HOW TO INSTALL PERMANENT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS : EVERLIGHTS
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- čas přidán 31. 10. 2019
- This DIY project goes into detail on how to install the Everlight permanent Christmas Lights / House Lights in hours. This LED strip Outdoor Lighting is extremely well made and easy to install. This video will show how to prep the roof surface, apply layout tape, drill hole locations, insert the LED Christmas lights, install the caps, and electrical requirements needed. Make sure you have a good quality ladder prior to installing these LED lights. Once installed you can plug in your lights whenever you feel light being festive and avoid the need to ever get back onto you roof to install Christmas lights ever again. Bring Your Own Tools (BYOTools #54).
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Material List:
-White Light Starter Kit bit.ly/2JBipAX
-Multicolored Light Starter Kit bit.ly/2r4W6gz
-Layout Tape bit.ly/3398Xwa
-Drill Bits bit.ly/2Wxf4rM
-Butt Splice Heat Shrink Connectors bit.ly/2BZG4qy
-Gaskets bit.ly/2po0YNt
-Caps bit.ly/2qe6Icm
-Power Booster bit.ly/2N5mPC4
-Unlit Wire bit.ly/2N7kUgr
Tool List:
-Tape Measure goo.gl/nguoOO
-Drill amzn.to/2MIk4Fn
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Thanks for the amazing videos. Also enjoy the moments of goofiness throughout the videos. Also thanks for being a Sherpa for home diy.
This is really cool. Makes your life easy. Very useful. Thanks for posting. I’m a new subscriber. I want to see other videos that you posted.
House should come w these built in. What a great design. Good video 😊
Awesome, love these, seems like it's time consuming but worth it, side note, you have such a calming voice you could narrate anything, lol
time consuming one time is better than time consuming every year!
Nice buns 😋. Great work 👍
Probably should fix that fascia and flashing first. Will definitely be reinstalling the system. I do like the lights!
Just for the sake of information. Here is some basic pricing info. The lights themselves cost $5 per foot for white and $8 per foot for color changing - must be purchased in 25' increments. The basic install kit for white is $125 and for color changing it is $450. If you need flashing to install the lights, it is $2.50 per foot. As an example, let's say you have 100 feet of lighting to cover (that may seem like a lot but would not quite cover the front of my home doing gutters only and no edge work). For a basic white system that has no remote control, is warm white only, and does not have zones, you are looking at $625 plus tax and shipping. If you need flashing, it would be $850. Now if you want a multi-zone, color changing system with remote control, you are looking at $1,250 without flashing and $1,500 with flashing.
Wow mike! Thanks for all of the information and research. Not a cheap system but it’s a nice one that’s for sure. Hope you enjoyed the video.
@@BYOTools Yes I did. Good video. I know the first question I always have is how much will this cost me, so I thought adding some basic pricing would be nice for people who are interested.
Great feedback and I’ll make sure to think about including project pricing in future videos. Thanks again and hope you subscribed.
Great feedback and I’ll make sure to think about including project pricing in future videos. Thanks again and hope you subscribed.
Nice video. Great idea. Thank you from a new subscriber.
Great to hear and thanks so much for the support John. Greatly appreciated and sorry for the delayed response.
Wow! Amazing idea! I think I can do this myself!
Thanks for watching Aysun. Go for it!
Love your channel! you Have helped me so much remodel my parents house!
Antonio great! Love to hear those type of comments and is the main reason why I put so much time and energy into my videos. Thanks so much for your continued support.
Not what i expected guy!
If you’re thinking of getting these, don’t. We recently had these installed and they worked for all of two weeks before there was an issue. We paid an electrician a massive sum to install. Their instructions were spotty, and only available on the internet. Not to mention their coverings for the lights are flimsy and absolutely not what you see here. After Christmas they stopped working altogether and we had to be on the phone with support which had no idea how to fix it. They said it was a pairing issue. Remember that these lights are thousands of dollars. They don’t have a home office and your call gets directed to whomever is receiving calls that day, and it makes for them not knowing the full situation and asking the same things of you. After three calls and another visit from the electrician, by the way I had to pay him more for that visit, they deem it’s the receiver. I sent back the box as they asked, by the way, I had to pay for postage too, and they sent me the same receiver back and said it worked fine. I asked why did you not just send me a new one just in case? They said because they thought it would be easier because the box was already paired. A bit later they sent a message stating they were sorry, but they unpaired it to check the receiver and we will need to do it again. We then had the electrician out again, and the electrician installed the box again, I demanded to speak to an actual installer this time. The installer said it’s the receiver 😂, send it back. We paid for postage again, this time they wanted the receiver and some other items. They said they would send new ones. Fast forward to March and we have the electrician out again we have now received what we think is new. The electrician says that they sent the same box, and he knows it, they deny it. However, he reconnects the things and the lights finally work again. We ended up paying the electrician 270 extra dollars due to the waste of visits. Not only that the company admits to no wrong doing and swears by their do it yourself methods. Absolutely the worst investment I made on my home, and I can’t say that they work now and will do so for a long time. Beware. Go elsewhere
what company were they from?
@@keithandrews6529it was Everlights.
Dose this light goes on stucco
Cool!
Great to hear Zzz and thanks for watching. Hope you subscribed.
@@BYOTools I did! 😁
Will the lights be visible once you reinstall the rain gutters?
How did the lights hold up? Did they lose brightness at all?
I'd have to get some different colored caps or a set with the 3 primary light colors so you can control them with a computer and make whatever colors/patterns you want.
O Everlight has color filled sets where you can adjust the lighting with an App. Thanks for watching.
@@BYOTools thanks for the info and guide man, I'll have to look into this later, should hopefully help me stop damaging my fused ankle for decorations lol.
How have they held up over the years?
Great video at 3:40 you discuss the gasket. Are you sure the gasket goes on the inside (underneath) the drip edge, or the face edge (where moisture originates)? I can not find this detail in any instructions/manuals.
I would say under, because the gaskets are black and the whole point of this system is so that you don’t see them during the day.
If you guys don't want to spend thousands for everlights, try sw2811 led strings. Much cheaper. Not only are they cheaper but you get rgb, and a light every 3" rather than 9" thats 3x the lights for a fraction of the price!!
I appreciate your comment Galicia but the lights you suggested looks super cheap compared to the Everlights. I wouldn't ever recommend going cheap on a permanent light fixture that is for the exterior of your house. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video at least.
@@BYOTools The lights are not cheap at all. Its literally the lights people use for everything that is led pixel made, if you want more of an led strip look the sell ws2811 strips as well, or ws2815 if you want more controll of each strip simply costs a bit more, if you google ws2811permanent Christmas lights or ws2811 lights how you'll see that everyone that hangs their own lights uses those, professionals use those for light shows even for led screens. Simply, its not the branded name (generic) so it costs less. Lol. I'm not trying to be a dick, simply trying to save people money for people who can't afford those high prices for lights. If you check drzz's videos on CZcams he has a video over the different kind of led's and their generic name so you don't pay brand prices. Again, not hating simply trying to help people out and educating them rather than just giving them one brand, one thing I wish I knew 5 years ago!! (:
They don’t produce an acceptable Warm White though in regards to the SW2811s.
After your two years of having Everlights... are you having problems with light modules burning out every other few weeks?
This is nice and all but how do you do it with gutters?
From my understanding you can just drill into the top lip of most gutter systems. Check with Everlights because they are extremely helpful with answering specific questions like this. Thanks for watching Allen and hope you enjoyed the video.
This video got my attention, because my xmas ligths still hanging. 🙄😊😜
I like to update my xmas lights, where can I get this lights?
Haha! There is a link in my bio Fran. Check it out and let me know if you have any questions.
Interesting video. Where I live, no houses have roof flashing hanging over the edge like that, so this install would require the purchase of their special flashing. Homes here have gutters under every roof edge. The install would be completely different.
Interesting. Where do you live Mike? Thanks for watching and glad you are getting a head start on your christmas lights haha.
Mike I've installed everlights on a ton of houses. If there isn't flashing you run the lights in the gutters and drill the hole up high on the gutter lip. It's actually a lot easier to install in the gutters. They also sell flashing that has the holes pre-drilled and i've only had to use this on homes with tile roofs but you can use them on any house.
@@JedAtkinson Yes, I am aware they sell flashing. I actually mentioned it in my initial comment. And there is zero chance I would ever install these into a gutter. If you ever had an ice dam or debris build up in your gutter - or if your home has settled and your gutters are no longer perfectly slanted, your lights could literally end up under water or even frozen in a block of ice.
@@mikebarger138 The lights are completely sealed and waterproof. you can submerge them in water without any problem.
@@JedAtkinson Submerge them in water, then let that water freeze and thaw a few times and they will no longer be waterproof. The ice will shatter those plastic housings. Not to mention the crimp style butt splices with heat shrink are only water resistant at best. They are not designed to be submerged.
chassis mount LED string... Nice!
Thanks for watching John.
ok now that song is in my head what artist ,song????
Great video. I was wondering what other permanent lights companies did you consider. Also how noticeable are these lights during the daytime??Maybe do a review of some of the competition lighting.
Check out jellyfish lighting
Sorry for the delayed response Brian but thanks so much for watching. Have you taken on this project yet?
I have done a ton of research on these lights and Jellyfish is for sure the best. Not the cheapest but the best
@@trevpattee773 I like jellyfish lights but have seen a lot of complaints on customer service. I have made 2 inquiries with them also and have not heard any thing back from them. Their app also seems very confusing even after having watched several of their videos on using it.
@@BYOTools Thank you for the reply. I haven't started yet, It will be my 2021 project. I think ill be installing the lights in a way life trimlights does their but with Everlights instead.
Are there any color changing options so they can be switched for different seasons and color schemes?
After Everlights installed my lights, the drip edge is pushed out that it seems the lights are slightly pointing upwards instead of straight out. I wish there was a video showing the lights from below and what to expect on a drip edge or maybe showing the installers pushing the drip edge back in as much as possible? idk. It is the only thing that bothers me about these lights. Otherwise, I love that they don't paint my house a different color!
Just curious how you would go about this on a house with a tile roof?? We don’t have flashing that hangs over the fascia
Interesting question Stephanie and unfortunately I don't have an answer for you. Maybe you can find a threaded tub adapter that can be attached to the body of the LED that is the thickness of your fascia that can also connect to the cap of the light system. However that means you have to drill holes through your fascia, which I'm not sure it you want to do. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video at least.
Go to their website and in the accessories tab they have a system for that very issue.
Stephanie go you Home Depot or Lowe’s and buy 10’ sections of a J channel or something similar you can mount them under the eaves it will hide the wires well.
Maybe in the soffits???
Noticed your home doesn’t have gutters, how would you install on a home with gutters?
drill them through the gutters. someone else on YT had a set and instead of putting it behind the flashing like he did, they drilled holes along the top edge of the gutter and pushed through the back side of that.
Also why would you show a shot of a fascia board that had a big hole in it. I would be more concerned about that than lights
Nice lights, but they don’t look very Christmasy to me 🤷♂️
What are those Lights called? Where do I find them? Thank you.
Everlights
no gutters?
I have a different style gutter system on my house and it is integrated into my roof. Definitely need gutters in Seattle haha! Thanks for watching Brandon and hope you enjoyed the video.
Trying to find on everlights website. No luck. Do you have a link??
There is a link in the description of the video but here it is just in case. Thanks for watching mark. myeverlights.com/
@@BYOTools Thanks 😊
Wow the price is a lil high compared to others i have looked into
"Do to the fact" that I watched this I bought them.
Was it hard to install
What city do you live in? I see a pine tree but you have a palm of some type also. Weird question I know sorry.
No safety glasses when drilling high up? WTF
What if you don’t have drip edge ???
I’m surprised you roof isn’t leaking with all that moss.
Haha! Nothing yet but I'll have to make sure to do some roof prep in the near future. Thanks for watching Peter.
Tell me he's not going to drill through the drip edge...he drilled thru it
Aahhh ok.. black gasket 🙂
Nice system, but to do my house I’d be looking at a cost of about $3k. 👎🏼
Ouch! That is significant. But look at the good news. That means you have a big house right? haha! Thanks for watching.
Everlights are the worst thing I ever had done. 2 years in and have had them professionally installed. Have had maybe one holiday without issues with these lights.
I have also had a very poor experience. I have had numerous lights go out after a couple years, and the controller never has updates with new patterns and the existing ones are pretty lame. Programming anything interesting is very cumbersome.
Now your house looks like a truck 🤣
Like a semi truck?....LOL! You are definitely the first to mention that haha. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video.
I definitely enjoyed the video and loved this concept. I will try to do this sometime in near future. I enjoy your other videos too.
Why would anyone ever drill holes in their roof drip edge and install lights behind the edge. I see all kinds of problems. Wait till the roof needs to be replaced and new drip edge installed. It looks really nice, but its not for me. Thanks for sharing anyway.
that's what I was thinking. this looks horrible
Pretty cool but too got damn expensive. If you factor in someone else/labor installing these, it's way too much money. I figure I need 200 feet, which is like $2900 without labor. BS, I will just hang walmart trash each year and throw it away. Still much cheaper.
You drilled through your drip edge which is designed to keep water from going back into your fascia and decking.🤦🏻♂️
It's OK, his fascia is already rotting away..... I'd probably fix my house before decorating it, just my OCD
Well did you have this video on mute since I addressed this multiple times. The black plastic gasket ensures that no moisture can get through the flashing. Hope that makes sense and thanks for watching Christopher.
UV resistance?? Hot, high sun areas destroy plastics. It seems nobody will answer the question about sensitivity to sunlight.
Good question Douglas and it all depends on how intense the heat is in the area you live, which means it could be drastically different from place to place. However, even if the heat is extreme and you have to change out the caps every few years it would be relatively easy to replace the cap itself. I live in the Seattle area so we don't have to worry about intense heat waves but I'm sure it would be a different story if I lived in Arizona. Where do you live? I would just pose that question to Everlights or other manufacturer and see what their warranty is for the caps themselves. Thanks for watching though and hope you enjoyed the video.
@@BYOTools I live very close (relatively speaking) to you. I live in Richland, WA. We get the intense heat and sunlight of desert summers. I tried leaving lights up before and they were completely bleached out. Also, my plastic roof clips were embrittled and broke. I do not want to spend a lot of money and watch the light fail immediately. Your advice to reach out to the vendor is appropriate. Do love the lights.
Should use safety glasses
OMG!!!! This is a ton of work and certainly not a job the average Joe would be able to do!!!! Furthermore, with all these wires, lights, connections, etc. This is going to be a disaster with have troubles in the future. Good luck but no thanks.
Anytime lighting is gonna be up more than 90 days you are supposed to have a licensed electrician to install it
Wouldn’t that vary from state to state?
Joe Public most states follow the NFPA electrical code book
And pull a permit, and have 10 inspections and pay a bunch of taxes, I mean fees. Ask forgiveness, unless you're in California. In California they'll just confiscate your home. 😂
EverLights is a low voltage system (24V or 5V) so it should fall under different electrical codes by state
😂😂😂 Ok boomer 🤦🏻♂️
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