How To Do Christmas Lights On High Roofs
Slide clips underneath your shingles and set the bulbs in the rings until you ve gone to the top of the peak.
How to do christmas lights on high roofs. We have clay shingles with no gutters. Before you get on the. They can be mounted without tools. 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.
The clips worked pretty well. Go slightly higher on your roof and pull the light strand tight so it forms a straight line rather than bowing in between the clips. Only add more clips or another string when. Just a video showing how we install the christmas lights on a regular size house working on the front roof lane and the arch.
I don t have any pictures of how to do this but the technique is simple. Using specially made exterior light hangers such as shingle edge clips or gutter clips to mount christmas lights. Light clips designed to hold the light strands on shingles gutters or fascia board hold the lights safely in place without damaging the home. From one of our customers who has a fantastic clay roof.
The possibility of slipping and falling makes working on any roof dangerous but it s especially so if the roof rises more than 4 feet for every 12 feet of. Here is what i came up with for hanging my christmas lights this year and i am so excited for future years of not needing a ladder. 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. Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof.
Starting at the end of the rope furthest from the electrical plug lay the rope light along the top of the frame and using a cable tie approximately every 12 inches secure the rope light to the frame. Always have an assistant with you while hanging lights trust us you ll need one. Happy new year here are some photos of our application. When hanging christmas lights on the roof line skip the old fashioned unsafe methods of using staples or nails to secure the lights in place.
Locate the power outlet attach your extension cords and start from whichever part of the roof is closest to. Buy light hangers wherever holiday decorations are sold. Climb higher along the peak to attach the next lights on the strand. Robert in california the lights on this house were installed w.
Pictures show samples from our roof with different scenarios.