How To Attach Christmas Lights Outside

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How to attach christmas lights outside. Attach lights to shutters or shingles to attach lights to your gutters use an all purpose light clip. Hang one string then plug in the next string end to end. If you don t have gutters you can use the same clip to attach lights to your shingles instead. 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.

This effect works especially well with light strands of one color. If this is your first time keep it simple. Continue on to the branches then wrap back down into the empty spaces. You can always add to your holiday light collection each year filling in with more rows outlining architectural features or wrapping lights around trees and branches that way you get a feel for what works what doesn t what you like and what you don t.

Then wrap the lights back down to the bottom of the trunk passing through the middle of the space between the strands. Use plastic clips for the gutters. First wind the lights up the tree leaving about 6 inches between each pass. Hang the lights pointing up or down just make sure they re all clipped in the same direction.

It works with any type of light. That will give you the desired 3 inch spacing. For attaching lights to window trim and similar vertical surfaces use rope light clips or adhesive or nail on plastic string light clips. Don t cut corners by plugging all the strings together.

6 attach the lights to the trim.