With halloween and the upcoming winter holidays coming up you may be tempted to hang up some decorations in your backyard to celebrate.
How to attach christmas lights to wall without staples.
Plastic clips are your friend.
If you are using christmas lights for decoration you may find yourself having to attach the string to a flat wall that does not have a surface to which you can clip the lights.
Opt for shingle tabs to position the lights on top of your roof.
Lights can be attached to slate flat or barrel style roof tiles using a tile roof clip.
Attaching christmas lights to a wall whether indoors or outdoors is a simple process.
If you are using clothespins hold the end of the.
There are a variety of clips that let you hang christmas lights without causing damage to your roof or sides of your home.
Clip the light strand into the hook.
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Glue works great for rough surfaces such as concrete brick and stucco.
Don t spare the rod.
Light up the night this holiday season by adding some sparkle to the outside of your home.
They work by clipping onto the gutters shingles or eaves of your home.
To position the lights slide a bulb into the hole to hold it in place.
The light clips to one end and the other end clips to a roof tile.
Step by step guide.
Wrapping lights around your trees.
Push a clip onto the fascia board near the edge of the board with the hook for the light strand facing out.
A neat way to put lights in your front windows is to use a second curtain rod and either wrap the lights around it or use zip ties to attach the lights to it.
Don t worry you got this.
Some types of stucco may be damaged by the hot glue.
Step 1 hold a stud finder against the wall surface to locate a stud.
A very quick and easy way to install christmas lights on a number of different surfaces is by using a hot glue gun.
Slide the prongs under a shingle and leave the side with the whole sticking up into the air.
Instead use plastic clips.
Test a small area first.
Shingle tabs are designed to accommodate the two most popular sizes of christmas light bulbs c7 and c9.
Shingle clips can also sometimes be used for attaching light strings to guttering.
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To secure a vertical stretch of lights going straight up or down the wall face the clips in.
Simple and quick install.