Just a tip, if you want to be the Ferrari of lighting, spend the extra .50 cents for a female end and cap it off properly instead of putting electrical tape
Great video man! This is what I do full time. One thing I like to do to save a ton of time is bring a measuring tape with me. I measure each run on the roof, and then pre clip, bulb and cut them down at the truck. That saves me from carrying the spool up on the roof with me. Another tip would be to jump wire as you go, clipping on lights that are already turned on ensures I’m not going back up on the roof to screw in bulbs that got loose. Now what I need to learn is how to get on your level in terms of Facebook ads! Keep on killin it man.
I just launched my handyman business this past summer, and between Halloween and mid-December, I'm doing holiday lighting jobs. I just did one that proved to be quite challenging - a 20ft roof with a steep roof pitch - and gutter guards on the gutter. I think as soon as I get my pick-up truck up and running, I'm going to get me a longer adjustable ladder. I have one that only goes to 16 foot.
You should really follow polarity with custom C7/C9 strings (ribbed wire is always neutral, smooth wire is always hot). I can only assume you didn't, because there was no mention of it. Also, you didn't split the wires apart when terminating your ends. This can prevent GFCI trips. There should be a plastic divider inside the plug to prevent the two ends from coming near each other.
This! I’ve watched hours of videos to get my Xmas light business up and running. Him not talking about following polarity had me thinking and also not using a female plug as all the others have said it seems “cheap” to use electrical wire.
I’m new to all this. Trying to learn. I’ve been wondering if plugging the wire into male/female plugs is truly safe? Also not sure on the amperage of these lights. How much amps can be on one outlet?
How much do you charge for a 1, 2, and 3 year lease? If the decide to only use you one time do they still keep the lights? If they decide to do a 2 or 3 year lease, are you only charging for installation at that point and how much? Thanks!
Yeah man! When I ordered it was about $1.20 per foot with everything, I typically sell for $7 a foot but sometimes I play with the price but length was about 150 feet so maybe like $180
Got them romeos 😂 pnw ppl love them thangs lol no shade but i aint rocking them. Cougar paws are the way to go for any roof work. Good work on them lights btw.
@@paulpersons799 $7-$10 per foot of lights if not more depending on area. Just because it's a bigger house doesn't mean it's any cheaper per foot. Add $1-$2/linear foot of gutter along the way
LED lights can be literally thousands of bulbs per line - it's all dependent on amperage. However, SPT2 you wouldn't want to really exceed 250 feet. You can definitely go longer than that, but would suggest not. 250 feet on a single line (including the jump line).
Hey so females can go in the middle of the line and it will feed power to the whole strand? Then I guess it’s normal to have a male down at the end of that strand to keep it going?
Yard signs, stapled to posts, neighborhood apps, doorknob flyers, door knocking, Facebook local listings, or spending more would be on ads targeting to surrounding areas.
No way…the economy of scale rules here, my dude. You buy clips, bulbs, wire, and plugs all in bulk. And you’re just using what you need on each job and charging by the foot. The more supplies you buy in bulk the more you save on the supply end and the more you profit charging to the customer.
super late to the party, but you "lease" the lights to them. Year 1 you charge $7-$10/ft. That covers the use of the lights. Year 2 thru whenever is $7/foot (or whatever you feel is appropriate for your area). Make sure in your lease agreement that the customer gets the $7/ft price so long as roofline doesn't change (i.e. they stay at the same house). Assuming you do a good job, this will all but guarantee they come back because they won't have to pay the upfront cost. After 3 years if the person doesn't want to continue the lease, they can purchase the lights (generally if someone used my service for 3 years I give them the product as they've spent usually thousands of dollars). It's definitely better if you buy the lights as you can guarantee the product you are getting is not 'big box' brands that are terrible by comparison. Utilize Christmas light emporium or business like that to buy in bulk. You can buy 1000ft light reals and bulk lights for significantly less. Good luck if you even still plan to go down the christmas light hanging path. It's easy to make a lot of money off of relatively minimal output
That roof looked STEEP. I always cherry pick jobs that have not very steep roofs. Just don’t wanna risk anything. But I gotta get over it so I can make all that easy money
I had to pass up a job today because the house was massive. The LOWEST point on the roof you could access was 40ft high. Tallest house I've ever seen. I had no way to get up there safely without renting a lift or something, and I simply am not equipped yet to do that lol.
But, Toyota made $53 BILLION last year in profit, while Ferrari only made $900 million last year in profit. Toyota is actually 53x more profitable than Ferrari. Walmart made 143 billion in profit, while Target only made 8.9 billion. I'm just pointing out that, there is 100% something to be said for cheaper prices, and higher volume. Higher prices doesn't always mean you are maximizing your total yearly profit, sure maybe per job. But not necessarily per year. (The per car vs per year comparison of Ferrari vs Toyota for example)
Ferrari has way better MARGINS than toyota, yeah they sell less cars but they make way more percent than having to sell a billion cars and deal with all that.
Pretty sure every step of the process you show here is about as inefficiently done as possible lol definitely ripping people off if you're profiting $400/hour for this work. Also, you're suppose to split the wire before putting them into the plugs. If you look into the side that wire drops into, there's a piece of plastic that separates the two sides so that there is no possibility of touching and arching. And before end capping with electrical tape, you should split the wire and make them different length, for the same reason, to prevent arcing. Good luck, hopefully you don't burn a house down!
lol oh man I was thinking the same thing. The electrical tape "capping" and the way he split the lines had me concerned for the homeowner. But he's not wrong with the price. I refuse to be ripped off by manual labor services like Christmas light hanging. In my area landscapers charge $10/foot for christmas lights. So for the 400 linear feet I wanted, it'd be $4,000. Instead I spent $700 and did everything myself, and have much better lights than most of these companies spend on materials. They'll last 10 years minimum.
Just a tip, if you want to be the Ferrari of lighting, spend the extra .50 cents for a female end and cap it off properly instead of putting electrical tape
Wearing the Santa hats during installation is the cherry on top 😃
Doing my first light job tomorrow, it was a referral and they have the lights and clips already! I’m super nervous but this video calms me lol
how did it go hope it went well
@@KuroisonYT it did! Was scary asf bc it was 10/12 colonial but I got it done!
@@TsunamiSurfaceWash I want to do this so bad but where do I get all the material?
Same 7:59
I'm doing my first today, too, and the front is super steep, and very tall. Also very windy today, so yeah, a little nervous
The neighbor's retaining walls are awesome!!
Great video man! This is what I do full time. One thing I like to do to save a ton of time is bring a measuring tape with me. I measure each run on the roof, and then pre clip, bulb and cut them down at the truck. That saves me from carrying the spool up on the roof with me.
Another tip would be to jump wire as you go, clipping on lights that are already turned on ensures I’m not going back up on the roof to screw in bulbs that got loose.
Now what I need to learn is how to get on your level in terms of Facebook ads! Keep on killin it man.
appreciate it man!
Facts used Home Depot ones earlier this year and had 1 go out and had a 5 hour job replacing everything because of one bulb!
Never again haha
I just launched my handyman business this past summer, and between Halloween and mid-December, I'm doing holiday lighting jobs. I just did one that proved to be quite challenging - a 20ft roof with a steep roof pitch - and gutter guards on the gutter. I think as soon as I get my pick-up truck up and running, I'm going to get me a longer adjustable ladder. I have one that only goes to 16 foot.
What am amazing service to provide! Make that Holiday Green!
yessir!
You should really follow polarity with custom C7/C9 strings (ribbed wire is always neutral, smooth wire is always hot). I can only assume you didn't, because there was no mention of it. Also, you didn't split the wires apart when terminating your ends. This can prevent GFCI trips. There should be a plastic divider inside the plug to prevent the two ends from coming near each other.
This! I’ve watched hours of videos to get my Xmas light business up and running. Him not talking about following polarity had me thinking and also not using a female plug as all the others have said it seems “cheap” to use electrical wire.
watch all your videos man 💪
I’m new to all this. Trying to learn. I’ve been wondering if plugging the wire into male/female plugs is truly safe? Also not sure on the amperage of these lights. How much amps can be on one outlet?
Thanks again Buddy!
How much do you charge for a 1, 2, and 3 year lease? If the decide to only use you one time do they still keep the lights? If they decide to do a 2 or 3 year lease, are you only charging for installation at that point and how much? Thanks!
Great video! Thank you
I just downloaded your list with all the materials and I’m wondering what was materials cost for this particular job in the video? Thanks dude!
Yeah man! When I ordered it was about $1.20 per foot with everything, I typically sell for $7 a foot but sometimes I play with the price but length was about 150 feet so maybe like $180
@@SpencerClaeysthanks man!
About how many red and white lightbulbs each did you need for this house bro?
how do you get the light at the peak of the house
Got them romeos 😂 pnw ppl love them thangs lol no shade but i aint rocking them. Cougar paws are the way to go for any roof work. Good work on them lights btw.
15in I have always wondered who would use that the standard is 12in I use 9in.
Is that cougar paws shoes?
Great job!
Hello, what is the type of your product?
What shoes are those?
do you ever tie off on roofs?
😂
What brand of lights are these?
How do you add a jump line?
Ive got a giant house ive gotta do today, plus clean gutters as well. I wonder how much i should charge??? Any answeres
There like 2 times as big as these houses u guys are on
@@paulpersons799 $7-$10 per foot of lights if not more depending on area. Just because it's a bigger house doesn't mean it's any cheaper per foot. Add $1-$2/linear foot of gutter along the way
Hey Spencer can you please help me starting my own business please tell me what to do I live in Vancouver and want to start my own cleaning business.
Hey, I am thinking about taking over my uncles gutter cleaning business. Any advice?
Needing another source before I proceed: I've read the most C9 bulbs that can be plugged into a single outlet are 200 bulbs MAX, is this true?
I believe it’s 100 I’ve been doing Christmas lights for 4 years it’s safer for 100 so you don’t cause a power outage.
LED lights can be literally thousands of bulbs per line - it's all dependent on amperage. However, SPT2 you wouldn't want to really exceed 250 feet. You can definitely go longer than that, but would suggest not. 250 feet on a single line (including the jump line).
Hey so females can go in the middle of the line and it will feed power to the whole strand? Then I guess it’s normal to have a male down at the end of that strand to keep it going?
I believe you end on females. Females will always be the ones feeding power while the males should be the ones that get the power.
how did you advertise your services?
Yard signs, stapled to posts, neighborhood apps, doorknob flyers, door knocking, Facebook local listings, or spending more would be on ads targeting to surrounding areas.
7:30 WTF kind of house placement is that.
How do you calculate how many ft you’re gonna use so you can tell the price for the costumer before you do it ?
The way that I've found works best (at least for me) is looking up the house on Google earth and you can calculate the ft on there
Google earth measure function
where do i buy the lights because im in the uk
I'm not in the UK so i wouldn't know. I went to lightsatwholesale.com
Dont most people want to own lights not lease them?
Do you buy new lights for every house?
No way…the economy of scale rules here, my dude. You buy clips, bulbs, wire, and plugs all in bulk. And you’re just using what you need on each job and charging by the foot. The more supplies you buy in bulk the more you save on the supply end and the more you profit charging to the customer.
@ thank you 🙏
Do i buy the light or do they buy them?
super late to the party, but you "lease" the lights to them. Year 1 you charge $7-$10/ft. That covers the use of the lights. Year 2 thru whenever is $7/foot (or whatever you feel is appropriate for your area). Make sure in your lease agreement that the customer gets the $7/ft price so long as roofline doesn't change (i.e. they stay at the same house). Assuming you do a good job, this will all but guarantee they come back because they won't have to pay the upfront cost. After 3 years if the person doesn't want to continue the lease, they can purchase the lights (generally if someone used my service for 3 years I give them the product as they've spent usually thousands of dollars).
It's definitely better if you buy the lights as you can guarantee the product you are getting is not 'big box' brands that are terrible by comparison. Utilize Christmas light emporium or business like that to buy in bulk. You can buy 1000ft light reals and bulk lights for significantly less.
Good luck if you even still plan to go down the christmas light hanging path. It's easy to make a lot of money off of relatively minimal output
What about footwear?
I like georgia romeos and brunt Marins or even just simple Vans street shoes
That roof looked STEEP. I always cherry pick jobs that have not very steep roofs. Just don’t wanna risk anything. But I gotta get over it so I can make all that easy money
wasn’t too bad
I had to pass up a job today because the house was massive. The LOWEST point on the roof you could access was 40ft high. Tallest house I've ever seen. I had no way to get up there safely without renting a lift or something, and I simply am not equipped yet to do that lol.
Do what you can, I’ve passed some jobs before but this one wasn’t bad at all
Someone has to do it. Why not you! At the same time be safe guys. No money worth risking your life and health
Just letting you know Toyota makes more money than ferrari as a car selling company lol
But, Toyota made $53 BILLION last year in profit, while Ferrari only made $900 million last year in profit. Toyota is actually 53x more profitable than Ferrari. Walmart made 143 billion in profit, while Target only made 8.9 billion.
I'm just pointing out that, there is 100% something to be said for cheaper prices, and higher volume. Higher prices doesn't always mean you are maximizing your total yearly profit, sure maybe per job. But not necessarily per year. (The per car vs per year comparison of Ferrari vs Toyota for example)
Ferrari has way better MARGINS than toyota, yeah they sell less cars but they make way more percent than having to sell a billion cars and deal with all that.
isnt half of that 800 goto the material?
Pretty sure every step of the process you show here is about as inefficiently done as possible lol definitely ripping people off if you're profiting $400/hour for this work. Also, you're suppose to split the wire before putting them into the plugs. If you look into the side that wire drops into, there's a piece of plastic that separates the two sides so that there is no possibility of touching and arching. And before end capping with electrical tape, you should split the wire and make them different length, for the same reason, to prevent arcing. Good luck, hopefully you don't burn a house down!
lol oh man I was thinking the same thing. The electrical tape "capping" and the way he split the lines had me concerned for the homeowner. But he's not wrong with the price. I refuse to be ripped off by manual labor services like Christmas light hanging. In my area landscapers charge $10/foot for christmas lights. So for the 400 linear feet I wanted, it'd be $4,000. Instead I spent $700 and did everything myself, and have much better lights than most of these companies spend on materials.
They'll last 10 years minimum.
That’s cheap to pute electrical tape on the end
you should go way more in detail and show how you actually do it.
Got a new one coming out soon!
I usually like your videos but not everyone can do this bro come on, it’s dangerous you need a scissor lift etc
At least insurance, someone can get hurt like this
Whoops didn’t show my scissor lift on camera!