How To Put Up Christmas Lights Outside Without An Outlet

With some patience and a bit of creativity you ll have a house that outshines all the others.

How to put up christmas lights outside without an outlet.

Since a lot of you seem to be all excited about decorating for christmas i pose a problem. I have a bunch of christmas lights and decorations i d like to put up but i just found out my house doesn t have an outdoor outlet. Here s a few tips on how to hang christmas lights on your home. First wind the lights up the tree leaving about 6 inches between each pass.

Does anyone know how i can go about using a portable solar panel that s also battery operated to connect to my tree. In our project we run a line from an existing outdoor outlet on the house to a light and receptacle at the edge of a garden path. That will give you the desired 3 inch spacing. Decorating the outside of your house will show your christmas cheer to your neighbors and passersby.

It incorporates a combination light switch outlet photo 11. If you don t have an outdoor box to tap in to consider installing one on your house. An exterior light socket outlet screws into the light socket of your exterior light fixture just like a light bulb. Fi and i are living in the top half of a duplex with a great upper porch and i d really love to hang christmas lights around the railing but i just went outside to check and there s no way for me to get power out there to light them no porch light no outlet nothing.

So i m looking for suggestions on how i can light up my yard this holiday. Ready to make your home merry and bright this season. Install an exterior light socket outlet into your lighting fixture. Continue on to the branches then wrap back down into the empty spaces.

It will create two external outlets for you to use. Be sure to purchase one that is rated for the. Read the full article at. The tree comes with a plug but i don t have a clue how to go about it.

It s also a chance to show off your house a little. I have a small christmas tree that comes with pre lit lights that i want to put out this christmas on a plot at the cemetery. I already have the lights i am not really wanting to buy more to get battery or solar powered ones. Time to deck the halls walls mantles and trees and best of all hang up the christmas lights.