Often clips made to hang christmas lights are built to be used on both shingles and gutters.
How to hang christmas lights without gutters or shingles.
Additionally never attach anything to your shingles using nails or screws as this can cause leaks.
I simply drive very tiny finishing nails the ones with slightly rounded heads every few feet and then used white wire ties to attach the light wires to the nails.
You can opt for light clips with an adhesive backing that affix directly onto the front surface of your gutter.
Then you simply extend the arm and hook the clip over the gutter.
Remove each bulb if you are hanging c7 or c9 bulb lights.
Once painted the nails are barely visible in the summer.
There are a few ways to hang christmas lights without a ladder.
The plastic shingle tab is between the bulb and the base.
Place the socket toward the bottom of the clip and then screw in the bulb.
Use adhesive light clips.
Plastic clips are your friend instead use plastic clips.
They work by clipping onto the gutters shingles or eaves of your home.
These moisture resistant clips will adequately hold your lights in place without interfering with any runoff water which may flow into your gutters through the slit.
Use clips specifically designed for.
If you are stringing mini lights hook the wires of the christmas lights on the small hook at the end.
The first is a simple solution a light hanging pole.
There are a variety of clips that let you hang christmas lights without causing damage to your roof or sides of your home.
Besides not being able to get them down easily this is a huge hazard.
There s also a way to hang your lights without the gutter guard or the 3 8 inch slit coming into play at all.
Use clips specifically designed for this purpose.
Unfortunately hanging lights from gutters can lead to most of the same problems as hanging them from shingles.
To use these poles you attach the clip to the lights then place the clip in the pole s grip.
Do not hang christmas lights with screws nails or even a staple gun.
Fortunately the same solution works for both.