Before you get on the.
Putting christmas lights ontop a roof.
Specifically the warranties on the newer materials can last for decades.
And they have small holes for placing the christmas lights.
If you do not think you have the strength or skill set to hang christmas lights yourself you could always hire a christmas light installer to hang them for you.
Go slightly higher on your roof and pull the light strand tight so it forms a straight line rather than bowing in between the clips.
However if you want to actually put up lights on your roof walking on it gently once a year won t hurt too much as long as you re careful.
To increase the lifespan of your roof you should minimize how much you walk over it.
Which type of clip you buy will depend on which sort of roof you have and what kind of christmas lights you intend to hang.
Always have an assistant with you while hanging lights trust us you ll need one.
However when putting up christmas lights never hammer nails into the roofing shingles as this is a quick way to potentially create the beginning of a future leak problem or void your long term roofing materials warranty all together.
There are a number of different types but usually they clip onto your gutters or eaves.
Be careful walking on your roof.
Locate the power outlet attach your extension cords and start from whichever part of the roof is closest to.
So the best thing to do is to stay off the roof and put up lights from a ladder.
Only add more clips or another string when.
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If you wanted to hang the lights from the roof and you do not have gutters on your home you could then nail small nails into the face place of the soffit or on the edge of the roof line.