Connect Party Lights To Vinyl Soffit

Mark the spots on the trees and drill guide holes.

Connect party lights to vinyl soffit.

Hgtv shows a freestanding solution for hanging lights using planters and wood posts. Choosing a layout design for hanging outdoor lights can be challenging. 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. Drill guide holes on the trees where you want to hang the lights.

Turn the light switch off. Install a hook into each tree at the marked spot. 1 start by identifying trees side of home to secure lights. Sometimes there is no other option but to have posts installed.

3 turn the clip right side up and pop it into. Leave a little slack at the area closest to the power source and use a staple gun with in. Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing. Unplug the cord from your outlet.

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. Vinyl siding isn t waterproof it lets water behind it by design. Just search siding hooks on amazon countless options. I always start by looking for trees and the side of homes as i start a layout plan to avoid having to install posts.

Layout designs for outdoor lights. One way to improve your home s appearance at night is to install exterior lighting. 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. 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.

Turn the hook sideways and slip the lip of the clip under the lip of the siding. The vinyl mounting block adds stability to the electrical fixture to support it in all types of weather. An easy way to mount your new cameras with out messing up your soffit. Staples to attach the string lights closest to the power source.

Connect the snap hook on the cable guide wire to the screw hook at one end of the span see figure 1. A vinyl mounting block or j block designed for light fixtures replaces a section of the vinyl siding. Hold the first clip beneath the piece of siding you want to attach to.