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How are you attaching your Christmas lights to the house?

SAC69

SAC69

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I'm looking for suggestions on easing the installation of Christmas lights on the house next year. Currently, I run strings of mini-lights at the base of the eaves using nails hammered to the backside of the eave so you don't see the nail. One problems is some of the mini's twist under the eave so they're not visible. Twisting them back only leads other parts of the strand to become invisible. Then there is the hassle of encircling the strand onto the nail so a long strand run does not sag. I've thought about using small binder clips and attaching them to the top of the gutter which would ease installation but the strands are green and the gutter is white and would look funky in the daytime.

(O a side note, I installed the lights this afternoon after bench-testing the strands to make sure they work. Nearing the end of one strand's installation, I see a bulb missing, making the strand now useless, WTF?? It was there 10 minutes ago. I have a quart-size bag of spare bulbs and of course this is the odd strand that had no matching replacement bulb. Looking in the bushes used up a good 15 minutes before the profanity started and I yanked that strand off the house like I was starting the lawn mower.)

So, what are your methods for attaching lights to the house?

Thanks for any into.
 
I used small brass "coffee cup" hooks that screw into the wood. Then a long dowel rod notched to hold the wire as I lifted it into the hook. Did this for 17 years at our house in Az.
 
This year, I used clips similar to these from home depot.

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They clip real tight to the gutters, and they hold well if you slide them under a shingle if you choose to run the lights up the roof.
 
At the old house I used to use the staple gun to put the lights up. The problem with that plan is over several years you end up with a crap load of little holes in you trim.

Haven't found a good way to hang them here at the new house that won't tear up my trim so instead I line the edge flowerbed with lighted candy canes, put up a couple of blow up things in the yard and call it done....takes me maybe 30 minutes to set up the yard stuff.
 
For years I used plastic hooks nailed to my eaves to hang my old-school C7 lights.The twisting wire was always a pia and unfixable.

This year, for the first time I also use the OSH gutter clips to hang my new icicle lights. I have white wires and white gutters. It was super easy. I have a neighbor that attaches his small basic lights to the gutter. I'll see if I can take a photo tonite

My house:
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"DEL65" said:
For years I used plastic hooks nailed to my eaves to hang my old-school C7 lights.The twisting wire was always a pia and unfixable.

This year, for the first time I also use the OSH gutter clips to hang my new icicle lights. I have white wires and white gutters. It was super easy. I have a neighbor that attaches his small basic lights to the gutter. I'll see if I can take a photo tonite

My house:
pork092.jpg
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Where is the snow ??? Did you take that picture in autumm? You are an early bird !!!
 
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Hi B67, I does not snow in my valley town, which is perfectly OK. Occasional frost, but that's about it.

Hi Crusty, I get the reference...the ol' Bezerkley Farms radio ads. They ran that tag line for decades; especially during 49er and Giants games.
 
"Flysure1" said:
I use spring clothes pins under the soffit edge.
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That's not a bad idea, however my header (?) board is approx 1 1/2" thick (nominal 2x8).
 
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