Holiday Styling String Light Pole - Outdoor Metal Poles with Hooks for Hanging String Lights - Garden, Backyard, Patio Lighting Stand for Parties, Wedding

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Depending on the shape and size of your outdoor area, you may need to make more or fewer posts for best results.• 1.1Install the 2 screw hooks that will be used to hold thestring lights at the top of each post.

Battery powered string lights are great to use in spaces where there’s no other power source available, giving you the flexibility to put the lights exactly where you want them, while mains powered string lights are a great choice if you know you want to use them near a plug.This guide will tell you everything you need to know and link to the best DIY tutorials for each situation. If you are looking to have a secure installation, you need to drill guide holes on the trees. Ensure that the holes are at the right distance. Install the hook and securely place the string lights.

We dug each of the holes 24” deep. We placed them at the two outside corners of our patio. Update: We’ve since decided to add a 3rd pole. 2. Put the PVC pipe in the hole. Inexpensive patio lights can work really well when they’re hung in a protected location, and when they’re not likely to get jostled or blown around in the wind. Here are a couple of places where they might serve your needs just fine:Inexpensive, simple for the average person to DIY, relatively easy to put up and take down with the seasons, and the list goes on… Hang the patio light strand without the bulbs first, and screw them in once everything is in place. Its easy to break bulbs when theyre being jostled around. Alternatively, place festoon poles or shepherd’s hooks along your pathway and use connectable festoon lights, swagging each string from one pole to the next for a stylish classic display that will lead the way in,' says Claire Bassett, Senior Product Manager at Lights4fun. 'You can also adorn string lights to the side of your house, drooping each string along to create a warm atmosphere and illuminate your outdoor space after dark.' If your patio area doesn’t have any suitable fixing spots, it might be necessary to create your own. Freestanding metal support poles can be used, staked into the ground, or for a more permanent fixing, wooden posts can be cemented into the ground with hooks at the top added as anchor points. For smaller patio areas, it’s easy to make your own support posts. Just use a couple of large garden pots and cement your wooden posts in, though this isn’t suitable for larger areas where something sturdier should be used. What special effects do string lights have?

It is possible to suspend string lights from the side of a house or other outdoor structure or there may be trees or other tall supports outside that could make suitable fixing points. Metal hooks, eyes or C-clips can be attached to act as fixing points, just make sure that any hooks or clips are sturdy enough to hold the weight of lights and any support wires. Fixing points should be less than 8m apart if you’re not using support wires.

Be sure to plan a little extra length of your light strands to swag the lights a bit. Theyll look funny if theyre pulled taught and it will cause your poles to lean. A year later, they are still up! We have a lot of high winds here. One night they ended up falling over in a massive storm. Other than that, hanging them with this extra kit really does help keep them from sagging! String lights– I got these sturdier industrial ones. These are 48 feet long, with 26 lights per strand. Festoon lights provide an easy and inexpensive way of adding magic to any outdoor space,’ says Dani Taylor, Creative and Product Director at Cox & Cox.