Follow basic safety tips for a worry free holiday.
How to put up christmas lights around garage door.
Make sure to place the cord in the clip making sure there s no chance the insulation or bulbs could be damaged.
Buy some that can be nailed in place or attached with a removable adhesive.
Nailed clips are usually more secure.
Again these can be pressed or nailed into your brickwork but never into the trim.
Having an additional person hold and untangle the lights will make the installation go more smoothly and safely.
Clips and hooks should be spaced approximately one foot apart.
Don t do it alone.
Space the light clips about one foot apart.
For vertical christmas lights lights hung along the sides of garage doors for instance look for trim clips that wrap around the cord and hold it in place.
They should be designed so that the light cords can wrap around them to be held securely in place.
To help you avoid any unnecessary safety issues and possible disasters we have put together a guide for the best ways to hang indoor and outdoor lights for christmas.
You can nail them in or attach them with an adhesive.
Additional safety tips on how to hang christmas lights around your garage door.
These can be nailed or pressed into the brickwork or woodwork that surrounds your garage door.
Clip only the cord.
If you follow our guidelines and take on board the safety tips then you will be one step closer to putting those lights up quicker and more efficiently than ever before.
Set them up before you begin hanging any lights.
Start the first light strand at the bottom corner of either a window or door and work upward.
Wrap the strand along one side and across the top if long enough until it is taut.