Connect Party Lights To Vinyl Soffit

One way to improve your home s appearance at night is to install exterior lighting.

Connect party lights to vinyl soffit.

Sometimes there is no other option but to have posts installed. Install a hook into each tree at the marked spot. Café lights add a gorgeous glow to an outdoor living space but they can be tricky to hang if you don t have trees or other tall objects to string them from. Turn the hook sideways and slip the lip of the clip under the lip of the siding.

Layout designs for outdoor lights. I always start by looking for trees and the side of homes as i start a layout plan to avoid having to install posts. 3 turn the clip right side up and pop it into. Turn the light switch off.

1 start by identifying trees side of home to secure lights. Hgtv shows a freestanding solution for hanging lights using planters and wood posts. Vinyl siding isn t waterproof it lets water behind it by design. Unplug the cord from your outlet.

Plug your lights in at your power source. Leave a little slack at the area closest to the power source and use a staple gun with in. Snap hook run the unfinished end of the cable to the other screw hook loop it through and then loop the cable guide wire back through another cable clip see figure 2. With a helper string the lights from one tree to the next holding them carefully to make sure the holes are the right distance apart.

For adequate support you can mount exterior light fixtures to a solid block or base which you usually install before or during the siding process. Just search siding hooks on amazon countless options. Choosing a layout design for hanging outdoor lights can be challenging. A vinyl mounting block or j block designed for light fixtures replaces a section of the vinyl siding.

Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing. Mark the spots on the trees and drill guide holes. Regardless get some hooks so you don t have to deal with the holes if you ever get rid of the lights. Connect the snap hook on the cable guide wire to the screw hook at one end of the span see figure 1.

Flip the power source s light switch to test them to make sure they work. The vinyl mounting block adds stability to the electrical fixture to support it in all types of weather. Hold the first clip beneath the piece of siding you want to attach to.