How to Hang Holiday Lights Outside Quickly

This December, here is a holiday light hanging tip that will help get the job done quickly, cleanly - will not damage your home' s facia, will get you in out of the cold much faster, and will also help you take-down your lights faster!

Test your christmas lights first String out your holiday lights and plug them in to test that you do not have any burnt out bulbs. If you have any burnt out bulbs, replace them.

Take a package of clothespins, open it up, and put them into your coat pocket for easy access. We will be using the clothespins as clips to hang the lights to the aluminum soffit and fascia under the roof overhang when we get outside.

Take your lights outside and run them the length of the wall under the roof-line that you would like to hang them from to measure for coverage. Add more strings of lights where needed.



Start clipping your lights at the end of the roof-line. Get your ladder or step stool, and start at one end of the roof-line. We will be hanging the lights from end-to-end. Climb up the ladder with one end of the light strings - take a clothespins from out of your pocket - and simply clip the wires to the bottom lip of the fascia. If you have grooves in your siding material below the roof over-hang, try to place the clip inside those grooves.



Place a clothespin every foot of light along the roof facia. Now simply move down your roof-line hanging a clothespin and light wire to the bottom lip of the fascia every 1 foot of length. This will keep the lights held up tightly and securely. Complete the entire length of your roof-line, plug your lights in to test, and go inside - YOUR DONE!

When the Holiday season is over and you need to remove your lights - simply unclip the clothespins, wrap up your lights, and store them away until next year!