Outdoor lighting requires a lot of lifting careful placement and aligning which is much easier to do with a helper or two.
Put up christmas lights outside without outlet.
We could run a really long cord from an outlet in the garage which is all the way inside by the inside do.
I have a small christmas tree that comes with pre lit lights that i want to put out this christmas on a plot at the cemetery.
Use a reliable sturdy ladder and get a helper if you can.
Since a lot of you seem to be all excited about decorating for christmas i pose a problem.
Fi and i are living in the top half of a duplex with a great upper porch and i d really love to hang christmas lights around the railing but i just went outside to check and there s no way for me to get power out there to light them no porch light no outlet nothing.
Using an outdoor light socket or power from a basement.
You can also augment these power supplying methods by using lights that do not run on electric power.
The tree comes with a plug but i don t have a clue how to go about it.
Some of our neighbors screw a socket with outlet into their porch lights but ours is enclosed and there is no room.
You do not need an exterior outlet to enjoy outdoor christmas lights.
You can either run a power strip off the porch light outlet adapter or you can run the cord out of the window by using some insulation weather stripping which u can buy at home depot or something.
If you work alone use a basket or bucket with a handle to haul your materials up and down.
Put a nail or an s hook on the ladder so you can hang your tote bucket.
There are two ways to power outdoor christmas lights that illuminate the exterior of your house.