A slightly ridiculous thread, but I don't think it fits in other sections so this'll have to do.
Outdoor Christmas lights.
This year we're going for the 'visible from space' motif (albeit in what I hope will be a classy and professional manner - not the often seen 'entire Argos Christmas range spaffed on every wall' approach, but instead matching and warm white lights around the entire property).
I'm getting ready to put things up but I'm struggling to decide the best way to physically attach them to the house. They will run across brick, lead flashing, and render (as well as gutters, which is no problem). I had hoped that a hot glue gun (holding a small cable tie holder to affix the lights) would work on all surfaces, and be removable after Christmas, but it doesn't give a great fixing on the brick or lead, and I only really want to do this once.
My latest thought is just to attach the little cable tie mounts with some clear CT1 or equivalent. Should stick to anything, last the season, and hopefully come off with a sharp chisel if required (it'd just be a blob holding on the cable tie mount).
Intensely irrelevant to most, but has anyone been thinking about this recently or has good solutions?
I keep thinking about installing stainless eye hooks in the relevant places, but that obviously doesn't work on the lead flashing, and means manhandling a drill up a ladder.
Outdoor Christmas lights.
This year we're going for the 'visible from space' motif (albeit in what I hope will be a classy and professional manner - not the often seen 'entire Argos Christmas range spaffed on every wall' approach, but instead matching and warm white lights around the entire property).
I'm getting ready to put things up but I'm struggling to decide the best way to physically attach them to the house. They will run across brick, lead flashing, and render (as well as gutters, which is no problem). I had hoped that a hot glue gun (holding a small cable tie holder to affix the lights) would work on all surfaces, and be removable after Christmas, but it doesn't give a great fixing on the brick or lead, and I only really want to do this once.
My latest thought is just to attach the little cable tie mounts with some clear CT1 or equivalent. Should stick to anything, last the season, and hopefully come off with a sharp chisel if required (it'd just be a blob holding on the cable tie mount).
Intensely irrelevant to most, but has anyone been thinking about this recently or has good solutions?
I keep thinking about installing stainless eye hooks in the relevant places, but that obviously doesn't work on the lead flashing, and means manhandling a drill up a ladder.
