Happy new year here are some photos of our application.
How to put up cristmas lights on the roof.
There are a few ways to hang christmas lights without a ladder.
Robert in california the lights on this house were installed w.
We will order some more lights for next season.
After climbing onto your roof using plastic shingle clips make hanging the light strands a breeze without causing any damage.
Putting up lights is a relatively simple process but hanging them at the peak of your roof may be a challenge.
Welcome to part 1 of my how to put up christmas lights series.
You can use a taller ladder or a light hanging pole or rent special equipment like a bucket lift.
Continue on to the branches then wrap back down into the empty spaces.
Just a video showing how we install the christmas lights on a regular size house working on the front roof lane and the arch.
First wind the lights up the tree leaving about 6 inches between each pass.
How to hang christmas lights without a ladder.
We look at the basics of applying christmas lights on the roof line.
Never stand or walk on the roof.
That will give you the desired 3 inch spacing.
The first is a simple solution a light hanging pole.
1 2 x 10 conduit pipes for the poles to put the lights up with and attached a 3 4 snap saddle pvc pipe attachment i also used 3 4 end cap for the pvc pipe on the slanted or angled parts of the.
The only way to install these are to slide them under the shingles which starts separating the glue and causing them to lift.
During the christmas season hanging lights outside can make your home look festive and show your holiday spirit.
We have clay shingles with no gutters.
They also orientate 90 degrees in the wrong direction and so you end up having the use some other means to attach the rope lights to the clips assuming you are running along the apex of the roof.
The clips worked pretty well.