How to Install Outdoor String Lights | Ask This Old House

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In this video, This Old House master electrician Heath Eastman helps a homeowner give her backyard space some charm and coziness with a simple lighting upgrade. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. Backyard spaces can be an opportunity to put your personal style on display outdoors. But in many developments, backyards are relatively basic and need a bit of help. When a homeowner asked master electrician Heath Eastman about dressing up her deck with some outdoor string lights, he knew just what to do to brighten that backyard space. Where to find it? Heath uses exterior-rated string lights [https://homedepot.sjv.io/QyzY59], which can be found at any home center and simply need to be rated for outdoor use. To hang the lights, Heath uses a universal mounting kit [https://homedepot.sjv.io/Gmobzn] which includes 4 powder-coated steel poles. Each pole extends to 10 feet tall. Heath uses a drill [https://homedepot.sjv.io/R50Wna] and exterior decking screws [https://homedepot.sjv.io/JzokE2] to secure the base of each pole to the 4 outer edges of the patio. To hang the string lights: Heath uses a ladder [https://homedepot.sjv.io/WqJOmJ] to carefully hang the wires of the string lights to each metal anchor hook [https://homedepot.sjv.io/da3ym3]. Heath then secures the wires to the hooks using threaded links. Heath mounts the smart switch inside by drilling two small holes to secure the bracket of the smart switch [https://homedepot.sjv.io/Gmobv6] in

Published 2023-10-07 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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