How To Attach Rope Lights To Roof Tiles

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How to attach rope lights to roof tiles. Next you can utilize plastic clips for attaching your lights to the gutters or roof line as opposed to using a hammer and nail or stapler. Lights may be strung from rooflines gutters and tiles but be wary that different surfaces require different light clips for attachments. Pictures show samples from our roof with different scenarios. We have clay shingles with no gutters.

Ahoywhat i do is make up some light gauge wire hooks long enough to tuck under your tiles and then wrap the wire around the light cable. Likewise the width of your roof s surfaces will also have a bearing on the size of the clips you ll need. Starting at the end of the rope furthest from the electrical plug lay the rope light along the top of the frame and using a cable tie approximately every 12 inches secure the rope light to the frame. We will order some more lights for next season.

Happy new year here are some photos of our application. From one of our customers who has a fantastic clay roof. The clips worked pretty well.