How To Attach String Lights To Vinyl Siding

Line pathways or walkways with string lights.

How to attach string lights to vinyl siding.

Here s an easy way to do it. 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. Adhesive hooks may be either permanent or removable. Use a ladder for hard to reach spots.

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. There are at least three alternative ways to do it. Create a rock solid base for exterior light fixtures mounted on vinyl or aluminum lap siding without removing any 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.

Hanging decorative lights on siding. Use painter s tape to fasten string lights beneath a deck railing. Weatherproof outdoor tape will help hold them in place so they don t move throughout the night. Hooks made to hang light strings have a flap or catch built in to secure the cord.

Vinyl mounting blocks are available for almost any lap and securely hold lights upright. Hang string lights in or on shrubs. We did try to do the string lights off the kitchen door and then along the deck railing. We did just screw it to the vinyl siding.

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. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. Use small lightweight string lights for this purpose. When it s time to decorate for a party or a holiday lights add a festive element to the outside of your home.

If you have vinyl siding you may be wondering how you can add decor to it without damaging your home with nails or screws. It s common for homeowners to nail supports. Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.