I’ve been hoping for an Isaac Alexander DIY mega Christmas tree tutorial for 2 years now! Thanks for delivering, man! 🎄 I so love how your mega tree is tall and slim rather than short and too dumpy like almost every other one I’ve seen. Not surprised yours would be total perfection! It’s just beautiful and completely heightens my Christmas spirit! 🤩 The flag pole topper you used seems so much more effective, allowing you to loop and evenly space more strands of lights, than other products on the market. As always, thanks for your detailed instructions! I haven’t been able to find any other video like this. 🙌
Awesome as always Isaac. We are so excited to try this in our yard this Christmas. Thank you for always being so kind and sharing your tutorials. We loved your Halloween decorations and enjoyed coming to see your spookiness. My little girl had the best time and talked about it for weeks with her school friends. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas 🎄🙏
Thank you so much for the kind of words, Tasha. I’m so happy y’all could come out and see my Halloween display. Christmas Town is up and running now if yall wanna come out and see it. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
We would love to. Thanks so much for the ìnvite as we definitely did not want to intrude by driving by on such a special holiday. My fiance is the town landscape supervisor and does the decorations for our town so we love your tutorials 😊 I can't wait to purchase your book for my daughter for Christmas.God bless
Looks great! I did this one year, but just used tent stakes and bungee cords to secure the bottom of the light strings to the ground. Similar result, but then you can skip the PVC ring. 🎄
AMAZING n BEAUTIFUL as always. I just love how you always explain the safety and precautions of all of your and how to simplify the creations. So, so beautiful, cannot wait to see your next creation 🤗🥰
You have developed a lot of technique that really makes a big difference. As simple to do as this may seem, without your intelligent instruction we all end up in a tangled ball of lights. Thank you, Issac, and Merry Christmas.
Hello Isaac, I came across your video making the smaller trees with PVC pipe. My husband and I got straight to work making fifteen six foot trees. They are scattered throughout our yard and look beautiful. Thanks for the video! Merry Christmas
Good job. I have a mega tree with 32 strands having 85 pixels per. The height is about 18 feet including the star. I only took out a handful of Xmas decor so far and no controllers set up yet. The most important part of the mega tree is using guy wires!!
You have the patience of a Saint Isaac, I struggle unravelling one string of Chrissy lights for my tree I can't imagine using 20 haha. They look so gorgeous.
💯 agree, I bought a 1200 pack of fairy lights, and it was a nightmare to untangle them. Took me about 2 hours. You would think brand new lights wouldn't be so tangled. One of the many reasons every set of my Christmas lights get wrapped in to multiple small bundles at the end of every year because I don't have the patience to untangle them.
Bro your stuff is awesome! I’m almost done with my giant wreath! A few years back I did a “Mini-Mega”. Because I can’t cement anything into the grass (renter) I found someone getting rid of an old tether ball pole that had a cemented-tire base about 15 feet tall. Same concept but when taking it down I tie the light stings to the pole, wrap in a tarp and store it that way. Seems to work.
So happy you like my videos ! Mini mega trees are awesome! I’m glad you’re almost done with your giant wreath! Please share pics of it through my Facebook (Isaac Alexander DIY) so I can see it
Get the Cordsafe cord protector it makes connection waterproof I swear by them since my Christmas is hold and I sometime keep my sprinklers on. They work great they have a large for 3 prong and small one for Christmas lights.
I did the stake base and conduit upright for my first one. Then, i discovered top rail for chain link fencing. I drove a 4ft piece into the ground permanently and then slid in the upright. My tallest one was 36ft and had 6000 lights.
The lights around your house are beautiful. I am planning to make a mega tree next year and you made it look possible with your great tips. thank you for the links too.
Fun project here as usual! Well I wonder how many viewers are watching you not because of those very awesome builds, but because they find you good-looking (I bet lots of women are your biggest fans)
Isaac one comment and one question great idea that looks gorgeous now for the question at the end of Christmas what do you do with the round ring at the bottom do you do with the cemented circular ring cut it and then get a new one next year?
I used to do the same thing 20years ago with the 30' flag pole in california until we got some 40mph santa ana winds and knocked it down I never built it again. Good luck
Love your channel ❤ Can ypu PLEASE do Santa's 🎅 Sleigh and Reindeer. I always wanted one for my yard. I would love to have my neighbors be able to take selfies. Great Job!
@IsaacAlexanderDIY OK. I've been with you for a long time now. I will continue to follow you and your great content😃 I look forward to next season. Happy Holidays 🎄
This is such a simple, dramatic idea! I did a smaller version (8' tall) and hung it from a high tree branch. I'm surprised you didn't tie or tape the light string plugs to each other, so that they don't pull apart from weight?
I did this for the last two years. Last year I had a problem with the breakers, then the wind started blowing it over. This year I decided to do a couple of six foot fake trees and added a couple more lilted decorations. Like a 7 foot reindeer.
Precioso proyecto y parece fácil de hacer viendo como lo realiza. A mi parecer, debería de hacerlo también en castellano ó español, para quienes no sabemos inglés. Pero como siempre, todo lo que nos enseña, que para nosotros resulta difícil de realizar, viendo cómo lo hace, resulta más fácil de hacer. Muchas gracias por todo lo que nos enseña. Un abrazo. 👍
Easiest way to make a base ring is to use grey electrical pvc conduit that has the coupler built in on one side. Simply connect 2-3 of these together to make your desired ring size.
Great job!!! I was going to request how you can build a 8-9 foot waterproof Krampus (kind of on the order the way you built your Bigfoot) but worried some people might get triggered by it.
Maybe I missed it, but as you add the lights and are attaching to the topper…how do you ensure you have enough vertical length of light before looping it back again over the next rung on the topper? I ask given that everything is being connected as one continuous strand and you aren’t raising it or attaching to the base until the end.
You have to use Christmas lights with 100 lights per strand which will measure in length between 22 to 28 feet long (depending on the brand). So you don’t need to ensure that you have enough length because each strand should be long enough for a 25ft flag pole
Just incredible!!! I have to ask does your brain ever stop working or is it constantly thinking of these ideas? These are so pretty and amazing:) Tfs and God bless:)
I think at some point my brain freezes, and I start to panic thinking what am I going to create haha but I always seem to come out with ideas or re-create old ones. I’m so happy that you like this one.
I see 20 and 25ft flag poles on amazon. light strands are typically 25 feet long do on a 25ft flog pole I am concerned it wont reach the ground. did you connected more then one strand together for the lengths or what did you find works best
We don’t get very windy storms here, so it’s not been a problem for the last 3 years. That being said, if wind is an issue you might want to put guy wires to support the base
Great video... however i would just add if you didn't mention it ..while using rebar is good, it can be deadly. Especially in the dark if someone was to trip. Should put rebar caps. You never know! Better to be safe
The link wouldn’t be active because they aren’t being sold right now until later in the year, but I included a closeup look at the box and the store so that viewers can know which ones I used
@@Electrogeist some of them have different lengths but the ones I get are about 26 to 29 feet long and I always get them from either Lowe’s or Home Depot. I use the led ones
I am thinking of putting a flag pole in a 5 gallon bucket of concrete or tote so it isn't permanently installed . I would put a couple off guide wires ( 3 maybe ? ) to another 5 gallon bucket of cement . we get winds., not crazy hurricane style but winter winds do you think that would be enough ?
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY thanks for the quick reply. I know 25 ft is a long way and A lot if pull on the bottom. Love your videos and have built a few of the 10pvc trees for this year, thanks
Hello Isaac, Great idea on the flagpole Christmas tree. I had been think of a similar idea since last year. But accidentally found your video, and you gave me better insight on how to do it better. My only question is how did you attach the lights at the base? You said wrap the lights around the base. I don't believe they'll stay there on their own. So did you zip tie them at the base or how did you get them to stay? And I'm assuming that you plug the strands together at the top, lights run down to the base, then come back up to the top to plug into the next one, yes? Do you recall how many feet of lights per each box you used and how many boxes it took? I'm guessing 50' string of lights and 18 boxes? Keep up the great work!
@@Rookie_530 I wouldn’t recommend using either method if you live in a windy area. I would recommend using the actual pole in ground and concrete and then tethering the actual pole with three wires strands that are staked into the ground.
PEX is more flexible so it can be coiled up at the end of the season. Buy the whole coil (it's inexpensive) so you only need one connection for the whole bottom ring. You could play with the fittings to make the circle then disassemble. I think last year he used PVC tees and short lengths to make feet for the ring? They just slide over the PEX. Zip tie to short rebar in the ground or put the rebar inside the circle and use tension to hold it (angle rebar outward or use sturdy stakes. Lots of options.
@dianeladico1769 Pex is definitely the way to go if you choose to do a base. I just use tent pegs to hold my lights directly to the ground. Really no need for a base. Although it does eliminate the need to measure every tent stake individually......
@@jimmyparkinson5540 not sure how that’s possible as I’ve just built three mega trees this week using 25 foot poles and 100 string lights and I had more than enough to make the cone shape. Either your pole is taller than 25 or your string lights are shorter. The string lights I used range in size from 27-29ft and they are from Lowe’s .
I don’t own my house so I couldn’t do anything permanent but I found a school that was getting rid of some tether ball poles and bases, so I scooped one up and use that for mine. It’s about 12 feet high. Perfect for my smaller yard. It’s a “mini-mega”.
I’m trying to figure mine out…I have a permanent flagpole….how do you figure the length of each run of lights top to bottom? Is it the full length of one string?
@@TMAC80 this really only works on a 20 or 25 foot flagpole. The lights I bought are 100 lights and it should be about 27 to 28 feet in length. I buy them from Lowe’s or Home Depot
Tie a string to the top of the flag pole, raise it and then mark your string about 4' larger (for wrapping the base) and then measure. This will give you round about what size you need to buy for your size of flag pole and you can determine what size you want the base of your tree to be.. it doesn't have to be exactly as wide as this video.. we have a 20' flag pole so we are going for a 5-6' base.
@@NinjaTenK considering that I’ve made a 25ft mega tree for the last THREE years (as documented in my past UA-cam videos) pretty sure I’ll be alright. Stop being dramatic
@@renel7303I don't understand why following him on UA-cam and just posting mean comments on his videos. The guy never said he was a video editor. He is just doing DIY and do it so well ! I'm a video editor this is my job and what I only want to see in those tutorials are clear explainations, how to do it step by step and this is what he's been doing for 3 years. Instead of spreading your hate on his videos you should spend your time working on yourself and being a better person 😉
Guy wires top and in the middle if the pole itself isn't tough enough to handle the wind without. And they don't have to go way outside the base area of the tree if you add them.
Excuse my ignorance because I was curious. Did you have something that was causing the pull? I know it's 25 ft tall, but it's a relatively thin pole. They would have had to have been something catching the wind I would think, unless of course it was a high wind. Thanks
@@m3rdpwr it was one of those high fall/winter winds in Connecticut. There was nothing to catch the wind. Just the weight of the lights and high winds.
@@danmarcus865 i will attach the wires on top and middle next time. The tree is now about 14 feet using the remaining pole and it doesn’t look the same.
For the ring of my mega tree I used the ring from a trampoline. Works pretty well and a nice clean circle
Great idea!
Holy crap! A trampoline ring? I went to the comments first lol. I gotta watch how you build this!
Brilliant using a trampoline ring!
I’ve been hoping for an Isaac Alexander DIY mega Christmas tree tutorial for 2 years now! Thanks for delivering, man! 🎄 I so love how your mega tree is tall and slim rather than short and too dumpy like almost every other one I’ve seen. Not surprised yours would be total perfection! It’s just beautiful and completely heightens my Christmas spirit! 🤩
The flag pole topper you used seems so much more effective, allowing you to loop and evenly space more strands of lights, than other products on the market.
As always, thanks for your detailed instructions! I haven’t been able to find any other video like this. 🙌
I definitely didn’t want it to be short and dumpy! Glad you love it!
Isaac where did yo purchase the flag pole topper from?
As well the tree looks awesome !!
@@Pchanel2011 Isaac always includes a supply list with links in the video description. Just click *more* under the title of the video. 🙂
@@Pchanel2011
The link is in the description of the video. Just hit “more” and you’ll see all the links to everything I purchased.
I'm not a fortune teller, but I see a big tree in my future! 😊 Love how you simplified the process!
I am a fortune teller and I see this tree and a lot of four lettered words in my future. Looks a bit complicated.😬
Work smarter not harder! Glad you loved it!
@@Sigmund1924 I’m not gonna lie, it’s not the easiest project. But with a little patience and love, it can be done.
Awesome as always Isaac. We are so excited to try this in our yard this Christmas. Thank you for always being so kind and sharing your tutorials. We loved your Halloween decorations and enjoyed coming to see your spookiness. My little girl had the best time and talked about it for weeks with her school friends. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas 🎄🙏
Thank you so much for the kind of words, Tasha. I’m so happy y’all could come out and see my Halloween display. Christmas Town is up and running now if yall wanna come out and see it. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
We would love to. Thanks so much for the ìnvite as we definitely did not want to intrude by driving by on such a special holiday. My fiance is the town landscape supervisor and does the decorations for our town so we love your tutorials 😊 I can't wait to purchase your book for my daughter for Christmas.God bless
Looks great! I did this one year, but just used tent stakes and bungee cords to secure the bottom of the light strings to the ground. Similar result, but then you can skip the PVC ring. 🎄
Nice work!
AMAZING n BEAUTIFUL as always. I just love how you always explain the safety and precautions of all of your and how to simplify the creations. So, so beautiful, cannot wait to see your next creation 🤗🥰
Thank you so much Andrea! Appreciate the kind words. I’m all about safety first here. Merry Christmas
I know that it is Christmas time but a diy gargoyle out of the foam blocks would be really neat
You explain and demonstrate these how-to instructions very well. Thank you for the links and the video.
Glad it was helpful! 🤓
You have developed a lot of technique that really makes a big difference.
As simple to do as this may seem, without your intelligent instruction we all end up in a tangled ball of lights.
Thank you, Issac, and Merry Christmas.
Appreciate the kind words
WOW!!! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! Awesome job Isaac!!! 🥰👍👏🤗🎄
Thanks so much!!
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY
You’re very welcome! 🥰👍
Hello Isaac, I came across your video making the smaller trees with PVC pipe. My husband and I got straight to work making fifteen six foot trees. They are scattered throughout our yard and look beautiful. Thanks for the video! Merry Christmas
So happy you were able to make those PVC Christmas trees. I’m sure it looks amazing!
Good job. I have a mega tree with 32 strands having 85 pixels per. The height is about 18 feet including the star. I only took out a handful of Xmas decor so far and no controllers set up yet. The most important part of the mega tree is using guy wires!!
Thank you so much for the support ! Always appreciate it! I’ve always wanted to do a controlled pixel light show
You never cease to amaze me Isaac. Gorgeous❗
Wow, thank you!😊
WOW! That is looking magnificent! I absolutely love your way of thinking and finding the best technical decision ever!
Thank you for the kind words!
I just ordered your book for my 2 year old granddaughter today!!
Thank you so much! This just made my day! Hope you like reading it to your precious little granddaughter! 😃😃😃
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY you're welcome! I'm sure she's going to love it! She loves books!!
You have the patience of a Saint Isaac, I struggle unravelling one string of Chrissy lights for my tree I can't imagine using 20 haha. They look so gorgeous.
💯 agree, I bought a 1200 pack of fairy lights, and it was a nightmare to untangle them. Took me about 2 hours. You would think brand new lights wouldn't be so tangled. One of the many reasons every set of my Christmas lights get wrapped in to multiple small
bundles at the end of every year because I don't have the patience to untangle them.
It was definitely a labor of love!
WOW!!! So impressively beautiful! They’re amazing! Perfection! ❤😍🎄🎄
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow! The things you think of and do. Just amazing!
Thank you! 😊
Omg u did that. Beautiful. U make things look so easy
Thank you! 😊☺️☺️
Love your light trees ❤️
Bro your stuff is awesome! I’m almost done with my giant wreath! A few years back I did a “Mini-Mega”. Because I can’t cement anything into the grass (renter) I found someone getting rid of an old tether ball pole that had a cemented-tire base about 15 feet tall. Same concept but when taking it down I tie the light stings to the pole, wrap in a tarp and store it that way. Seems to work.
So happy you like my videos ! Mini mega trees are awesome! I’m glad you’re almost done with your giant wreath! Please share pics of it through my Facebook (Isaac Alexander DIY) so I can see it
It’s awesome. Well made and good design. For the safety concerns, the rebar is too much above the ground. Need to consider if anyone falls onto it.
Get the Cordsafe cord protector it makes connection waterproof I swear by them since my Christmas is hold and I sometime keep my sprinklers on. They work great they have a large for 3 prong and small one for Christmas lights.
You are a genius. I never thought about that. Just went on Amazon and ordered about 25 of them! Thank you ☺️
Great Christmas idea. Thank you for sharing.
Stunning they look amazing 🤩 thank you for sharing your tutorial have a wonderful weekend 😊🧵🪡🤗🤩
Thank you! You too! 🎄🎄🎄🎄
Oh wow that's amazing
Thank you so much ! 🎉
I did the stake base and conduit upright for my first one. Then, i discovered top rail for chain link fencing. I drove a 4ft piece into the ground permanently and then slid in the upright. My tallest one was 36ft and had 6000 lights.
Wow, you make Christmas sparkle like it should🎄
So beautifully stunning!!! 😍💙🎄
Thank you!! 😊
Omg they look so spectacular!!
Thank you so much ! 🎉🎉
The lights around your house are beautiful. I am planning to make a mega tree next year and you made it look possible with your great tips. thank you for the links too.
Fun project here as usual! Well I wonder how many viewers are watching you not because of those very awesome builds, but because they find you good-looking (I bet lots of women are your biggest fans)
dayum those things are huge!!!!!
Isaac one comment and one question great idea that looks gorgeous now for the question at the end of Christmas what do you do with the round ring at the bottom do you do with the cemented circular ring cut it and then get a new one next year?
Stunning.
Thank you!
Awesome build Isaac. They look great and huge.. Looking forward to Christmas 2024.
I tape grocery store bags around mt electrical cords when i decorated my yard and it work just fine.
This is a great tip!
That looks amazing I would loves To Do something like that. Looking forward to more Christmas videos.
Thank you so much !
WOW.. it looks amazing… Merry Christmas…🎄🎄
Thank you! You too!
It's impressive !! I love it !
Thank you
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY 🥰😘
Simply masterful! Merry Christmas!
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
I used to do the same thing 20years ago with the 30' flag pole in california until we got some 40mph santa ana winds and knocked it down I never built it again. Good luck
Definitely not a good idea to have these if you live in an area with high winds or bad winters
Love your channel ❤ Can ypu PLEASE do Santa's 🎅 Sleigh and Reindeer. I always wanted one for my yard. I would love to have my neighbors be able to take selfies. Great Job!
Thank you so much 😊 I’m currently done with all my Christmas projects for this year but it’s definitely something I want to consider for next year
@IsaacAlexanderDIY OK. I've been with you for a long time now. I will continue to follow you and your great content😃 I look forward to next season. Happy Holidays 🎄
Isaac eres un artista tremendo! Mucho éxito para vos y sigue inspirándonos con tu creatividad. Mucho éxito ❤🎉
Muchas gracias Manny☺️
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY de nada! Sabes que eres tremendo en tu arte! Saludos para voz.
This is such a simple, dramatic idea! I did a smaller version (8' tall) and hung it from a high tree branch. I'm surprised you didn't tie or tape the light string plugs to each other, so that they don't pull apart from weight?
Love how these came out! 🎄🎄
Thank you so much !
Beautiful!!!
Looks beautiful brother...😊❤.....love all your Christmas making ideas....
Thank you so much !
Hello! How do you adjust the lengths of the lights before lifting them up?
I did this for the last two years. Last year I had a problem with the breakers, then the wind started blowing it over. This year I decided to do a couple of six foot fake trees and added a couple more lilted decorations. Like a 7 foot reindeer.
Hate when the breakers give us problems
So majestic!!! 😭♥️
☺️☺️
So Beautiful Thanks For Sharing 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for visiting
Precioso proyecto y parece fácil de hacer viendo como lo realiza.
A mi parecer, debería de hacerlo también en castellano ó español, para quienes no sabemos inglés.
Pero como siempre, todo lo que nos enseña, que para nosotros resulta difícil de realizar, viendo cómo lo hace, resulta más fácil de hacer.
Muchas gracias por todo lo que nos enseña.
Un abrazo.
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Easiest way to make a base ring is to use grey electrical pvc conduit that has the coupler built in on one side. Simply connect 2-3 of these together to make your desired ring size.
Thanks for this awesome tip
You are now mega-bop. ❤
Haha yesss
that's awesome!
Great job!!! I was going to request how you can build a 8-9 foot waterproof Krampus (kind of on the order the way you built your Bigfoot) but worried some people might get triggered by it.
Unfortunately it’s not something I have in my plans
Maybe I missed it, but as you add the lights and are attaching to the topper…how do you ensure you have enough vertical length of light before looping it back again over the next rung on the topper? I ask given that everything is being connected as one continuous strand and you aren’t raising it or attaching to the base until the end.
You have to use Christmas lights with 100 lights per strand which will measure in length between 22 to 28 feet long (depending on the brand). So you don’t need to ensure that you have enough length because each strand should be long enough for a 25ft flag pole
Me encantan tus proyectos. Saludos desde Wisconsin.
Wow WOW WOWWWWW!!!!
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Дуже гарна робота😍
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flag poles typically are a fairly thin gauge of metal and many times fail under wind loads when the added weight of lights is added
I agree, though I’ve never had an issue using this method, there have been times that I worry about it during a very bad storm
I bet the extra weight of the lights and that they are strung 360 around the pole that the lights add stability to the tree.
@@hollydaines743 indeed. The lights add stability
What is the piece you used to attach the star? The green wire piece.
Just incredible!!! I have to ask does your brain ever stop working or is it constantly thinking of these ideas? These are so pretty and amazing:) Tfs and God bless:)
I think at some point my brain freezes, and I start to panic thinking what am I going to create haha but I always seem to come out with ideas or re-create old ones. I’m so happy that you like this one.
Excelent video. Just want to ask what the length and the sizes of pvc pipe fundamentals sleeve. It looks so beautiful at night when it on. Well done!
Where you get that black tools WF for this project the Wilburs finest?
I love your flagpole Christmas tree! One question though. Where do you store this after Christmas? Do you dismantle whole thing?
Everything breaks down into small pieces. The flagpole comes in five separate pieces and the lights. You just roll up and put away in a box.
WOW!!!!!!! ❣🎄
Thanks Phoebe!
You're welcome.
I see 20 and 25ft flag poles on amazon. light strands are typically 25 feet long do on a 25ft flog pole I am concerned it wont reach the ground. did you connected more then one strand together for the lengths or what did you find works best
They look great. We get strong winds some days so I think they would have trouble surviving.
I definitely wouldn’t recommend this for strong windy areas
Are you not worry about the whole thing moving during very big wind ?
We don’t get very windy storms here, so it’s not been a problem for the last 3 years. That being said, if wind is an issue you might want to put guy wires to support the base
Great video... however i would just add if you didn't mention it ..while using rebar is good, it can be deadly. Especially in the dark if someone was to trip. Should put rebar caps. You never know! Better to be safe
@@davidfranco1475 how many people have died from falling on rebar that’s forming the perimeter of a mega tree?
Love the video. Do you have a link for the LED lights used by chance?
The link wouldn’t be active because they aren’t being sold right now until later in the year, but I included a closeup look at the box and the store so that viewers can know which ones I used
Hi thanks for your videos. Do 100ct lights always have the same length, or did yours have a specific length? Thanks
@@Electrogeist some of them have different lengths but the ones I get are about 26 to 29 feet long and I always get them from either Lowe’s or Home Depot. I use the led ones
@ you rock keep up the good work
I am thinking of putting a flag pole in a 5 gallon bucket of concrete or tote so it isn't permanently installed . I would put a couple off guide wires ( 3 maybe ? ) to another 5 gallon bucket of cement . we get winds., not crazy hurricane style but winter winds do you think that would be enough ?
@@agabrysh I don’t think it’s good enough unfortunately. I think it might topple
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY thanks for the quick reply. I know 25 ft is a long way and A lot if pull on the bottom. Love your videos and have built a few of the 10pvc trees for this year, thanks
Hello Isaac,
Great idea on the flagpole Christmas tree. I had been think of a similar idea since last year. But accidentally found your video, and you gave me better insight on how to do it better.
My only question is how did you attach the lights at the base? You said wrap the lights around the base. I don't believe they'll stay there on their own. So did you zip tie them at the base or how did you get them to stay?
And I'm assuming that you plug the strands together at the top, lights run down to the base, then come back up to the top to plug into the next one, yes? Do you recall how many feet of lights per each box you used and how many boxes it took? I'm guessing 50' string of lights and 18 boxes?
Keep up the great work!
In a windy area would the 4ft rebar work and conduit or should I get 10' of each
@@Rookie_530 I wouldn’t recommend using either method if you live in a windy area. I would recommend using the actual pole in ground and concrete and then tethering the actual pole with three wires strands that are staked into the ground.
Is that piece that holds the lights the clamping version that's on Etsy? Thank you
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@@BRMakesStuffcorrect, but there were three versions and I was just confirmed before I ordered anything.
Very effective
Thank you ☺️
What is pipe gauge you are using? 12, 13, 14 , etc?
What size pvc pipe did you use
Use a T post… Super easy…😊
How did you attach the star at the top?
Sleigh💅💅✨
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Where do we find the tutorial for the temporary method?
Where did you get the lights
How many feet of lights did you use?
Don’t use pvc cement on the bottom ring for storing purpose use duck tape
I tried that first and it broke. I think maybe I needed to use more duct tape. Definitely would be easier to store that way
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY yeah just use a lot more well worth the effort or storing thanks for idea btw
Thanks guys. Was wondering where I’d store that huge base.
PEX is more flexible so it can be coiled up at the end of the season. Buy the whole coil (it's inexpensive) so you only need one connection for the whole bottom ring. You could play with the fittings to make the circle then disassemble. I think last year he used PVC tees and short lengths to make feet for the ring? They just slide over the PEX. Zip tie to short rebar in the ground or put the rebar inside the circle and use tension to hold it (angle rebar outward or use sturdy stakes. Lots of options.
@dianeladico1769 Pex is definitely the way to go if you choose to do a base. I just use tent pegs to hold my lights directly to the ground. Really no need for a base. Although it does eliminate the need to measure every tent stake individually......
I used the 25 ft pole and 100 string ligjts but it was a few feet short of going all the way to the top. Any idea?
@@jimmyparkinson5540 not sure how that’s possible as I’ve just built three mega trees this week using 25 foot poles and 100 string lights and I had more than enough to make the cone shape. Either your pole is taller than 25 or your string lights are shorter. The string lights I used range in size from 27-29ft and they are from Lowe’s .
Don’t see the ones with this corded length. Longest I see 24. You have a link to the ones you used
Maybe your brand of lights had a longer "tail" to the outlet than the brand he used?
I don’t own my house so I couldn’t do anything permanent but I found a school that was getting rid of some tether ball poles and bases, so I scooped one up and use that for mine. It’s about 12 feet high. Perfect for my smaller yard. It’s a “mini-mega”.
Every time I see your videos I'm wondering where does he keep all his decorations🤔
I built two large sheds, I have a tall deck that provides storage space underneath it (20ft x 10ft), a walk-in crawlspace, and an offsite large unit
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY ok cool. u must have it all then
How much are the lights per box
You asking how much the price is per box or how many lights per box ?
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY the price
@@cameron6803 I would suggest using the phone you’re currently typing on to see what price Christmas lights are going for in your area/ local retailer
I cant find it. But how many boxes pf light do you use?
He says it many times in the video
How is this flag pole doing to you now
@@peanut6010 I don’t understand your question
@@IsaacAlexanderDIYsorry for the bad texting I mean like how is the flag pole holding up for you now Im thinking of buying one
@@peanut6010 I mean, I only kept it up for the month of December so if you’re asking how it held up for one month, it held up great
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY thank you so much
So the base has a circumference of 30 ft?
@@benjaminducharme494
Yes, use three, 10 feet PVC pipes attached together to form the base
I’m trying to figure mine out…I have a permanent flagpole….how do you figure the length of each run of lights top to bottom? Is it the full length of one string?
@@TMAC80 this really only works on a 20 or 25 foot flagpole. The lights I bought are 100 lights and it should be about 27 to 28 feet in length. I buy them from Lowe’s or Home Depot
@ is it one strand top to bottom and just keep connecting strands until your all the way around?
@@TMAC80 I mean, that’s exactly how I showed it in the video…
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY😂😂…..🤷🏻…I’m an overthinker
Tie a string to the top of the flag pole, raise it and then mark your string about 4' larger (for wrapping the base) and then measure. This will give you round about what size you need to buy for your size of flag pole and you can determine what size you want the base of your tree to be.. it doesn't have to be exactly as wide as this video.. we have a 20' flag pole so we are going for a 5-6' base.
You need to secure the pole to the ground it shouldn't be moving like it is
My build is fine and I’ll keep it just as is 😃
@IsaacAlexanderDIY I'll give you a future "I told you so" if and when it falls over
@@NinjaTenK considering that I’ve made a 25ft mega tree for the last THREE years (as documented in my past UA-cam videos) pretty sure I’ll be alright. Stop being dramatic
@@renel7303I'm sure your opinion is gonna keep him up tonight...... NOT! 😂
@@renel7303I don't understand why following him on UA-cam and just posting mean comments on his videos. The guy never said he was a video editor. He is just doing DIY and do it so well ! I'm a video editor this is my job and what I only want to see in those tutorials are clear explainations, how to do it step by step and this is what he's been doing for 3 years. Instead of spreading your hate on his videos you should spend your time working on yourself and being a better person 😉
My beautiful 25 foot tree broke in two from high winds last night. Any solutions from anyone who has tried this with the same material list suggested?
Sorry to here this happened, you can use guide wires on 3 sides anchored to the ground to keep it from being blown over by winds..I use these on mine.
Guy wires top and in the middle if the pole itself isn't tough enough to handle the wind without. And they don't have to go way outside the base area of the tree if you add them.
Excuse my ignorance because I was curious. Did you have something that was causing the pull? I know it's 25 ft tall, but it's a relatively thin pole. They would have had to have been something catching the wind I would think, unless of course it was a high wind. Thanks
@@m3rdpwr it was one of those high fall/winter winds in Connecticut. There was nothing to catch the wind. Just the weight of the lights and high winds.
@@danmarcus865 i will attach the wires on top and middle next time. The tree is now about 14 feet using the remaining pole and it doesn’t look the same.
*Bad Ass!!!*
Thank you so much man!
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY
*I made the Mistake of showing my wife she like a Man you should make that!!! Lol*
Nice biceps 💪