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Festive Fright Lights

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Festive Fright Lights

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1 years of experience

License and insured professional holiday lighting company. At Festive Fright Lights we want to assist you in having a safe and bright holiday season, we will remove the hassle of decorating your house. We design, install, and remove everything we set up, if you have any issue’s just send us a picture and one of our professional installers will be out within 48 hours to correct the issue. Let’s light up your holidays.

License and insured professional holiday lighting company. At Festive Fright Lights we want to assist you in having a safe and bright holiday season, we will remove the hassle of decorating your house. We design, install, and remove everything we set up, if you have any issue’s just send us a picture and one of our professional installers will be out within 48 hours to correct the issue. Let’s light up your holidays.

Dawn's New Day

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Dawn's New Day

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13 years of experience

Dawn's New Day prides itself in excellence. We are a service driven company and our goal is to leave every customer of ours 100% satisfied. We provide both residential and commercial cleaning.

Dawn's New Day prides itself in excellence. We are a service driven company and our goal is to leave every customer of ours 100% satisfied. We provide both residential and commercial cleaning.

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27 years of experience

Custom Construction is a Licensed and Insured FULL SERVICE DESIGN and BUILD Company and General Contractor with a wide range of experience. Interior to Exterior, from A to Z one call does it all. Let our dedicated team of experts make your dreams come true. We handle all types of remodeling. We accept all major credit cards and offer financing for quailifed clients. Emergency 24/7 services available

Custom Construction is a Licensed and Insured FULL SERVICE DESIGN and BUILD Company and General Contractor with a wide range of experience. Interior to Exterior, from A to Z one call does it all. Let our dedicated team of experts make your dreams come true. We handle all types of remodeling. We accept all major credit cards and offer financing for quailifed clients. Emergency 24/7 services available

REDBUD CREEK FARM

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REDBUD CREEK FARM

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26 years of experience

For most of the year Redbud Creek Farm employs five full time people and calls upon another 10-12 people at various times depending on the season. Unless other arrangements are in place, RCF is normally Paid in Full upon the completion of a job. All work is guaranteed to meet initial customer expectations for appearance and suitability of purpose. Since much of this work often involves living natural products, further guarantees are only provided with customer agreement to rigidly provide care as required.

For most of the year Redbud Creek Farm employs five full time people and calls upon another 10-12 people at various times depending on the season. Unless other arrangements are in place, RCF is normally Paid in Full upon the completion of a job. All work is guaranteed to meet initial customer expectations for appearance and suitability of purpose. Since much of this work often involves living natural products, further guarantees are only provided with customer agreement to rigidly provide care as required.

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Elite Property Services Inc.

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Elite Property Services Inc.

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15 years of experience

Elite Propert Services Inc. was founded by Nathan and Sarah Lambes. We are locally owned and operated out of Hinckley IL and proudly serve Northern Illinois area. Our mission is to provide professional landscaping and maintenance services to residential and commercial customers. Our commitment is to ensure quality customer service and superior workmanship. Thank you for your interest in Elite Property Services Inc. and look forward to earning your business.

Elite Propert Services Inc. was founded by Nathan and Sarah Lambes. We are locally owned and operated out of Hinckley IL and proudly serve Northern Illinois area. Our mission is to provide professional landscaping and maintenance services to residential and commercial customers. Our commitment is to ensure quality customer service and superior workmanship. Thank you for your interest in Elite Property Services Inc. and look forward to earning your business.

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Decorist

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Decorist

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12 years of experience

Decorist is an online interior design service that provides professional decorating help – in your style and on your budget – for a low flat fee starting at $199 per room. Whether you're moving, renovating or just want a fresh new look, Decorist is the easy and affordable way to design the room you've always wanted.

Decorist is an online interior design service that provides professional decorating help – in your style and on your budget – for a low flat fee starting at $199 per room. Whether you're moving, renovating or just want a fresh new look, Decorist is the easy and affordable way to design the room you've always wanted.

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Holiday Decorating questions, answered by experts

Christmas lights typically do not need to be grounded like electrical circuits in your home do. However, it's crucial to use outdoor outlets equipped with ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) for added safety. GFCIs can help protect against electrical shocks and are recommended for outdoor electrical connections when using Christmas lights.

While it’s a somewhat common method for hanging Christmas lights, using a staple gun is not safe for your roof. Poking any kind of hole can potentially damage your roof and expose it to the elements, whether it’s from nails or a staple gun. Shingle tabs are the best way to hang lights on your roof without the damage.

The easiest way to hang Christmas lights on your roof is to attach them to your gutters, but there are plenty of user-friendly methods to try. You can use light clips to easily hook Christmas lights to your shingles, eaves, gutters, or soffit. However, using a telescoping pole is a surefire way to ensure your safety while hanging Christmas lights because it doesn’t require using a ladder or climbing onto the roof.

While Christmas lights are a wonderful way to light up your home during the holiday season, they don’t have a long lifespan. Most incandescent Christmas light bulbs are designed to last between 1,000 and 1,500 hours—or about one to three holiday seasons. More durable LED bulbs should last about 10 times as long. 

Nails are a popular choice for hanging string lights, but they are not the only option. Use outdoor hooks, zip ties, or even awning hangers to string up lights outdoors. For indoor lights, use simple tacks, zip ties, damage-free adhesive hooks, or drawing pins. When all else fails, just wrap the lights around some furniture or outdoor fixtures. 

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