How To Safely Put Christmas Lights Up On Roof

The one we have linked here is fairly complex but the basic idea is to heave a line over the house.

How to safely put christmas lights up on roof.

The best way to hang holiday lights is by stringing them through plastic clips attached to your shingles gutters and eaves. In general it s better to attach these clips to gutters and eaves rather than shingles but if you must attach to shingles buy the appropriate clip type and carefully follow all manufacturer s instructions. Then connect the lifeline and pull it over. If you don t have a heavy duty beam to attach to you still have options for fall protection.

Seal each connection and loose end with duct tape or electrical tape. Do this safely on the ground so there s less to do while you re up the ladder. Then you simply extend the arm and hook the clip over the gutter. There are a few ways to hang christmas lights without a ladder.

Also there are specialized clips for hanging lights along the peak of your roof. Parrot clips for stucco. Attach the light clips to your christmas lights. Generally if the answer is yes do not proceed especially when it comes to stapling lights to your roof.

The first is a simple solution a light hanging pole.