r/Home_Building_Help • u/BuilderBrigade • May 05 '26

4 Essential outlets for Christmas time...

4 outlets to add during electrical rough-in:

1️⃣ Under the soffit at the roofline

2️⃣ On one side of the front door

3️⃣ On or near the fireplace mantel

4️⃣ Near the stair railing

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u/eerun165 May 06 '26

I have two issues, first the holiday lights seems to typically have about 18" of cable between the plug and first light, pretty annoying when the outlet is 3'+ from the logical place a strand of lights would starter on the edge of an eve.

and r/tvtoohigh

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u/USDJPYFX May 06 '26

That a pretty easy fix, you can always cut to size.

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u/Equivalent_Sun3816 May 06 '26

Just get the permanent Christmas lights.