How To Attach String Lights To Vinyl Siding

Hooks made to hang light strings have a flap or catch built in to secure the cord.

How to attach string lights to vinyl siding.

To attach to the deck and also in the below photo you can see how we attached the screens together by putting a screw thru the garden stakes. Here s an easy way to do it. Use small lightweight string lights for this purpose. It felt way too busy like a crazy web.

Hanging decorative lights on siding. This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole. Create a rock solid base for exterior light fixtures mounted on vinyl or aluminum lap siding without removing any siding. There are at least three alternative ways to do it.

When it s time to decorate for a party or a holiday lights add a festive element to the outside of your home. Line pathways or walkways with string lights. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. We did try to do the string lights off the kitchen door and then along the deck railing.

Clear plastic hooks blend in with the house siding and are the least visible. Vinyl mounting blocks are available for almost any lap and securely hold lights upright. If you have vinyl siding you may be wondering how you can add decor to it without damaging your home with nails or screws. If you want to hang something from your vinyl siding don t even think about drilling through it to attach a hook to the sheathing.

Hang string lights in or on shrubs. It s common for homeowners to nail supports. How to mount lights using a vinyl mounting block about the author chris deziel has a bachelor s degree in physics and a master s degree in humanities. Weatherproof outdoor tape will help hold them in place so they don t move throughout the night.

You can also use hooks that have holes or slots and attach the light string with a cable tie through the slot on the hook. Use painter s tape to fasten string lights beneath a deck railing. Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.