How To Attach Christmas Lights To A Masonry Wall

The bulbs will be perpendicular to the wall once you finish hanging them.

How to attach christmas lights to a masonry wall.

If you prefer having the lights stick out from the wall instead place a dot of glue under the base of each socket. Apply firm and steady pressure to your drill making sure you re at right angles to the wall s surface. You ll need yellow wall plugs a drill with 5mm masonry bit and a dustpan brush set the drill to the hammer setting. To secure a vertical stretch of lights going straight up or down the wall face the clips in.

Slide the coated wire portion of the light strand through a hook in the clip to. Clean the bricks with a rag brush or broom to get all dirt and debris off the surface of the bricks wet a sponge and wipe across the surface of the brick. Start at one end and apply hot glue along the side of the base of the light then press it firmly against the brick. Masonry fasteners and anchors are permanently placed into concrete brick and stucco but are complete overkill for hanging christmas lights.

Spread a thin layer of glue on the wet part of the brick more is less in this case press and hold the. To remove the light simply shake the base a bit which will release it from the brick. Hold it for about 10 seconds which should be enough time for the glue to cool and the light to adhere to the brick surface. Stick a small adhesive decorating clip to the walls in each place you want to attach a strand of lights.

What adhesive will stick to brick. 4 press the socket to the brick for about 20 seconds. To use a clip just snap it over the brick vertically in the location where you want it to hold the light string.