How to Hang Christmas Lights Outside Without Nails

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Choose gutter hooks to quickly hang lights along your gutters.. Opt for shingle tabs to position the lights on top of your roof.. Use adhesive clips or hooks if you have siding or other smooth surfaces.

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1

Choose gutter hooks to quickly hang lights along your gutters.

Step 1

Choose gutter hooks to quickly hang lights along your gutters.

2

Opt for shingle tabs to position the lights on top of your roof.

Step 2

Opt for shingle tabs to position the lights on top of your roof.

3

Use adhesive clips or hooks if you have siding or other smooth surfaces.

Step 3

Use adhesive clips or hooks if you have siding or other smooth surfaces.

4

Leave 6–8 in (15–20 cm) of space between each hook or clip.

Step 4

Leave 6–8 in (15–20 cm) of space between each hook or clip.

5

Place the male end of the strand near the power outlet.

Step 5

Place the male end of the strand near the power outlet.

6

Plug in a hot glue gun and let it heat up.

Step 6

Plug in a hot glue gun and let it heat up.

7

Use a strand with the bulbs unscrewed from the sockets.

Step 7

Use a strand with the bulbs unscrewed from the sockets.

8

Apply a pea-sized bead of glue to the side of the socket opposite the clip.

Step 8

Apply a pea-sized bead of glue to the side of the socket opposite the clip.

9

Press the light socket onto the surface and hold it for 10 seconds.

Step 9

Press the light socket onto the surface and hold it for 10 seconds.

10

Screw in the bulbs once you have all of the sockets glued in place.

Step 10

Screw in the bulbs once you have all of the sockets glued in place.

11

Opt for net lights to easily cover smaller bushes.

Step 11

Opt for net lights to easily cover smaller bushes.

12

Wrap lights around the trunk of a tall tree to light it without a ladder.

Step 12

Wrap lights around the trunk of a tall tree to light it without a ladder.

13

Create an "S" design over the front of the shrubs to make a random pattern.

Step 13

Create an "S" design over the front of the shrubs to make a random pattern.

14

Arrange lights in strips along the side of your driveway and walkways.

Step 14

Arrange lights in strips along the side of your driveway and walkways.

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