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Posted Sunday, November 01, 2009
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This year I am putting a lot of lights on the roof. Last year I had red/green/white/blue C9 lights and I am keeping those plus I am adding the icicle lights from the first year back. New to the roof will be strobe lights - same kind I use in the tree.
With all of these lights on the roof I needed some supporting structure up there to hold them all - plus I didn't want to mess up the shingles trying to use shingle tabs again... so... I built rails that outline the entire roof! They are made out of wood but I painted them black to be less noticeable. I've got them secured by wire to cinder blocks placed over pipes coming up from the house. It is a rock solid design and doesn't make the house look ugly during the day. I can clip on the shingle tabs to the rails then staple them down for good measure.
So I've got all of the rails up and have about 1/3 of the C9 lights up. Next up will be the strobes then icicles. I am hoping to get the roof done by the end of the week. Next weekend is my birthday so I don't know how much I will be able to get done. Judy seems like she is planning a lot of stuff to do. I think she may be trying to throw me off though just so I can't make a good guess at what she is really doing. Next week I am targeting the window lights and bushes. The next week will be the mega tree, arches, and flood lights. I am really hoping that I will have enough power for the icicle lights. I might have to buy a bigger cable that goes to my sub-panel which I am dreading. I only need 30 feet but when the cables get that big it's like $3 per foot.
Overall everything is looking good so far.