I wish I could post a picture here. One slight modification that I did that was super simple and very helpful. I bought a batch of 50 paper key tags ($5?) and removed the paper tag from the little key rings. I then put those rings through the eyelids above each light and then attached that to the cable. They pull along the cable as easy as pulling a shower curtain!

My dad mentioned using wire and I had no clue. I'm attempting to hang string lights on an apartment balcony so your video helped answer a lot of questions. Thank you!

Thanks so much for sharing! My lights stayed up during a wind storm and my neighbors didn’t....now she wants the wire!

Great video, one note: I was at Home Depot and had a bucket filled with wire, ferrules, eye-hook screws, wire cutters and a swage for crimping the ferrules, etc., and then I realized I was making a dog-run cable basically, to hang the lights on. I found a 100ft dog-run kit online for $20 that came with all the eye-hook screws and the loops on each end of the coated wire pre-made. It was much faster, cheaper, and easier to hang that over the yard and then hook the lights on it. I'm all about DIY unless I can get it cheaper and get the work done faster.

nice video ,only change would be using stainless steel eye bolts ,not zinc which will rust( and stain that wall)

Thank you for an extremely helpful video. We ordered the recommended All-in-One wire hanging kit and the job was easy peasy.

you should show your completed set-up turned on at nigh. you worked so hard making this video. I would have been a nice payoff for us viewers!!

Thank you! Great video and product info! 😎

Thanks for the video. This is all just my opinion, so take it for what it's worth: @7:15 the lights look too bright, and the color temperature is too cool (i.e. not warm enough). That's why it's nice to have lights that are A). dimmable, and B.) color temperature tunable, with a temperature range that extends all the way down to ~1,000 K for ultra warm light (orangish/red... similar to a fire). With dimmable/tunable lights, after you do the physical install, you can dial it in to create the exact ambiance you want. Yes, this adds cost, but IMO it's worth it if you're going to all that trouble in the first place. If you want to cheap out, at least buy non-tunable lights where the color temperature is fixed somewhere around 1,500 K since most people prefer warm light at night, which is the only time you'd be using these lights anyway. The lights you bought look around 3500 K to me, which is great for lighting up a baseball field, but not so great for relaxing in your backyard with beer, friends, and music.

Wish you showed how the pieces connect by demonstrating how the connections come together. Otherwise great general video to get an idea.

I would of cut the tails on the zip ties to make it cleaner, but all in all a really informative video.

Greeting s from Chandler! Looks great! Thanks for taking the time and effort to share this. I see I can actually do the job!

Can you cut the extra length of string lights that you don’t need?

Very helpful, thanks!

How do you re-engage the remote please

How would we do vinyl siding or attaching to a gutter?

cool video, thanks

Not sure if you mentioned but what about average time to install all of this?

Thank you so much!!!

Home Depot has 48' LED cafe lights with 24 glass bulbs for just $50.... they are a Special Buy- I got 2 sets for the back yard... they're awesome and the best price around!-- They also have 50' of coated 3/32 cable for $21. I put hooks into my palm trees to suspend them. I didn't pull them tight, I let them sag a bit, but I'm worried that when the trees sway in an afternoon storm the cable may pull the hooks out of the tree.. I'm considering wrapping the cable around the tree but I think that might hurt the tree... so I think I'll just keep the hooks. I was surprised how much tension the lights put on the wire. I'll let yoiu know how it goes...

Very nice!!

Hello Thanks for your good info, it really helped me

Thanks for the video! I’m planning to buy the all in one kit you suggested. Couldn’t find in the description if it has the hardware to anchor it to brick wall.

Great video. We’re installing lights for a one time event. Questions 1. Do you think it’s worth it to drill into a brick home for a one time use? 2. Is the wire necessary for a one time event?

Wish showed a better pic of the middle junction. Still unsure exactly how it is done. Assuming (bad of me to do) that the wire goes through the eye bolt while the light strand goes on the outside?

Very informative video! Thank you for sharing. I do have a few questions before I do my install. 1. I have a floodlight I’d like to convert to an outlet completely. There’s nothing covering it so I would need a weather proof idea to make that happen if possible. 2. My only option on the return lines would be to anchor into the house stucco wall. I’m assuming these eye bolts would have to go into wood. Any suggestions? 3. Lastly, what could info with the remaining 10 feet I would not need? Can these be cut down? Any suggestions for these three questions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Sir!!

Is it bad to hang them from it's own wire?? Do you recommend attaching them to a different wire first?

Any reason you didn't run the wire through the plastic loops on top of the string lights (versus ziptying the wire to the lights)?

Fellow viewers, when drilling with a hammer drill, be careful putting a hole in masonry! I wouldn't get as close to the edge, as this fellow did! It can break, right from the hole to the edge of the wall!

The support wire you are using in the video looks thicker than 1/16th?

Nice video.

How do I install properly café lights along the top of a rod iron fence in my yard.?

I have to think that the zip tie will eventually work it's way through the light's wire and cause a short.

So the lag shield has an outside diameter of 1/2” and the hooks are 1/4” wider? Great video btw. 👍

Hi! I’m local in AZ : ) are you open to DIM at my home :)

Any recommendations for hanging string lights in a screened in enclosure? Like a pool cage?

Should these be left outside for the winter. i know they are waterproof but what about windy/stormy weather?

Great video. Where did you get the outdoor outlet with switch?

Great video; very helpful. However, they are called "guy" wires, not "guide" wires.

Great video, what do you do it you have vinyl siding? How do you then hook then to the house?

Does this look good if i want to place the lights on the fascia boards like Christmas lights?

please come and hang mine! Looks amazing!!!

Very helpful and informative video! 👍 You recommend getting LED string lights. How would they hold up in direct sunlight in Phoenix? I’m considering getting the LED string lights but I am worried the the intense sunlight will make the bulbs fade overtime since they’re plastic, kind of like headlights of a car.

My lights are up, but I have an overhang of about 4 lights. Can I cut these off and then waterproof the end? or will the wires need to be re attached?

Do you know of any colored led light bulbs to use outdoors ? Thank you

I'm very confused with the lag shield...I have the 3/4 eye bolt that you show with the short 1/2 inch lag bolt and the measurements don't seem to add to up. What lag shield specifically would I need for the 3/4 eye bolt?

How deep do you drill?

Great video, do you have a recommendation for when I am securing to my aluminum screen enclose in some places?

Where is the link?

I live in Phoenix. Do you do this for a living?

How deep did you drill into that block wall? ?

I’m here in Phoenix can you put my up??

Hey What is the name of the gfci with the switch near your floodlight? So I know what to search for

is there a formula on sizing of hanging cable for string lights. Hanging from 50'-90' on brick?

Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to hang string lights from palm trees that are spaced roughly 10 feet apart. Its going to be at a wedding venue and they won't allow us to drill into the trees. Do you recommend just making the wire loops you had and stringing from one tree to another?

How are they working now I seen couple bad reviews on Amazon I usually buy my globe lights from target but I down side is I cant go more then 4 sets and there 20ft a piece those worked good so far in triple digit weather rain fog let me know please

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Too low hanging

Do you have on any recommendations of poles that work well with the high tension from the wire? Thanks!

Can’t be that professional not being custom cut lol

I live in Sun City West. Do you offer this service? If so, can I have contact information? Thank you!