How To Attach Christmas Lights Outside

If you don t have gutters you can use the same clip to attach lights to your shingles instead.

How to attach christmas lights outside.

Continue on to the branches then wrap back down into the empty spaces. Attach lights to shutters or shingles to attach lights to your gutters use an all purpose light clip. If this is your first time keep it simple. First wind the lights up the tree leaving about 6 inches between each pass.

Let s wrap wrapping lights around the branches in tight close loops gives a tree a full glow when lit. Don t cut corners by plugging all the strings together. And regardless of your strategy or long term goals following a few expert tips will help you. Start at the power source and follow the fasteners to the end of the project.

6 attach the lights to the trim. That will give you the desired 3 inch spacing. 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.

It works with any type of light. Hang one string then plug in the next string end to end. Use plastic clips for the gutters. Then wrap the lights back down to the bottom of the trunk passing through the middle of the space between the strands.

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.