ShineTime Solutions

🚨 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

While doing a maintenance window cleaning for a customer, I came across this Christmas light installation and it’s a perfect example of why homeowners should ask how lights will be installed before hiring someone.

🔨 Staples should never go into shingles.
Stapling into the roof can:
• Create leaks
• Void roofing warranties
• Lead to attic moisture, rot, and long-term damage
• Cause issues long after the lights are taken down

Professional installers never pe*****te roofing materials, we use non-damaging clips designed for safe installation.

💡 And bulbs should point outward, not upward.
Upward-facing bulbs may be common, but they’re incorrect and unsafe. When bulbs point up, they:
• Collect rainwater and debris
• Fail faster due to trapped moisture and heat
• Look dimmer from the street
• Increase risk of socket corrosion

Outward-facing bulbs = brighter display, safer install, longer bulb life, and a clean professional look.

If you're hiring someone to hang your lights this season, ask them how they’ll attach lights to your roof and which way the bulbs will face. A few questions can save you a lot of headache, and protect your home. 🎄✨

Wrapped up this install for the Mercer family on Thanksgiving night, and of course, I walked off without grabbing finished photos. 😅

For this project, the customer supplied their own lights, and I handled the layout, sorting, installation, and setup to bring everything together clean and professionally. Their home looks great all lit up for the season. 🎄✨