How to Run Christmas Lights Down the Side of a House
Decorating your home with Christmas lights is a popular way to make your house more festive for the season. If you want to run lights down the side of a house, take safety precautions. You'll have to climb high on an unstable ladder, and working with electrical lights could cause a shock. However, with the appropriate precautions, you can enjoy the beauty of blinking holiday lights. Does this Spark an idea?
Other People Are Reading
Instructions
-
-
1
Before taking a trip to the store to buy the lights, measure the side of your home to determine how many strands you will need. If you're making a continuous outline of your home, you'll also want to include roof measurements.
-
2
When you purchase the Christmas lights, check for lights with plugs on one end and a receiver on the other end. Pay attention to the length marked on the packaging, as this varies between light companies.
-
-
3
Test each light strand by plugging into an electrical outlet, and check for any broken bulbs. Then, connect your lights together and stretch them out in a straight line.
-
4
Attach light clips along the side of your home. You can purchase clips that either screw in or nail into the side of your home. Climb up on the ladder and attach these clips along the side of your home at 12-inch spaces, starting with one directly at the top. Be sure the ladder is on a steady surface, and you should have a friend hold onto the ladder to steady it.
-
5
String the lights along the side of your home by climbing up on the ladder and attaching the strings to the light clips. Have your friend hand you the light strands (you don't want to climb the ladder juggling lights).
-
1
Tips & Warnings
Keep the light clips on your home to reuse next year.
