How To Secure Christmas Lights On Tiled Roof

Installing a tile roof this video explains step by step how to do it fix roofs stop water leaks.

How to secure christmas lights on tiled roof.

In the case of a light up plastic santa or rudolph you can secure it with sandbags or a bungee cord. How to attach christmas lights to the roof december 2016 ahoy what i do is make up some light gauge wire hooks long enough to tuck under your tiles and then wrap the wire around the light cable. Be careful walking on your roof. Just be mindful that you re not pulling up shingles or causing unnecessary stress on your roof.

The light clips to one end and the other end clips to a roof tile. The clips worked pretty well. So the best thing to do is to stay off the roof and put up lights from a ladder. And they have small holes for placing the christmas lights.

The first is a simple solution a light hanging pole. Shingle clips can also sometimes be used for attaching light strings to guttering. To use these poles you attach the clip to the lights then place the clip in the pole s grip. Use plastic clips to secure decorations like christmas lights to the eaves of your roof instead of staples.

Simple and quick install. Here are some photos of our application. From one of our customers who has a fantastic clay roof. How do i install christmas lights on tile roofs.

There are a few ways to hang christmas lights without a ladder. Then you simply extend the arm and hook the clip over the gutter. Shingle tabs are designed to accommodate the two most popular sizes of christmas light bulbs c7 and c9. When hanging christmas lights on the roof line skip the old fashioned unsafe methods of using staples or nails to secure the lights in place.

Light clips designed to hold the light strands on shingles gutters or fascia board hold the lights safely in place without damaging the home. Purchase clips designed to fit the size of lights in your light strands or opt for all in one universal clips designed to hold many light types in a variety of applications. These clips go over the wall that juts up over your flat roof. Created on december 13 2011 using flipshare.

We will order some more lights for next season. Lights can be attached to slate flat or barrel style roof tiles using a tile roof clip.