How To String Lights Under A Metal Awning

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How to string lights under a metal awning. The bulbs measure 2 87 x 1 5 and the bulbs are spaced 1 foot apart. This is a 25 foot string wire with plain clear g40 globe bulbs with a candelabra base. This installation makes it easy to install and take down or readjust the lights as desired. This is our winner for best budget string patio light.

Unplug the cord from your outlet. Work your way from one post to the next making sure the lights are securely connected to one post before moving to another. Install the bulbs in your string lights. Staples to attach the string lights closest to the power source.

Leave a little slack at the area closest to the power source and use a staple gun with in. They are colored string led lights came with the awning. Attach string lights with carabiners use mini metal carabiners to attach the lights to the screw eyes. With your posts in the planters and the planters in place start connecting your string lights keeping the plug near an electrical outlet.

String your lights from one post to another. How to hang string lights on an awning clamps are a good option so you can hold it directly from the wire. Turn the light switch off. If necessary use an additional hook to secure the string lights firmly against the trees.

The way to do this is make sure that your two hanging points start and end and exactly secured at the same level and give the string lights just a little slack. Make sure they re securely in place. Use a staple gun loaded with 1 4 in 0 64 cm staples to secure the cord to your patio cover. Check to be sure your string lights work properly.

I personally think outdoor lights look so much better when they are draped in the middle and sort of slack down some. My lights under my awning are not working. Staple the lights to the overhanging structure in regular intervals. After the guide wires are installed you re ready to hang your string lights.

Connect your string lights using an extension cord if needed. You can also get hooks so they go over the awning flap and hold it tightly. Thread the string lights onto the hooks. Simply thread the carabiner through the hole at the top of each light then thread it through the eye of the screw.

The bulbs are ip44 weatherproof and they can be hung either indoor or outdoor. Pull the cord taught but not tight and continue stapling the string lights along your path.