Putting Up Christmas Lights Without Gutters

The size of the hole on the tab will normally be large enough to accommodate either c7 or c9 bulbs which are the 2 most common types of christmas lights.

Putting up christmas lights without gutters. Hang the lights pointing up or down just make sure they re all clipped in the same direction. Attach lights to shutters or shingles to attach lights to your gutters use an all purpose light clip. Falls from hanging christmas lights lead to thousands of injuries every year according to the u s. Here s a few tips on how to hang christmas lights on your home.

First wind the lights up the tree leaving about 6 inches between each pass. Seriously we ve seen real damage done to homes because someone hung christmas lights on their roof using nails or staples. It works with any type of light. The soffit there isn t perforated so i can t hang them through it either.

That will give you the desired 3 inch spacing. Read the full article at. To position the lights slide a bulb into the hole to hold it in place. Tips for hanging christmas lights to avoid roof damage don t put holes in your roof.

Time to deck the halls walls mantles and trees and best of all hang up the christmas lights. Christmas lights can be tough to manage when you re going up high one viewer named taryn says. Slide the prongs under a shingle and leave the side with the whole sticking up into the air. Consumer product safety commission.

I bought gutter clips so i wouldn t have to permanently install anything but i just realized that i don t have gutters along a pitched portion of my roof. The roof is one of the most popular locations to hang christmas lights and often the first project in any outdoor christmas display. Fans of the movie christmas vacation will recall clark griswold putting up his lights with his trusty staple gun. I finally got around to hanging christmas lights this year.

If you don t have gutters you can use the same clip to attach lights to your shingles instead. Ready to make your home merry and bright this season. Continue on to the branches then wrap back down into the empty spaces. How to put up christmas lights outside.