How To Attach Rope Lights To Garage Door

This video describes how to set up a warning light inside your house to inform you that your garage door has been left open.

How to attach rope lights to garage door.

Rope lighting is unique. Only roll out as much as you can reach so that the roll doesn t fall to the ground and get dirty. I used a small roller to securely press the tape onto the truss. Remove the cable s outer jacket and strip the insulation from.

Grab a ladder and roll the tape along the bottom of the truss. This is one way to install christmas lights around a garage door with out damaging your home. Many attach securely and safely to shingles or gutters. Create a rock solid base for exterior light fixtures mounted on vinyl or aluminum lap siding without removing any siding.

Vinyl mounting blocks are available for almost any lap and securely hold lights upright. All we used was pvc piping and no hole hangers. Wrap the strand along one side and across the top if long enough until it is taut. You can find various types at a hardware or home improvement store.

Rolls and cut it on the job. Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing. Calculate the total length needed add 10 percent and buy one long piece it s available in 250 ft. It s a flexible solid plastic rod with a series of tiny bulbs embedded in it.

Attach a power connector to one end of the rope lighting photo 9. Install a cable connector into a hole on the motor housing. Place the tape directly on the center of the truss. To avoid damaging your lights and creating a fire hazard at the same time use clips or hooks to hang your lights from your garage.

Basically what you need to do is attach the outlet feed wires to the back of the garage light switch to estabilish a passthrough circuit. This will allow the electricity from the circuit before the switch to pass directly through to the outlet for the garage door opener.