How To Use Plug In Lights On Roof

Use a ladder to drape the lights over the hooks at the top of the posts or attach them to the hooks with twist ties.

How to use plug in lights on roof.

Plug the lights directly into an exterior outlet or into an outdoor extension cord and position the first bulb next to the mounting hardware. Put 4 by 4 in 10 by 10 cm wooden posts of the desired height in stainless steel buckets. Install wooden posts to anchor the lights to if necessary. Staples to attach the string lights closest to the power source.

Turn the light switch off. Pull the cord taught but not tight and continue stapling the string lights along your path. If you don t have enough existing beams structures or trees you can easily make wooden posts to anchor the lights to. Click on amazon links below for cheapest prices on the items in this video le.

Mix cement and pour it into the buckets. It s also easy to hang string lights from an arbor or other structure. Work your way across the yard to hang the string lights between mounts following the pattern you envisioned. Step 4 plug a strand of lights into an extension cord long enough to reach from the outlet to the edge of the roof with enough slack for the extension cord to follow a path along the ground against the wall upwards then vertically up to a corner of the roof line.

Set up the ladder along one edge of the roof. If needed use an outdoor extension cord to plug the string lights into a power source. Choose the side nearest an outlet. Leave a little slack at the area closest to the power source and use a staple gun with in.