How To Put Christmas Lights On Roof Shingles

Along the edges of the shingles.

How to put christmas lights on roof shingles. Shingle tabs offer two different hole sizes with a larger hole for c9 lights and a smaller hole for c7 lights. Rather than installing christmas lights from the roof use a ladder. Seriously we ve seen real damage done to homes because someone hung christmas lights on their roof using nails or staples. Locate the power outlet attach your extension cords and start from whichever part of the roof is closest to.

Even worse the staples can rub against the plastic coating on your christmas lights exposing the wiring and causing a fire and electrocution hazard. This will ensure that your lights hang straight. Fans of the movie christmas vacation will recall clark griswold putting up his lights with his trusty staple gun. 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.

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. Run the cord along the edge of your roof or down the side of your home to the nearest outside outlet. Here is a photo of our all in one clip plus installed at the shingle edge. Place the ladder directly in front of the area where you want to start working and make sure it s steady.

Run an extension cord from your light strand down the side of your home. 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. Only add more clips or another string when. Always have an assistant with you while hanging lights trust us you ll need one.

How to install christmas lights on a shingle roof this video will show you how to hang c9 leds christmas lights on shingles. Rather than installing christmas lights from the roof use a ladder. Before you get on the. Place the ladder directly in front of the area where you want to start working and make sure it s steady.

I use the omni multi clip to hang the lights under the shingle. As you start to. Tips for hanging christmas lights to avoid roof damage don t put holes in your roof. Good news all of the clips in our all in one series multi application and all application clips can be used.

We receive the question regularly about installing christmas lights under both under shingles and on gutters.