How to Hang Solar Patio String Lights
Learn how to hang solar patio string lights and enjoy beautiful illumination effects. Solar powered lighting is a lot easier to hang compared to electric lights and they come in several choices of colors, styles and themes. Hanging solar patio string lights takes only a couple of minutes and a few tools and materials found in most homes for installation.
Required Items:
- Push pins
- Duct tape
- Ladder
Select the style or colors you prefer for your patio. Solar patio string lights can be purchased as net lights and rope lights in most any color or theme desired. Purchasing is easy at home improvements centers or find great deals online.
Use a ladder placed against the side of the patio or house to mount the solar collector. The collector should be set towards one end of the lights on the roofline where it will collect the most amount of sunlight. The solar collector stores energy from the sun to make the lights turn on at night, so positioning is important. Make sure the solar panel is facing up. Use duct tape on each side of the panel to attach it to the roof.
- Untangle the string of solar lights, which will make it easier to work with. Proceed to attach the string of lights starting at the area of the solar panel using pushpins. Insert push pins approximately one foot apart into the wiring between the solar lights at the edge of your roof. If you follow a basic pattern of placing the pins at one foot intervals, it will make locating and removing the pins later much easier.