Rope lights on Tin / Colorbond Roof

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Bullswool

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Hi,

I was hoping somebody to post the definitive method for attaching standard rope lights (arlec from bunnings) to a normal Australian colorbond roof. It's a 13 month old house.

  • I have read to loosen screws and attach to the screw with home made wire clip/loop. Anyone had leeky roof? Plus I'm not sure about doing this on my brand new house.
  • Also, I was recommended hot glue gun or sealent to glue the rope down. Anyone had trouble removing and then re-using the ropes the next year?
  • I have looked for clips online but they just don't seem adequate for a clorbond roof
I'd really love to here from first hand user. Thanks heaps! :)


Bulls
 
No ropelights here but I use string to tie the lights to the screws without loosening them. They fall off easily if bumped but it all stays in place once I'm down off the roof. Pictures are here https://auschristmaslighting.com/forums/index.php/topic,7954.0.html

I'd expect that hot glue would melt up there.
 
Thanks Gents. I'll look into the string on screw setup.
From memory the roof screws have a rubber grommet or seal under the head of the screw. I should be able to wedge the string under the rubber.
 
Magnets and cable ties.
If you can find some old hard drives you can get very strong magnets out of them.

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One of the generic light clips has a round hole that pushes over the top of roof screws. Not exactly solid, put possibly "good enough".

She'll be right mate! :)
 
maybe a small dab of some clear silicone, else the cable tie stick on mounts might be best and easiest to remove from the roof after.
 
I used the cable tie mount but not with the double sided tape , I silicone it , the rope light has been up there for nearly 3 years with atrocious weather and no problems
 
Ive found a secure and easy method to be 1/2 conduit saddles (size dependant on your rope light) from electrical supplies stores. Unscrew roofing screw and place on the saddle. You can paint them the same as your roof colour. Then come lights time, loosen slightly , slide in rope ligt and tighten down. Very secure, straight as a die and easy as.
 
I use 3M picture frame hooks from bunnings and cable tie rope light to the hooks. I found the tape that comes with the hooks gets brittle in the heat so I use a 3M double sided tape works great for colorbond roof, fences and window frames.
 
I was thinking of using an Eye Terminal connector under the screw and can then stay up all year, then another connector to plug in which is connected to the lights so it can easily be removed and added, yet will not come out from wind etc.

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drakky said:
I used the cable tie mount but not with the double sided tape , I silicone it , the rope light has been up there for nearly 3 years with atrocious weather and no problems
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This what I do as well, works great for ceramic tiles as well as long as you clean the built up gunk so you get a clean surface to mount on.
 
Not a metal roof, I have a brick wall that I simple hot glue glitter clips to the top of the wall and than attach my lights to the clips. They only last one season due to the UV but by Nov next year I can easily scrape them off the top of the wall and put new clips up with the hot glue
 
I put lights on my colourbond roof line as well as traversing sides last year using 3M clips on double-sided tape. I was doubtful they would remain in place with Brisbane heat from November, but probably 90% held well through Christmas.

After delaying taking them down all year, I checked the other day and about 50% remain effective, but too brittle from the sun to open and close the clip without breaking. The lights still work, but the plastic is sun damaged/faded.

So for about $20, I bought another 48 clips to replace and have done the same this year. The only change is that I used some suger soap cleaning wipes first to clean the dust from the roof, which I think might have caused some to unstick.
 
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