To make sure your lights hang just right and hold tight across your gutters shingles and peaks this holiday season it helps to begin with a plan.
How to hang christmas lights on roof without gutters.
If you don t have gutters you can use the same clip to attach lights to your shingles instead.
Plus with gutter helmet there s never a time throughout the year when you ll need to clean your gutters.
This is why it s important to learn how to hang christmas lights from your gutters correctly.
The first step to decorating with christmas lights the right way is to gather your tools and get prepared before you get started.
There are a variety of clips that let you hang christmas lights without causing damage to your roof or sides of your home.
They work by clipping onto the gutters shingles or eaves of your home.
It works with any type of light.
There are different types of clips for different types of roofs and different types of lights.
A popular and attractive method to hang lights is to string them across the top of your garage.
If you want to hang christmas lights gutter covers can prevent certain types of light clips from properly attaching to your gutters.
Do not hang christmas lights with screws nails or even a staple gun.
Hang the lights pointing up or down just make sure they re all clipped in the same direction.
However there s one season where gutter guards may cause a slight inconvenience.
Besides not being able to get them down easily this is a huge hazard.
To hang your christmas lights outside without nails try using plastic hooks and clips for a simple way to make your home look festive.
Attach lights to shutters or shingles to attach lights to your gutters use an all purpose light clip.
If you decide to use hooks purchase s shaped gutter hooks and hang them by pressing the top part of the s into the gutter.