Want your home to have a beautiful
Christmas light display?
Then you need to keep safety in mind.

Follow these precautions before
installing any holiday lights.

1. Get an Inspection

Before installing holiday lighting, hire an electrical contractor to inspect the property. This expert can determine if a building’s electrical system can withstand the use of numerous lighting fixtures.

The inspection will include checking the home’s electrical circuit box to prevent electrical fires. During this time, you also can have additional outlets installed inside or outside the home.

After all, you don’t want to blow
a fuse and end up freezing midwinter!

2. Prep Your Home

Before installing lots of
Christmas lights, make sure your home has fire-resistant roofing materials and siding.

Metal, clay and recycled rubber
tiles, along with fiberglass-based asphalt shingles are some roofing materials
to consider.

As for siding, masonry, fiber cement and treated wood are good options.

In addition, you need a smoke alarm inside the house, and you may also want to have automatic fire sprinklers available.

It’s also good to install
surveillance systems that monitor the display, because then it will be possible
to see what’s happening on the property.