Hanging Christmas Lights Outside Without Gutters

The roof is one of the most popular locations to hang christmas lightsand often the first project in any outdoor christmas display.

Hanging christmas lights outside without gutters.

There are a variety of clips that let you hang christmas lights without causing damage to your roof or sides of your home. There are different types of clips for different types of roofs and different types of lights. Wrap lights around the trunk of a tall tree to light it without a ladder. Hang the lights in these three spaces.

Measure and calculate power needs pick out your lights and clips. Use an extension cord to run the lights to the tree and then wrap the lights around the tree trunk up until you reach the first branch leaving 6 inches 15 cm of space in between the strands of lights. Instead use plastic clips. To make sure your lights hang just right and hold tight across your gutters shingles and peaks this holiday season it helps to begin with a plan.

I finally got around to hanging christmas lights this year. To create a classical most traditional christmas scene decorate your home with strands of white lights. The soffit there isn t perforated so i can t hang them through it either. They work by clipping onto the gutters shingles or eaves of your home.

Some popular spots for outdoor christmas lights include. Consider the surface check your gutter thickness and shingle flexibility to determine how to best hang lights along the roofline. 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.