Hiring someone
Who hangs Christmas lights in Vermont?
The four kinds of people who do it, and what to ask before you hire one.Leasing Christmas lights: how it works
Why you do not own the lights, and why that is the good part.How much to tip Christmas light installers
Never expected, and what to do instead.Christmas light installation cost per foot
Why a per-foot price means little until you know what the foot includes.Permanent Christmas lights cost
What custom permanent lights cost, when they are worth it, and the downsides.
Doing it well
How do professionals hang Christmas lights?
Measured runs, lights cut to length, and clips instead of staples.Warm white vs cool white
Which suits your house, and how each one looks against snow.C7 vs C9 Christmas lights
Which bulb size belongs on the roof, and which one belongs up close.Christmas lights on a metal roof
Seam clips, magnets, gutter clips, and why nobody walks on it.Christmas light ideas for your house
Ten looks, from the roofline outline every house should do to the extras worth adding.
