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Hanging C9 Christmas Lights on Roof Trim
Posted on 11/30/23 at 9:29 am
Posted on 11/30/23 at 9:29 am
First time hanging christmas lights on the roof and im having trouble with the universal clips I bought from Walmart holding the lights up (yes i shouldnt have bought from walmart). One tug and they came falling down. Just trying to get any advice / suggestions. Thought about just using staples on the roof wood trim under the shingles.
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Posted on 11/30/23 at 9:32 am to LSUBlake11
Failed to mention that I do not have gutters on the home.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 9:37 am to LSUBlake11
Lowes-these worked for me, on second year same clips.
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Posted on 11/30/23 at 9:43 am to LSUBlake11
Ran into this problem also. Tried 3 different types of clips. Could never get any of them to stay on the roof for an extended amount of time. Would get all of them up or to the very end just to have each clip and light come off in a domino effect across my roof and around my house. Talk about give you a good case of the reds...
Posted on 11/30/23 at 10:02 am to White Bear
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Lowes-these worked for me, on second year same clips
I have used 3 different style of clips and those are my least favorite. threw them all away this year and replaced with these.
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This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 10:03 am
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:14 am to Hermit Crab
I’d just add that the magnetic clips designed for metal roofs and gutters are ineffective unless your roof has a certain metal composition.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 7:17 pm to LSUBlake11
I had that problem. Where exactly are you hanging them? My fascia boards have a "lip" on them and I found that these clips are awesome. Will not fall down and I leave them attached to my lights year to year (going on 4 or 5 with the same clips) I can line my roof in like 20 mins. deck/fascia clips
Posted on 11/30/23 at 7:25 pm to White Bear
I use those never had a problem
Posted on 11/30/23 at 7:35 pm to White Bear
quote:
Lowes-these worked for me, on second year same clips.
LINK
I have ones similar. Been hanging C9 bulbs for 12 years now and have never had a problem with them falling. Roof on my new gouse is way too steep for me to get up there so now I just put them on the boathouse
This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 12/1/23 at 4:07 am to LSUBlake11
[link=(Lehigh Available 13201 Grip Clip Organizer, Silver, Medium https://a.co/d/8B0lZ2y)]CLIPS[/link]
I cannot make the link live for whatever reason. I searched “broom clips to hang” on amazon.
Get yourself enough of these clips. One clip for every four feet of C-9 lights.
Paint them the same color as the part of your house you’re attaching them to.
Attach them in their proper positions on your house spaced every four feet. They will stay there permanently and be hardly noticeable. If putting them on gutters I recommend a rivet gun. Obviously you cannot do this on shingles.
Buy enough 3/4” or 1” PVC pipe to match the number of feet of C-9 lights you have. Paint the pipe the same color as your house if desired.
Spend several hours on a one time job. Attach the C-9 string to the PVC pipes with a tie wrap on each side of each bulb. Space the bulbs appropriately to eliminate a tail at the end.
Jam the pipes (with lights attached) to these clips. Use coupling and elbows where needed to make a continuous pipe along your gutter or fascia. Do not glue them!
Takes 10% of the time to put these up. When it’s time to take them down you just rip them off (assuming you have the LED C-9 lights with plastic rather than glass.
Store the pipes with lights still attached in your attic or garage.
If you don’t want this on your house, the same concept works for window lights. Make a square/rectangle out of 1/2” hot water PVC pipe which fits snug on the inside on your windows. It takes longer to get them from wherever they’re stored than to put them up.
I cannot make the link live for whatever reason. I searched “broom clips to hang” on amazon.
Get yourself enough of these clips. One clip for every four feet of C-9 lights.
Paint them the same color as the part of your house you’re attaching them to.
Attach them in their proper positions on your house spaced every four feet. They will stay there permanently and be hardly noticeable. If putting them on gutters I recommend a rivet gun. Obviously you cannot do this on shingles.
Buy enough 3/4” or 1” PVC pipe to match the number of feet of C-9 lights you have. Paint the pipe the same color as your house if desired.
Spend several hours on a one time job. Attach the C-9 string to the PVC pipes with a tie wrap on each side of each bulb. Space the bulbs appropriately to eliminate a tail at the end.
Jam the pipes (with lights attached) to these clips. Use coupling and elbows where needed to make a continuous pipe along your gutter or fascia. Do not glue them!
Takes 10% of the time to put these up. When it’s time to take them down you just rip them off (assuming you have the LED C-9 lights with plastic rather than glass.
Store the pipes with lights still attached in your attic or garage.
If you don’t want this on your house, the same concept works for window lights. Make a square/rectangle out of 1/2” hot water PVC pipe which fits snug on the inside on your windows. It takes longer to get them from wherever they’re stored than to put them up.
This post was edited on 12/1/23 at 4:11 am
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