I've been looking at tons of youtube videos on how to put on Christmas lights and your video really helped, keep up the excellent work,you just earned a new subscriber. 😅
I’ve been watching Shane’s instructional videos over and over again in preparation to put up my lights. These are the most thorough videos I’ve seen on UA-cam. I ordered my lights from Lawn and Light on Black Friday and received them a few days later (such a great deal for quality commercial grade stringers and lights). It even came with a few colored zip ties to help with organization once the lights get taken off. Well, I finally had time today to put the lights up and boy was I prepared! Thank you Shane for these very helpful videos. I can’t wait to see my lights at night.
So awesome. We love hearing your story! Thank you for taking the time. We also love seeing your job done. Can you send pics to admin@lawnandlight.com please
Awesome company to do business with and Shane was the best! He was so helpful and took the time to answer my many, many, many questions! I can't say enough about him. It really is hard nowadays to find such good customer service. Thanks again!!
Great video, guys. Y’all do a great job explaining how to do this and taking something complicated and making it simple. I’m too old to get on the roof anymore. But I have a big ladder and kids, so I’m set! 😂
I have a 3 story house with a steep ish roof this year I used some cheap c9 lights and clips from Home Depot and am doing the lower parts like the porch roof then next year I will probably buy some nicer lights and do the whole house when I get more comfortable
Awesome video! I've been thinking of doing some Christmas lights on the side. One thing I didn't quite understand is where you ran the lamp wire from 1,2,3, etc? Especially making the 3 windows. You said it came from the left but from where is the lamp wire run from? Seems like on this design there is a lot of lamp line running across big areas. Would love to see a video on the ins and outs of placement and best practices for running the lamp cord! Thanks for a great video!
Thanks for watching Jesse. I’m happy to help (time permitting). There’s actually not much lamp wire on this job. It was only used to get from the power outlet to line 1 and to connect the dormers(line 3 to 5). Line 1 is connected to line 2 using an in line female. The same goes for line 2 to 3, line 3 to 4, and line 3 to 5. Connecting from line 4 to 6 was just an end of line male to an end of line female. Google “inline female Christmas lights” for a visual. I understand that may be confusing. I’ll try my best to make a video specific to male and female connections next. Thanks for watching. Hit me with any other questions you may have.
Looks fantastic! With this system are you able to add an in-line females along the way to add other decorations into the line? like lighted wreaths hanging on each window?
Why is a in line male not a thing? If I have power coming across a ridge and want to run down both sides of the gable end, wouldn't an in line male work? Great videos! 👍
When your connecting a new line to an existing one are you using some sort of t plug? Looks like your connecting them in the middle of the previous run
This will answer your question. SECRETS of the Christmas Light Industry - It's all About the Connections - Males/Females/Inlines ua-cam.com/video/jrt3r2f0zWA/v-deo.html
Thanks man. I can’t remember exactly. We didn’t have experienced guys on this. Say it was 500 feet which is close, 3 experienced guys should be able to complete it in 4-5.5 hours.
Hey I have a question! This is a lot of lights that you put up! Did you plug them all into 1 outlet? And how many bulbs can you connect to one line safely?
Hey man, really enjoyed watching this video and your explanation. I am taking your approach and have ordered my lights after measuring and made my plan. I plan on setting them up next week when they arrive. Question, are these able to be synced up to music or anything like that? Thank you so much and have a great day!
Hey Juan. Thanks so much. Good luck with your job. These can’t be synced up with music. That’s a much more in depth process to set up. At some point we may dive into training for it
When you cut a line what do you do with the end of it? Like you don’t just leave it open and live right? Do you put a female end on the cut side or something or just wrap it in electric tape?
I have a big question for you. We have gone through several types of LED lights over the last few years and have not been very pleased. Some were very dim, some were brighter but had a bluish hue that hurts my eyes and makes me feel wierd (I thought I was alone, but recently saw a post where someone complained about new lights almost looking spooky ... and tons of people chimed in - so it's good to know I am not alone). We have purchased several sets of warm lights but still not getting the "twinkle effect" that incandescent lights have. Do you know where we can find bright C9 LED lights that have a warm understone?
Hey Diana. You are not alone. I hear of this same issue often. What you are speaking of is the color temperature(kelvin). The blueish ones are called cool white or pure white (somewhere between 4200 & 9000 kelvin). You want warm white(between 2600 and 3300 kelvin) Look on our website at the warm white stringer. The last picture is what they look like lit up. Www.lawnandlight.com. See if that’s close to what you like.
My question is , you ran all this on one connection ? I’ve seen some say not to run more than250 bulbs .. but does that mean specific size bulbs , determine the amp of each bulb ?
If you were using clips on a tile roof, how would you deal with the lights where some would be pointing out and some would point down? Or would it make a visible difference? Thanks.
We don’t have many tile roofs around here so it’s hard for me to say. On most houses we do, some are pointing up and some out and there’s not a big noticeable difference. Pointing down is a little different story though because the light reflect off of the soffit and facia.
Hey Brian. Hook them on the shingles behind the gutters. There’s a part in this video about that around 16 minutes. ua-cam.com/video/Eogu_ZdUf90/v-deo.html
Hey Craig. Check out this video. SECRETS of the Christmas Light Industry - It's all About the Connections - Males/Females/Inlines ua-cam.com/video/jrt3r2f0zWA/v-deo.html
Hey Nathan. We always refer that question to an electrician to be safe. However I will tell you that the job in this video was done from one outlet with no problem. If you order from www.lawnandlight.com and specify how many ridge clips you need, we can get them for you.
I am doing the same with my house but every time I connect the power source, the lights go on for one second then the fuse in the male connection to the power source blows out. Why is that?
@@kdinchin could be a lot of things. Are your lights LED? Do you have any other power draw on that breaker? Maybe a short in your line somewhere? You’re going to have to troubleshoot
I bought about 9 boxes of incandescent lights that come in 25 feet increments but i can only plug 2 sets into one outlet. Is there a way around this headache without running 5 extention cords? Is that what the in line male and females for?
Do you recall the pitch of this particular roof? Mine has an 8/12 pitch; trying to gauge my comfort getting on the roof since I would love to finally tackle pro lights on my own this year.
Hey Callie. I’m not great with knowing what the pitches are but I do know that my heart rate usually doesn’t go up on a roof until about 12/12. This one was close to that in a few places.
Get up on the least pitched spot you have, walk in the valleys to get to the ridges. Get comfy on easier parts before you tackle a hard part. Don’t let fear overtake your mind. A healthy fear is great but if fear ever locks you up on a roof that is when you are most vulnerable to injury.
@@lawnandlight Thanks for the quick response. Good to know :) It does look quite a bit steeper than mine so sounds like I just need to be mindful that I'm not doing it on a gusty day. Love this and last year's detailed video.
Hey Anson. The bulbs are around 0.58 watts each and a the breakers tend to be 15 or 20 amps. Let’s get an electrician to chime in on this. Count the bulbs on this house. They are on one outlet.
@@csrboltfan2643 we’ve been putting up 15” for 10 years and only a few people have mentioned wanting a different spacing. I think they look the best but understand that everyone has their own opinion
Could be. Guess it just depends on what your going for. Maybe it’s just me but I think we buy things that are a little expensive sometimes based on what we enjoy
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I've been looking at tons of youtube videos on how to put on Christmas lights and your video really helped, keep up the excellent work,you just earned a new subscriber. 😅
Awesome. So glad to have you!! What does your UA-cam name mean?
I’ve been watching Shane’s instructional videos over and over again in preparation to put up my lights. These are the most thorough videos I’ve seen on UA-cam. I ordered my lights from Lawn and Light on Black Friday and received them a few days later (such a great deal for quality commercial grade stringers and lights). It even came with a few colored zip ties to help with organization once the lights get taken off. Well, I finally had time today to put the lights up and boy was I prepared! Thank you Shane for these very helpful videos. I can’t wait to see my lights at night.
So awesome. We love hearing your story! Thank you for taking the time. We also love seeing your job done. Can you send pics to admin@lawnandlight.com please
Awesome company to do business with and Shane was the best! He was so helpful and took the time to answer my many, many, many questions! I can't say enough about him. It really is hard nowadays to find such good customer service. Thanks again!!
Thanks so much Rick. It’s been a true pleasure working and learning from you to make sure we offer a great service to all our clients.
If I didn't know any better, I'd say you connected line 3 while it was hot lol. But you are a pro so that's ok.
It’s possible but I can’t remember. If a line is already cut, it’s likely we will throw the female on. Or if it’s an inline, we will install hot
First person I've hear recommend the grip for the shoes !
Good thing or bad?
How do you take your pictures!?!? That is hands down the best picture of a lit house I’ve seen
Thanks Dalton. Lots of trial and error & practice. It might be a topic of a video one day
I think that would be a solid video topic. Thank you for the quality in both production, and content of your videos!
Heck yeah! Dropping knowledge here! #ChristmasLights
Thanks for watching. Are you gearing up for your season?
Goat hook for the 15:20 peak is awesome and much safer!
10 4. Thanks Drew
Great video, guys. Y’all do a great job explaining how to do this and taking something complicated and making it simple.
I’m too old to get on the roof anymore. But I have a big ladder and kids, so I’m set! 😂
Lol. Totally understand. Show them the videos and let them go to town making your house look awesome!!
New subscriber love the content keep it coming and stay safe
Thanks for being here Wallace! Shoot any questions in the comments if you need anything.
I have a 3 story house with a steep ish roof this year I used some cheap c9 lights and clips from Home Depot and am doing the lower parts like the porch roof then next year I will probably buy some nicer lights and do the whole house when I get more comfortable
Stay safe
15:10 Looks as dangerous as taking a selfie on the edge of the Grand Canyon! Hope you guys take some precautions.... Nice lighting.
Lol. Some roofs are pretty tough
Great video!
Thanks Josh
Awesome video! I've been thinking of doing some Christmas lights on the side. One thing I didn't quite understand is where you ran the lamp wire from 1,2,3, etc? Especially making the 3 windows. You said it came from the left but from where is the lamp wire run from? Seems like on this design there is a lot of lamp line running across big areas. Would love to see a video on the ins and outs of placement and best practices for running the lamp cord!
Thanks for a great video!
Thanks for watching Jesse. I’m happy to help (time permitting).
There’s actually not much lamp wire on this job. It was only used to get from the power outlet to line 1 and to connect the dormers(line 3 to 5).
Line 1 is connected to line 2 using an in line female. The same goes for line 2 to 3, line 3 to 4, and line 3 to 5. Connecting from line 4 to 6 was just an end of line male to an end of line female. Google “inline female Christmas lights” for a visual.
I understand that may be confusing. I’ll try my best to make a video specific to male and female connections next.
Thanks for watching. Hit me with any other questions you may have.
@@lawnandlight thanks a lot, after googling it , it makes way more sense how the connections were done! Thank you
Awesome, glad you found some info. We filmed a new video today that explains it in detail. Should be out early next week.
Hey Jesse, Here you go. ua-cam.com/video/jrt3r2f0zWA/v-deo.html
Great work
Thank you!
YES! 🎉 thank you!
Yes sir. My pleasureo
Looks fantastic! With this system are you able to add an in-line females along the way to add other decorations into the line? like lighted wreaths hanging on each window?
Hey there. Absolutely. Just make sure they are LED for low power draw
Love God & love your vids
Amen Sereima. Thank you. Glad to have you on the channel
Why is a in line male not a thing? If I have power coming across a ridge and want to run down both sides of the gable end, wouldn't an in line male work?
Great videos! 👍
It is a thing. Kind of... We just haven’t talked about it yet.
When your connecting a new line to an existing one are you using some sort of t plug? Looks like your connecting them in the middle of the previous run
This will answer your question. SECRETS of the Christmas Light Industry - It's all About the Connections - Males/Females/Inlines
ua-cam.com/video/jrt3r2f0zWA/v-deo.html
How many feet roughly was this job? And how long did it take you? Also how many guys?
AMAAZING VIDEO MAN THANK YOU!!!
Thanks man. I can’t remember exactly. We didn’t have experienced guys on this. Say it was 500 feet which is close, 3 experienced guys should be able to complete it in 4-5.5 hours.
Thank you! I ended up buying your course for the lights, and will be trying to get a few done before Christmas! Stoked for 2024 man! @@lawnandlight
AWESOME!!
Hey I have a question! This is a lot of lights that you put up! Did you plug them all into 1 outlet? And how many bulbs can you connect to one line safely?
Hey Kirk. Thanks for watching. Check out the comments. Previously reviewed this question either in this video or one of our other ones a few times
Hey man, really enjoyed watching this video and your explanation. I am taking your approach and have ordered my lights after measuring and made my plan. I plan on setting them up next week when they arrive.
Question, are these able to be synced up to music or anything like that?
Thank you so much and have a great day!
Hey Juan. Thanks so much. Good luck with your job. These can’t be synced up with music. That’s a much more in depth process to set up. At some point we may dive into training for it
nice video, would you save on inline connectors if you just went from the top of the roof on all three dormers individually ?
Good question. I believe it would be around the same. What do you think?
How are you even able to climb that roof??? Wow.
It’s pretty tough but you get used to it after doing it over and over
When you cut a line what do you do with the end of it? Like you don’t just leave it open and live right? Do you put a female end on the cut side or something or just wrap it in electric tape?
Hey there. Check this video out. It will answer your questions. ua-cam.com/video/jrt3r2f0zWA/v-deo.html
@@lawnandlight thanks for the quick response! Lots of good information in your vids appreciate the insight.
HEY EVERYONE - What do you want the next video to be about? Comment below
Cost to start/ what would be a good amount to start with high and low end … lights etc
Maybe not enough for a full video or maybe you've covered it already somewhere, but I'd be interested in what kind of timer systems you use
Can you please do a video on how you do windows and doors?
Safety harnesses. I would like to see a video on installing and using safety harnesses before beginning the install.
@@melissajones-robinson3103 yea that is coming - definitely before next Christmas season. Thanks for your suggestion
I have a big question for you. We have gone through several types of LED lights over the last few years and have not been very pleased. Some were very dim, some were brighter but had a bluish hue that hurts my eyes and makes me feel wierd (I thought I was alone, but recently saw a post where someone complained about new lights almost looking spooky ... and tons of people chimed in - so it's good to know I am not alone). We have purchased several sets of warm lights but still not getting the "twinkle effect" that incandescent lights have. Do you know where we can find bright C9 LED lights that have a warm understone?
Hey Diana. You are not alone. I hear of this same issue often. What you are speaking of is the color temperature(kelvin). The blueish ones are called cool white or pure white (somewhere between 4200 & 9000 kelvin).
You want warm white(between 2600 and 3300 kelvin) Look on our website at the warm white stringer. The last picture is what they look like lit up. Www.lawnandlight.com. See if that’s close to what you like.
My question is , you ran all this on one connection ? I’ve seen some say not to run more than250 bulbs .. but does that mean specific size bulbs , determine the amp of each bulb ?
A lot of factors come into play. Several other comments on this. Best thing to do is consult your electrician.
If you were using clips on a tile roof, how would you deal with the lights where some would be pointing out and some would point down? Or would it make a visible difference? Thanks.
We don’t have many tile roofs around here so it’s hard for me to say. On most houses we do, some are pointing up and some out and there’s not a big noticeable difference. Pointing down is a little different story though because the light reflect off of the soffit and facia.
Is the jumper a separate piece or are you adding an in-line female on that side and then a male at the point you jump to the dormer?
Hey Culinary. Watch this video. It should answer your question. ua-cam.com/video/Eogu_ZdUf90/v-deo.html
great job. I use Google home to control my lights.
Turn on at sunset.
Turn off sunrise
Do you plug them into an exterior outlet? What device is Google home integrated through for the lights ?
@@lawnandlight I use Kasa TP Link plugs. I run a cord to my garage and then setup in Google home for sunrise and sunset
These are great videos! I bet you get asked all the time but, do you do any of the lights set to music?
Thanks Jason. We haven’t expanded into RGB and light shows yet but would love to learn at some point.
how do you store your strips with ridge clips??? those clips hang up oneverything
That’s a great question. They are like little spider legs that grab everything. How do you store yours?
curious what's your go to brand and style of light you're using for this job?
C9 15” spacing
We had gutter guards (leaf guard) installed on all our gutters, what do you recommend for hanging lights from these gutters???
Hey Brian. Hook them on the shingles behind the gutters. There’s a part in this video about that around 16 minutes. ua-cam.com/video/Eogu_ZdUf90/v-deo.html
On the dormer lights how did you separate them and power the lights?
Hey Craig. Check out this video.
SECRETS of the Christmas Light Industry - It's all About the Connections - Males/Females/Inlines
ua-cam.com/video/jrt3r2f0zWA/v-deo.html
@@lawnandlight thank you very much
@@lawnandlight that video helped a lot.
@@craigchapman234 our pleasure
🙌🏽 shop link please! I need those clips in my life!!!
Www.lawnandlight.com
If you're using C9 off the spool, how are you plugging up lights to see if everything works...if you haven't put a male and female on it yet...
Hey Chicago. Roll off, install section, cut, install male & female, plug in
Great video! Do you mind sharing how you tie in to line 3 in the middle to power the dormer line 5?
Hey Kristen. Thank you. New video coming out tomorrow specifically about that.
ua-cam.com/video/jrt3r2f0zWA/v-deo.html
What bulbs do you recommend? Color and size?
C9 warm white
Couple questions…how many feet can you put on one outlet? And where do you get the clips for the top of the roof with different shingles?
Hey Nathan. We always refer that question to an electrician to be safe. However I will tell you that the job in this video was done from one outlet with no problem.
If you order from www.lawnandlight.com and specify how many ridge clips you need, we can get them for you.
Question, do you only us one male connection that connects from the cord coming from the garage to draw power to everything?
Yes on this job we did
I am doing the same with my house but every time I connect the power source, the lights go on for one second then the fuse in the male connection to the power source blows out. Why is that?
@@kdinchin could be a lot of things. Are your lights LED? Do you have any other power draw on that breaker? Maybe a short in your line somewhere? You’re going to have to troubleshoot
@@lawnandlight thank you! I’ll do some troubleshooting and hopefully I can get this figured out! Great videos as always!
I bought about 9 boxes of incandescent lights that come in 25 feet increments but i can only plug 2 sets into one outlet. Is there a way around this headache without running 5 extention cords? Is that what the in line male and females for?
Nope. Sorry. You really need to go LED
How do I connect an inline female connection? Thanks
Hey Larry. Watch this video. ua-cam.com/video/jrt3r2f0zWA/v-deo.html
Can you use these type lights if your planning to do a light show? I am just getting into the research phase so not sure what works and doesn't.
Hey Sean. No. That’s a whole different ballgame. Good luck. The learning curve on that is pretty intense.
Are the coaxial connections better?
I believe the coaxial type connections are for RGB lighting.
Next Video .... two story with big arch in front and all windows
10 4. Thanks Diana
How many feet of lights was this house?
It’s been a minute but I think around 400’ maybe
Are these lights 12” spaced apart?
15”
Do you recall the pitch of this particular roof? Mine has an 8/12 pitch; trying to gauge my comfort getting on the roof since I would love to finally tackle pro lights on my own this year.
Hey Callie. I’m not great with knowing what the pitches are but I do know that my heart rate usually doesn’t go up on a roof until about 12/12. This one was close to that in a few places.
Get up on the least pitched spot you have, walk in the valleys to get to the ridges. Get comfy on easier parts before you tackle a hard part. Don’t let fear overtake your mind. A healthy fear is great but if fear ever locks you up on a roof that is when you are most vulnerable to injury.
@@lawnandlight Thanks for the quick response. Good to know :) It does look quite a bit steeper than mine so sounds like I just need to be mindful that I'm not doing it on a gusty day. Love this and last year's detailed video.
@@cyentist My pleasure. Thanks for watching and be safe
How many light can you hook up to one outlet?
Hey Anson. The bulbs are around 0.58 watts each and a the breakers tend to be 15 or 20 amps. Let’s get an electrician to chime in on this.
Count the bulbs on this house. They are on one outlet.
What do you use to do the mapping onto the house?
It’s called Paintbrush for Mac. Super simple
Were these light warm white?
Yes
How do you call those clip on the top of the roof?
They are the same clips as the gutter clips. A good term would be “all in one clips”
what's the spacing between the bulbs in this video?
15”
@@lawnandlight That's 15" spacing ??? WOW!! I thought they were either 6" or 9" from the looks of it.
@@csrboltfan2643 we’ve been putting up 15” for 10 years and only a few people have mentioned wanting a different spacing. I think they look the best but understand that everyone has their own opinion
How much it costs?
Hey Jr. Prices are on the website. www.lawnandlight.com Thanks for watching
What program are you using?
For drawing lines on the house?
@@lawnandlight yes Sir!
Unfortunate that the vent pipes are on the front of the house instead of the back.
That’s a detail that 99% of people wouldn’t notice. Are you a plumber?
@@lawnandlight no but every home I see they are located on the back, it is more appealing to the eye to have them hidden from the curb.
Looks expensive for a couple months of showing off.
Could be. Guess it just depends on what your going for. Maybe it’s just me but I think we buy things that are a little expensive sometimes based on what we enjoy
The first thing you want to do is work during the day
Meh. It’s cool to see your work at night and we had plenty of light.
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Thanks for being here
Where do you get the male/female/male 3 side bricks?? I need some by next week
Hey William. Not exactly sure what you mean?
@@lawnandlight in one of your video you bridged the left eave to the first dormer window at the middle. That piece