How To Put Christmas Lights On Roof Shingles

Place the ladder directly in front of the area where you want to start working and make sure it s steady.

How to put christmas lights on roof shingles.

Before you get on the. Always have an assistant with you while hanging lights trust us you ll need one. Place the ladder directly in front of the area where you want to start working and make sure it s steady. Seriously we ve seen real damage done to homes because someone hung christmas lights on their roof using nails or staples.

Tips for hanging christmas lights to avoid roof damage don t put holes in your roof. Locate the power outlet attach your extension cords and start from whichever part of the roof is closest to. Rather than installing christmas lights from the roof use a ladder. As you start to.

Run the cord along the edge of your roof or down the side of your home to the nearest outside outlet. Rather than installing christmas lights from the roof use a ladder. We receive the question regularly about installing christmas lights under both under shingles and on gutters. Another risk is that of fire and of course there is also the risk of a fall or of electrocution to the one installing the lights.

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. Here is a photo of our all in one clip plus installed at the shingle edge. When you ve finished running lights across the peak of your roof plug the end of the last strand into an outdoor extension cord. Fans of the movie christmas vacation will recall clark griswold putting up his lights with his trusty staple gun.

Shingle tabs offer two different hole sizes with a larger hole for c9 lights and a smaller hole for c7 lights. Run an extension cord from your light strand down the side of your home. How to install christmas lights on a shingle roof this video will show you how to hang c9 leds christmas lights on shingles. 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.

Even worse the staples can rub against the plastic coating on your christmas lights exposing the wiring and causing a fire and electrocution hazard. Along the edges of the shingles. Place one light bulb into each shingle tab making sure that every bulb has its own tab. Only add more clips or another string when.

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.