the christmas lights.
So a 6 ft evergreen needs at least 400 lights for a basic level of lighting.