How To Put Christmas Lights On Roof Shingles

Always have an assistant with you while hanging lights trust us you ll need one.

How to put christmas lights on roof shingles. Locate the power outlet attach your extension cords and start from whichever part of the roof is closest to. If you absolutely insist on stapling christmas lights make sure you use specialty insulated staples with a plastic cover and staple the lights to wood trim never to your shingles. Along the edges of the shingles. Tips for hanging christmas lights to avoid roof damage don t put holes in your roof.

Only add more clips or another string when. As you start to attach the clips to the shingles make sure that they are secure because loose clips are likely to cause damage during windy weather. We receive the question regularly about installing christmas lights under both under shingles and on gutters. The main danger is to put holes in your roof that may later cause a leak or at least expose your roof decking to mold mildew and water damage.

Good news all of the clips in our all in one series multi application and all application clips can be used. Run an extension cord from your light strand down the side of your home. As you start to. Place one light bulb into each shingle tab making sure that every bulb has its own tab.

Even worse the staples can rub against the plastic coating on your christmas lights exposing the wiring and causing a fire and electrocution hazard. Shingle tabs offer two different hole sizes with a larger hole for c9 lights and a smaller hole for c7 lights. This will ensure that your lights hang straight. Before you get on the.

When you ve finished running lights across the peak of your roof plug the end of the last strand into an outdoor extension cord. Place the ladder directly in front of the area where you want to start working and make sure it s steady. I use the omni multi clip to hang the lights under the shingle. Rather than installing christmas lights from the roof use a ladder.

Rather than installing christmas lights from the roof use a ladder. Here is a photo of our all in one clip plus installed at the shingle edge. Place the ladder directly in front of the area where you want to start working and make sure it s steady. How to install christmas lights on a shingle roof this video will show you how to hang c9 leds christmas lights on shingles.

Run the cord along the edge of your roof or down the side of your home to the nearest outside outlet.