How to Protect Roof from Holiday Lights?

You might be thinking how best to put up your holiday lights and decorations with the holidays coming up. Hanging lights with gutter guards on roofs can be a problem because they can prevent the proper attachment of those kinds of light clips to your gutters. Rest easy, the answers are there. Check the recommendations below from roofers in Oklahoma City for roof protection. 

Makes all the difference with the right clip

Gutter guards have a slit that is built to allow water runoff that is about 3/8 of an inch wide to flow through. If the clip's fastening portion will pass through the slit and stick to the gutter's front side, then your vacation lights can hang nicely. Alternatively, you can use adhesive light clips if you'd rather not mess with the slits. They are resistant to moisture and sufficiently solid to keep your lights in place without interfering with water runoff flow. They can be mounted in less time than conventional clips, as well.

Attaching Lights instead of Gutters to Shingles

If your gutter guard is installed beneath your shingles, by sliding the tab below most traditional shingle clips can be used. This will make it possible to string lights across the roofline. The one downside to hanging lights like this is that your lights could be obscured from view if there is a heavy snowfall.

Preparing to decorate the hall for the festives? Take a few moments to prepare before you begin to hang lights and other decorations for rooftop. For your home, decorating without a plan could result in expensive roofing repairs. Without incident, All American Roofing wants to help you celebrate. Show your holiday cheer by following these tips without damaging your roof:

• First, call roofers. Make sure you call a roofer to check for roof damage before setting up any decorations. Many issues can arise from a damaged roof, including some that concern your personal safety. First, call for roof repairs, then decorate them.
• Untangle all the lights and cables and inspect them. Take time to unwind the lights and their cords. For signs of disability, check all the lamps, cables, and sockets. This is vital because, for both you and your roof, tangled or broken lights can pose an extreme safety risks.
• Use plastic clips and similar accessories. For example, for adding lights and other festive displays to your roof, plastic clips and zip ties are useful.
• Try not to step on the roof unless you really have to. Stop walking on the roof. Staying off the roof will help to avoid damage to the roof and help you stay out of the way of harm.

The roofing contractors always suggest putting holiday lights at home roof with care. If there are existing problems call roofing contractors from All American Roofing in Oklahoma City.