How To Hang Patio Lights

Visualize where you want each strand to hang and adjust lights until they re in the desired position.

How to hang patio lights.

How to hang outdoor string lights from diy posts. Hang your first patio light string with the male plug closest to your outlet. Install the bulbs in your string lights. Using a ladder and a pencil mark the rough placement of each light on your deck s wood overhang.

Drill guide holes on the trees where you want to hang the lights. Hanging patio string lights basic steps. If using guy wire hang this first. Mark the spots on the trees and drill guide holes.

Lay string lights around the perimeter of your deck. Add lights arrange the planters in a rectangle no more than 10 apart. In some situations the light strings may need to be threaded through the guy wire prior to being hung. Draw a rough sketch with measurements.

With a helper string the lights from one tree to the next holding them carefully to make sure the holes are the right distance apart. Secure one end of the string lights to one of the cup hooks with the hook attached to the light or with cable ties or twist ties if no hook exists.