In the video, you will see a nail at the bottom of the tree that my lights are attached to. That nail has been in the tree for years so I decided to use it. I DO NOT recommend putting nails in a tree to attach your lights. All you need to do is tie the plug around the strand when you come back around for the first wrap. You can use a zip tie if that is easier for you.

Coming from someone who wraps trees for 3 months out of the year, I'd say the only major thing that might make it easier to do this process is wrapping from the tips of the branches towards the tree. It eliminates some guess work and will save you from having to use excess lights and wrap them back into themselves. Also dark or brown colored cordage to tie between the light spacing so it doesn't sag on trees with smoother bark like a beech or Japanese maple for example. All in all good work on the video!

@cburgoshiguera

8 ай бұрын

If you start from the tip of the branch to the trunk, how do you cover the other branches? Is it a different string of lights or do you take the bulbs off?

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I couldn't do this, but appreciate your effort and other homeowners who go to the trouble and expense to share the joy and beauty of the season with others.

Those trees have a great shape to them too. Makes them look even better. Awesome job on them!

This video is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Thank you SO much!! And for your links in the description. Very helpful! I can’t afford to go all out with my tree like this (even though it is exactly what I want), but maybe I will do a few strands a year until I get there. Or die first of old age. 😂😅 Your trees look phenomenal! ❤👏🏽

I absolutely love the look of those trees you've done up in lights! The house is so minimal, bc the trees are & imo, always should be the star of the show! **(unless you don't have trees, then shrubbery etc. Would be my 2nd, then the house or permanent human buildings or garages etc.) I will say I also love a nice light up, elevated ddck off a house, that's looks so nice too! I actually did mi e this year bc I could finally afford the lights and electric fir it lol. Your trees have so much character with all the twists & bends, it looks so beautiful and majestic at night! How wonderful to see people, young people especially. Taking thr time to pur up such beautiful Xmas lights. It holds such a pleasant sentimental place for me! Love to see them! Thank you, it was very informative and helpful! 👍🤗💯

Thank you for an INSANELY USEFUL video!!! I decided to put lights on my front yard tree this year, and I found your video, and WOW - Great tips, and EXCELLENT instruction. I am using many of your basic tips and insight! THANK YOU SO MUCH for taking the time to create this video! I'm getting started with the lights on my tree, and thanks to your video, it's looking GREAT so far! THANK YOU! Happy Holidays!!

Beautiful! Looking forward for more videos. Christmas season is around the corner.

Impressive! Just beautiful!! I always wondered what details were in this process. Very professional and it makes the children feel happy as well as their adult family members bringing them in to enjoy ;>

I. Have. Got. To. Get. Some. Of. That. Wire. For years I've struggled with trying to run lights in trees and trying to figure out how to run the next set of lights so it doesn't look stupid. Thank you for showing us this. 🌲🌲🎄

I priced out 5mm mini lights online and they're $26.64/each for 70-count commercial-quality lights. 79 strands times $26.64 (not including shipping of those lights) is $2,104.56. That's quite the expensive decoration for a single tree. That said, it does look amazing! Well done...

@nukeengineer5214

Жыл бұрын

And the pain of taking it down later.

@emfyates

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly where my mind went too. I love the design, but the expense is over the top. Also, the labor to put them up and take them down is a bit over the top.

@mcdoob

Жыл бұрын

Ya this dudes a little nuts. I thought he was saying “7 to 9” at first haha. When I realized he was saying 79 strands for one tree I decided this shit ain’t for me 😂

@blackeneddove

Жыл бұрын

The ones he uses are linked in the description and much cheaper than the ones you mentioned. That being said, it’s still way outside of my budget. But I might do a few. 😅

@Wheretheheckisjason

Жыл бұрын

I bet he does this as a business for folks who can afford it.

This video should have THOUSANDS more views! Thanks for the formulas and showing the entire process! This looks fantastic!

Beautiful. I really could understand exactly what you were doing. Great teaching

That is magical. Absolutely beautiful.

Truly breathtaking I could stare at those trees forever

Thank you so much for this video!! I love this trees!! So Beautiful!! Wow!!🌲

Beautiful..... I love the beautiful lights and so professional looking. You did an amazing job. Thank you for sharing.

The simplest of holiday lighting is still the most exquisite. Just stunning!

Wow, that looks awesome! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Very helpful to do my tree and I felt like I was in the Hill Country at Christmas Time.

I have to say it looks inviting as if it was a Hallmark card picture you did an awesome job man I'm sending all these to my wife and of course it's now on the to-do list thanks LOL

So beautiful !

Thank you so much, you are doing an amazing job and best wishes with your new business!!

Beautiful!

Seriously, I’ve always wondered how this was done! Now I know! Too much math for me 😁 Thank you for the share!

Wow! Great job decorating that three. Looks amazing! Thank you for taking the time to upload this video and for teaching us how do measure. New subscriber.

@DiffEQ

Жыл бұрын

Did you drop out of school in the 5th grade?

@barbie3166

Жыл бұрын

@@DiffEQ did that comment make you feel any better? Just curious.

Dude. Thank you!!! Greatest Christmas light video ever

Gorgeous! Thanks!

Thank you for the teaching. Great examples! 🌲

Beautiful. Thank you for your leadership. I can tell you are a master!

I always wanted to learn how to do that. I’m glad I found your video. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for the demo and links!

Wow! Stunning!

Looks so Beautiful!!!!!!

Dude that is absolutely spectacular! Killer job!

I love this idea, I would never take these lights down, they can be used year-round!!

@barbie3166

Жыл бұрын

I agree...they would look nice all year round! 👍🏻

@gregdubya1993

Жыл бұрын

The sun will bake them. They aren't made for prolonged UV exposure. Granted they will have some degree of protection once the leaves come on.

@mandov5916

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the tree grows

Just the video I needed. Did not realize tree wrapping would be so technical, and now I see why I don't do it. Was on the fence, but now strongly discouraged to try this. Eave lights alone it shall be!

@Fohil

7 ай бұрын

Can you tell us why you don't encourage trying?

Forget about the house, the trees will do. Thank you for sharing this, I did not know where to start.

Great tips, thank you! I think that with all the time and trouble, I'd just leave them year-round.

Really great job. I so enjoy enjoy Christmas decorations.

Thank you so much for that! That was very helpful. I've been wanting to know this information for years!!

So beautiful!! ♥ ♥ ♥

Outstanding job 👍👍👍

your trees look beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for tips

Great job. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. Amazing.

I wrap a Palo Verde trunk with tiny encased diffused yellow leds. Most stay on but 1 in 5 randomly pulse off and back on slowly.About 200 a strand and the trunk is (this year) about 5" in diameter shrinking to about 4" where it splits off the main branches. Each strand wraps around at least 20 times. I tie-tie the beginning at the bottom and spiral up about 4 fingers apart. The branches I then go up one about 8 fingers apart and then come back down in the middle for the branches until I run out of lights. took me two years to figure that out. Using tie-ties to hold in place. I don't mind not having a helper to put them up, but un-wrapping to take down is a pain. I think, I am going to figure out a way to run lengthwise to get the same effect but avoid the wrapping. 14 wraps doesn't even get to the branches, but they sure look great.

Great job

Thank you🌲🎄💡

Thanks great info….love the math!

Thanks for sharing. You did an amazing job. Cheers.

Amazing!

The lighted trees are like gigantic table lamps.

I’ll add the obligatory: Ain’t nobody got time for that!! 😂. But seriously, this looks awesome! Superb work :)

Incredible…wow!!! 🤩

Wow! What an amazing job! I'd hire you in a heartbeat because you're as much about perfection as me! Also, you just gave me the confidence I need to try these vampire plugs. Thank you!

I've been doing Christmas displays for 35 yrs, graduating year by year. The problem I've had is that the quality of products have become worse. Snow we've decided to cut back and do less. But great advice. Especially on the add a plug and wrapping the male and female to stay attached. I've also use to what I call the Burt !! Bacharach, It's a back wrap for long end wires, so your spacing stays even

Damn... that tree looks amazing; great job

Perfect

Beautiful👍🏻

I ain't got enough coffee in me right now to follow along with the math 😩😭. I'll be back in 8 hours ☕.

😳 wow!

LEGEND!!

bEAUTIFUL! AND MAGICAL!

Wowww Que hermoso ❤

This is awesome

Incredible 👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻👊🏻

DUDE That's alot of work. But It STUNNING>>!! FANTASTIC..

Beautiful and great tips

Hi, and Merry Xmas 2022! From the uk so I’m guessing you guys would say “Happy Holidays”! Your tress looks absolutely beautiful!!! X

AMaziNg job!!!!❤

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your expertise

😮😮My friend does landscaping and lawn mowing. But he said he makes a good money in winter by setting up and taking down Halloween and Christmas decorations.

What should I do if I only need .5 strand per branch after wrapping the trunk?

Amazing

Bruh .. mvp award.

Wow!

Been wanting to light the Japanese maple which would look great but not take nearly as many lights. I had kind of figured out how to do it but his video has several tips I would not have thought of. Just wish it was warm enough here to wear shorts and a t-shirt while I do it. lol

WOW!

Thats soooo beautiful.

Great video! Do you have examples of different types of lights you have tried on outdoor tree wraps? Solid vs. twinkle vs. color vs. etc. etc.

@holidaylightingcreations

Жыл бұрын

I do trees in all colors. Red or green trees look awesome in my opinion.

Looks amazing! Lights have gotten so expensive these days though! I can't imagine using 79 strings on one tree! Although I love it!

@NaztyNate

Жыл бұрын

@jamesoy900 that's true, I've done that a few times before!

Many apprecatiosn for your share and great video. It's first time for me. I didn't know how to do. It's very helpfule for me. Thank you so much again! Happy Christmas to you!

Wow you are amazing!!!

Superr Amazing job

holy crap I would pay someone just to do the math!! thank you this was awesome

I thought you didn’t want all those lights on the same wire but the. At the end you connected them all to the same wire? What am I missing?

@i2andy948

Жыл бұрын

Too many strands on the same wire in series is the problem. So what he did is split it into two seperate parts, trunk and one side and then the other two sides from that second plug. He joined them together at base for ease of use and clean look. If he put to many strings in a series it may blow since the string light wires may not be able to handle all the amperage over such a long distance. Hope that clears it up. :)

@roger_985

7 ай бұрын

You are right. As soon as he added the plug at the bottom they are now one single string of lights. but the lamp cord can handle a lot more current than the the lights, so by branching off the lamp cord it's fine. Just like using a thicker extension cord with multiple outlets can connect even more strings. You do have to be careful not to exceed the current rating of the strands or you will blow a fuse, most led light strands have a 3 amp fuse.

You showed us the math, I loved it!

Thank you.

Great video! Do you have a video showing how to prep the light strands to make them easier to unroll as you work around the tree?

@RedDog13

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know which video we originally watched to start wrapping ours, but we’ve been wrapping ours in balls for years. It makes it easier to store without tangling all the lights, and easier to on put on trees and or bushes when you get them out every year.

whats the power draw on that many leds going into ONE extension cord. how many outlets did you run back to the house too? or what Amp did the outlet you tied into handle. Just seems that is a huge draw for one outlet.

WOW

WOW what a fabulous video. Nicely done. Does look like some work to get this task done, but very impressive

What gauge wire are you using for the SPT-1?

Im cringing at the memory of me at 15 asking the math teach "When am I ever going to use Algebra in real life?". Using the circumferance to calculate strand length is super smart!

Beautiful job!

Wahhhhh so nice

Sooooo beautiful and magical!!!!! Please do mine trees!!!!

Beautiful! From where do you run the extension cord? Do you bury it under ground? I would like to do this with my trees but not sure how to organize the extension cords and keep the gardeners from mowing over them or clipping them. Any suggestions?

@holidaylightingcreations

Жыл бұрын

No, I run the extension cord on the ground. The lights are only on for a month so above the ground is fine. Our grass doesn't grow in December typically.

Great work! I put lights on our trees but not as many as your examples. It took me a long time to dismantle them after the New Year. How long did these take to put on? I may wrap them on the base and 2 or 3 branches to save time next time.

@holidaylightingcreations

Жыл бұрын

It took me about a day for this tree.