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Decoring roof? Know safety tips for your roof that will add lights to your Christmas.
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Have you decided that on this Christmas how todecorate your roof. Many of you have already planned about the lighting and all things. So what will be the safety promises during decorating your roof. Before climbing up on the roof there are some important safety points that you should keep in mind when decorating your roof. Checkout these important points that will help you.
Before You Climb on the Roof: • Prior to install the lights and all; clean off the roof. • Make sure your lights are properly working or not. • Make sure you have the right ladder for the job. Use fiberglass ladder instead of aluminum because of safety purpose. • There should be one person to help you from the ground • Wear proper footwear and clothes. Boots are preferable.
Plastic Clips for Attaching Lights Plastic clips to hold the lights on the roof. Look at them.
Installing Your Lights The best place to hang lights is your gutters, but if you have to attaching them to your roof, prefer plastic clips. These clips will allow you to attach the lights to your roof without damaging your roof. Plastic Clips can attach to gutters or slide under the shingles and secure to the roof.
Don’t Nail It Never staple or nail into your roof. After putting off the lights, there will be a small holes, if you nail or staple. These holes can damage the whole roof and wood. So in compare to install or repair the roof, use the proper way to install the lights. You can see some Christmas ideas.
Don’t Overweight the Roof One of the biggest mistakes overzealous decorators make is to overweight the roof. So install the lights the proper place and don’t overweight on one shingle or another else. If you add too much weight you may wind up damaging the roof. Our experts have seen people making holes in shingles and roofs to hang lights. Say no to the overweight.
If Roof Damaged Then What’s Next: You are so careful to your roof, besides of that you miss somewhere and get the roof damaged. Firstly inspect yourself that you will repair it or not. If you can’t handle this, then you need to choose the professional roofing contractor.