How To Secure Lights On A Roof

Plastic clips designed for use with holiday lights are easy to install and remove affordable and readily available at most home improvement or large retail stores.

How to secure lights on a roof.

The lawn care nut 98 447 views. Low level openable rooflights that are in reach of a person standing on the floor beneath should be fitted with locks. Don t ever nail or staple lights to your roof. Further there is a lot of misinformation out there about nailing or stapling your lights to the roof.

We ll show you how you can secure christmas lights to your roof without damaging your shingles. When hanging christmas lights on the roof line skip the old fashioned unsafe methods of using staples or nails to secure the lights in place. The type of lock will largely depend on the material from which the light is made and its design. You should never poke a hole in your asphalt shingles or any other part of your roof no matter how small.

Whereas fakro roof windows and flat rooflights all have topsafe security protection as standard. Generally if the answer is yes do not proceed especially when it comes to stapling lights to your roof. Install a hook into each tree at the marked spot. Install the bulbs in your string lights.

Shingle and gutter duration. The best way to hang holiday lights is by stringing them through plastic clips attached to your shingles gutters and eaves. Hanging the lights hang lights first along pillars eaves windows and posts to provide a structural base for the rest of your lights. Thread the string lights onto the hooks.

Make sure they re securely in place. Reduce the security risks of roof windows. Light clips designed to hold the light strands on shingles gutters or fascia board hold the lights safely in place without damaging the home. Purchase clips designed to fit the size of lights in your light strands or opt for all in one universal clips designed to hold many light types in a variety of applications.