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We showed you how to hang your Christmas lights (mostly) painlessly back in December.
Now, we’re going back to the same pros at We Hang Christmas Lights to find out how they take down the lights and wrap them up to make next year’s install just as painless!
Step 1
Take down the lights. But here’s your #househack - build a hook so you don’t have to use a ladder! The pros make their own by taking a short piece of metal wire, bending it in half and taping it to the end of a pole. They then use the hook on the pole to lift the lights off gutters and roof edges! Another #househack: take pictures! Take pics of every section of you house so you know exactly which strands go where next year.
Step 2
Wrap it up. Make sure to wrap up your light strands instead of piling them up. Wrap the small lights into a ball and loop the bigger light strands together like you’d wrap up an extension cord. Then use zip ties and bundle the strands together so when you toss them in a bin they don’t unravel or tangle.
Step 3
Label everything, The pros use tags much like luggage tags. They clip the tags onto each individual strand of lights and label the strands (i.e. front corner, garage, entrance, etc.).
Step 4
Store the strands in bins. I used to use plastic bags but the bags break and occasionally I’ve stepped on the bags crushing the lights. We Hang Christmas Lights stores all strands in bins and even labels the bins!
You just got results at home!
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