Some commercial grade string lights come with built in holes for hanging.
What do you use to hang string lights on wall.
If you don t have walls or trees in just the right spot to hang your string lights you ll need to put a little extra effort into making supports for your patio lights.
Use wire to hold the string light to the bolt in the wall.
How to hang small christmas lights on a wall without using nails and making holes.
Work out how many hooks you will need.
This demonstration shows how to hang edison bulb string lights within a covered patio.
Use a ladder for hard to reach spots.
Attach string lights on a stucco wall or brick with a masonry screw anchor like a tapcon bolt.
One single use sachet of sugru is enough to create five sugru hooks.
How to hang string lights in your backyard or patio is easy.
Along a wood fence.
Use clear self adhesive wall hooks i e.
Command hooks on walls mirrors shelves and items you do not want to ruin.
Now that you know how to hang string lights on your ceiling let s take a look at how to hang them on your wall.
This would look pretty on a house or fence too.
Hanging string lights indoors.
Use nails thumb tacks or clear wall hooks to hang the lights up.
Use a hammer and nails if pictures or additional items will hang from your fairy lights.
Use nails or thumb tacks for all other items including outdoors.
Once again it s best to use adhesive hooks rather than nails.
Weatherproof outdoor tape will help hold them in place so they don t move throughout the night.
Once the cable is taut it s time to install the string lights.
To drape your christmas lights around the room the way you want them you need to attach them to the walls in.
Hang string lights in or on shrubs.
If your space is longer than 10 feet.
Before opening your sugru measure out the length of your lights along the wall or where you plan to hang them up.
In a pinch thumb tacks can be used for wall hanging.
What you use to hang the lights with depends on what you are doing with the lights.
Now cut open your pack of sugru and divide it into five equal parts rolling each piece into a small ball.
Use small lightweight string lights for this purpose.
Hang string lights on a pergola or other structure with cup hooks or decorative metal planter brackets.
Use painter s tape to fasten string lights beneath a deck railing.
To allow for easy string light cord replacement i chose to use zip ties for cable attachment as opposed to feeding the cable directly through the string light mounting holes.
Browse online for the look and feel you want then evaluate the level of difficulty.
