Attaching String Lights To Vinyl Siding

If you have vinyl siding you may be wondering how you can add decor to it without damaging your home with nails or screws.

Attaching string lights to vinyl siding.

Here s an easy way to do it. Vinyl mounting blocks are available for almost any lap and securely hold lights upright. If desired install an outlet timer so your lights automatically turn on and off. It felt way too busy like a crazy web.

Hang string lights in or on shrubs. There are at least three alternative ways to do it. Clear plastic hooks blend in with the house siding and are the least visible. Adhesive hooks may be either permanent or removable.

It s common for homeowners to nail supports. 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. 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.

Drape your string lights between tree branches. This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole. When it s time to decorate for a party or a holiday lights add a festive element to the outside of your home. Hooks made to hang light strings have a flap or catch built in to secure the cord.

Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing. Attach the outlet on the string lights to an extension cord. Hanging decorative lights on siding. We did just screw it to the 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. Permanently installing string lights means they re ready to use whenever you want. However you can spruce up your backyard or outdoor space without using a drill or staple gun in one of these ways. Snake the cord down to your power source and plug it in.

We did try to do the string lights off the kitchen door and then along the deck railing.