Ideas: How to create a flawless safe, neat holiday lighting project?

Enhancing the quality of your holiday light display beyond just surpassing the neighbors. Even without the drama, safety and clean lines provide your house actual curb appeal. Imagine drinking cocoa in a comfortable sweater instead of running to the ER following an extension cord mishap. You combine brilliance with sparkle this way. Website!

First basic rule: inspect your tools and measure before you begin. Halfway up the ladder, you want to be the hero only to find your strand runs short or your old wires exhibit fraying. Set everything out across the grass. Test those bulbs quickly; dead bulbs like to hang about until halfway through. Replace duds now to save future headache suffering.

Now let us turn to tools of communication. Give away the duct tape everything, the heavy duty staple gun, and the rusted nails. Shingles, wiring, and your side will thank you for either light hooks or purpose constructed plastic clips. Short circuits or worse result when staples chewing through insulating. Clips improve the appearance of lights and, bonus, make removal in January more easier.

Symmetry is selling. Back off, squint, and ask yourself if this seems balanced. On gutters, eaves, windows, follow exact lines. Tape will let you line up the display before you decide to hang anything. Try for few overlaps and keep constant distances. If you want that professionally polished result, skip the crazy zigzag. Try not to go by yourself. Even if you think you channel Santa’s reindeer, everyone does better with more hands (and eyes). One guy looks over the lights; the other owns the ladder. You will keep from falling, move faster, and maybe laugh over knotted cables.

Little effort goes a great distance. Test, develop, hang purposefully, then distribute the work. This guarantees that your yard remains spotless and that your display will look great; the only thing glittering will be your light show, not your anxiety.