Thanks for the idea to secure the bottom. I have these on order for Christmas and that was the first thing I was contemplating due to we have wind in December.
You're welcome. Just an update on this after months of use and a few wind storms - the string lights will still move around a bit in the wiremold on the bottom and you may have to re-adjust some of them sometimes. But they don't get twisted up or way out-of-whack. One of the light strings on the edge did slip out of the wiremold once, so I wrapped a little white electrical tape around both ends of each stick. That did the trick.
Great suggestions and insight. We park in the driveway so mounting on the door would be a waste but our porch can support 2 curtains. So I mounted them to a 1”x3” 16’ and screwed hooks in the board and the porch and hang them with small chains. The bottoms I ripped a few 1/4” strips off some spare 2x4’s and stapled them to the bottom. Works pretty good and great for storage. 10 min I can have them down and rolled up onto the 1x3.
Great video. I had to do a LOT of searching to find something similar. I used the LED channels you might use under cabinets. the pucks slide right into them and the channels were attached to the garage. Until recently, we hadn't had much wind tangling, but I plan to use the diffuser covers the channels came with, and cut slits into those to prevent the tangling. Just some other ideas for people curious about these. The look great, and there are MANY ideas and options that come with them in the app. There is also a section where people upload their display ideas for others to use at their places.
I just did a similar install on my 16 ft. 2 car metal standard garage door. Instead of using plastic moldings and I purchased the metal wire molding sold at Home Depot in 10 ft lengths. I took the silver sleave on it off and just used the white channel. I had to crimp them a little with my players after I ran the top controller puck for each strand from falling out but just a little squeeze so they wouldn't fall out but I can still move them, slide them to adjust. I Than went to the nail and bolts aisle and picked up rectangular 2pk of magnets and used 4 magnets on each 5 ft section for each track I cut from the 2 10 ft lengths I bought 1 for each of the 3 curtains the magnets stuck to the channel and than to the door. Installed the wiring like you have, and I am able to open and close the door with no issues. There is no issue with the moving or sliding when opening and closing the door. This way I am able to remove them off the door without having adhesive resedue on the door or the adhesive eventually wearing out do to weather conditions. For anyone looking to install them here is another way.
@jasonross4260 I watch a couple videos on how people where mounting them. And since I work at Home Depot I started thinking of what we sold in our electrical and hardware departments to see if I could "MacGyver" a more reliable and easier was to mount them. This is what I came up with. Hopefully twimethose will help others. I will have to post a video of my finished product when I can so others can see, try it as well.😊
@keithhammerquist9136 Home Depot Sku# for magnets 902262 and 715496 for the 2 10ft. Metal raceway wire metal covers cut to 5 ft lengths for each of the 3 curtains. I used 4 magnets on each 5 ft pieces sold in 2 packs. Hope that helps
I love your way and I started to do this but got short on time and just 2 sided taped it and I used plastic corner bead at the bottom and it worked fantastic. Just another option..
Nice video. I did a similar setup with the velcro . In Texas its not always cold weather so the adhesive would stop working. So this year I purchased some magnets and screwed them into the channels. I did a test from inside my garage so the heat just building up. The curtains at holding on good.
Good idea on the magnets! I wish I would have thought of that. I put these up at the end of August and there were a lot of 100+ degree days here in California after that - they held on fine. But we don't have humidity in CA, so I don't know if that made a difference. Also, this velcro is specifically made for outdoor use.
I used the same track for the bottom of my lights. I also put a dab of hot glue on each wire to hold them in place since the wind started to push the wires around. Plus used some bungee cords going from the tracks under the door to hold them down, it still allows up and down movement, but keeps them from blowing around
This video couldn't come at a more appropriate time. I have been struggling for last couple of days to figure out how to secure the bottom of curtain lights. Thank you so much. Btw, just wondering if that velcro tape is easily removable without damage!
Good to hear and good luck! Regarding the wiremold that I used at the bottom, they do work well but I found a couple of strings here and there coming out of the end of them in the last windstorm. I just used a little electrical tape on each end to keep them in there from now on. They will also shift a little here in there inside of the wiremold, and someone said that they used a small dab of hot glue on each string to keep them from shifting. I don't want to put hot glue on them, so I just straighten them out periodically. It's not that bad and they never get tangled up. Regarding the velcro tape, I don't think I'll have an issue getting it off of the garage door in the future. I'll just use Goo Gone or something similar to get the velcro adhesive off. Others have said that they used magnets to stick the J channel to the garage door, which is an excellent idea!
When you first hooked these up to Bluetooth did you have to stitch the 3 sets together in the app??? I have the large set 14.5 feet and comes with one controller only, so you would think that when you play a scene it would be one complete screen. But oh no mine acts as 3 separate curtains 😳😳😳 and I have looked everywhere to find info on how to get this sorted out. Yes I have seen RUclips videos on where there is a stitching button in the app but not on mine.
Hi! Since the channel comes in 10ft do you cut them out to 5ft each? Can you connect 3 curtains into 1 using the app or do you need the govee pro connector? Thanks
@@huynhlinh9370 Yes, I did buy the channels in 10ft sections and cut them down to 5 feet. I also had to spray-paint them white, which I neglected to mention in the video. Before you do any cutting at all, I would measure your garage door and your light length to figure out the exact width each channel will need to be. Regarding the connection, I was able to connect all three in the app under “width expansion” in settings. These are the Gen 1 curtain lights (model H70B1), and the Gen 2 lights are different as I understand it.
@@backyardjunkwithJomg Yes! I just checked mine and it is H70B1. I am in Maryland and it is around 30-40 degree now and do you think the vecro would do it? Thanks!
Great video. Instructions were clear, to the point and demonstrated. Thank you. Do you have the V1 or V2 curtain lights? I just got the V2 and I think the piece that goes to the J channel are smaller? SO I'm not sure if the 1/2 J bead (J channel) will still work?
Sorry to hear that. Ours have been up for about 80 days at this point and still going strong. I do expect them to fail at some point, but I was hoping to get a couple of years or so out of them.
I measured and they are 3 3/4" (just below 4") from the top of the garage door frame. I didn't know that measurement until just now when I went and looked, because I just eyeballed it when I was putting them up. I placed them far enough away from the top to give the power cords some room to get through the top of the door, and then I made sure that the three J-channels were straight going across by following the decorative panel line on the garage door.
Just added to the video description. The products are from Home Depot. I couldn't find the exact products on Amazon, but you can probably find something similar.
All garage doors are different, so I don't want to say for sure what will happen with yours. But for my door, the panels don't open up a big enough gap for the wires to fall into. Not even close. You could experiment by taping a string to the top of the door and letting it hang down to see if it gets pinched.
@@JIMMYCAMPBELL-x8p On the app, go to devices at the top, then select the first curtain. Hit the settings button on the top right (it looks like a gear) and then select “width expansion”. It’s pretty easy after that.
Thanks for the idea to secure the bottom.
I have these on order for Christmas and that was the first thing I was contemplating due to we have wind in December.
You're welcome. Just an update on this after months of use and a few wind storms - the string lights will still move around a bit in the wiremold on the bottom and you may have to re-adjust some of them sometimes. But they don't get twisted up or way out-of-whack. One of the light strings on the edge did slip out of the wiremold once, so I wrapped a little white electrical tape around both ends of each stick. That did the trick.
Great job I will be doing mine on my garage door this weekend and on my big window upstairs thank you for all the information
Thank you! Good luck with your installation.
Great suggestions and insight. We park in the driveway so mounting on the door would be a waste but our porch can support 2 curtains. So I mounted them to a 1”x3” 16’ and screwed hooks in the board and the porch and hang them with small chains. The bottoms I ripped a few 1/4” strips off some spare 2x4’s and stapled them to the bottom. Works pretty good and great for storage. 10 min I can have them down and rolled up onto the 1x3.
Very cool. I've never seen these before. Thanks.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Great video. I had to do a LOT of searching to find something similar. I used the LED channels you might use under cabinets. the pucks slide right into them and the channels were attached to the garage. Until recently, we hadn't had much wind tangling, but I plan to use the diffuser covers the channels came with, and cut slits into those to prevent the tangling. Just some other ideas for people curious about these. The look great, and there are MANY ideas and options that come with them in the app. There is also a section where people upload their display ideas for others to use at their places.
Yes, I love the custom displays! We use them almost exclusively.
I just did a similar install on my 16 ft. 2 car metal standard garage door. Instead of using plastic moldings and I purchased the metal wire molding sold at Home Depot in 10 ft lengths. I took the silver sleave on it off and just used the white channel. I had to crimp them a little with my players after I ran the top controller puck for each strand from falling out but just a little squeeze so they wouldn't fall out but I can still move them, slide them to adjust. I Than went to the nail and bolts aisle and picked up rectangular 2pk of magnets and used 4 magnets on each 5 ft section for each track I cut from the 2 10 ft lengths I bought 1 for each of the 3 curtains the magnets stuck to the channel and than to the door. Installed the wiring like you have, and I am able to open and close the door with no issues. There is no issue with the moving or sliding when opening and closing the door. This way I am able to remove them off the door without having adhesive resedue on the door or the adhesive eventually wearing out do to weather conditions. For anyone looking to install them here is another way.
That sounds great. I wish I would have thought of the magnets!
@jasonross4260 I watch a couple videos on how people where mounting them. And since I work at Home Depot I started thinking of what we sold in our electrical and hardware departments to see if I could "MacGyver" a more reliable and easier was to mount them. This is what I came up with. Hopefully twimethose will help others. I will have to post a video of my finished product when I can so others can see, try it as well.😊
Can you post a link of what you used ?
@keithhammerquist9136 Home Depot Sku# for magnets 902262 and 715496 for the 2 10ft. Metal raceway wire metal covers cut to 5 ft lengths for each of the 3 curtains. I used 4 magnets on each 5 ft pieces sold in 2 packs. Hope that helps
@@masgrafxracing THANK YOU SO MUCH
I love your way and I started to do this but got short on time and just 2 sided taped it and I used plastic corner bead at the bottom and it worked fantastic. Just another option..
@@surfaceworldoceanmaster2865 Cool, glad you found something that worked.
Nice video. I did a similar setup with the velcro . In Texas its not always cold weather so the adhesive would stop working. So this year I purchased some magnets and screwed them into the channels. I did a test from inside my garage so the heat just building up. The curtains at holding on good.
Good idea on the magnets! I wish I would have thought of that. I put these up at the end of August and there were a lot of 100+ degree days here in California after that - they held on fine. But we don't have humidity in CA, so I don't know if that made a difference. Also, this velcro is specifically made for outdoor use.
I used the same track for the bottom of my lights. I also put a dab of hot glue on each wire to hold them in place since the wind started to push the wires around. Plus used some bungee cords going from the tracks under the door to hold them down, it still allows up and down movement, but keeps them from blowing around
Great ideas. Do you worry about the bungee cords tugging on them too much? How long have you had them up?
I like a guy who thinks outside the box
Thank you!
This video couldn't come at a more appropriate time. I have been struggling for last couple of days to figure out how to secure the bottom of curtain lights. Thank you so much.
Btw, just wondering if that velcro tape is easily removable without damage!
Good to hear and good luck! Regarding the wiremold that I used at the bottom, they do work well but I found a couple of strings here and there coming out of the end of them in the last windstorm. I just used a little electrical tape on each end to keep them in there from now on. They will also shift a little here in there inside of the wiremold, and someone said that they used a small dab of hot glue on each string to keep them from shifting. I don't want to put hot glue on them, so I just straighten them out periodically. It's not that bad and they never get tangled up. Regarding the velcro tape, I don't think I'll have an issue getting it off of the garage door in the future. I'll just use Goo Gone or something similar to get the velcro adhesive off. Others have said that they used magnets to stick the J channel to the garage door, which is an excellent idea!
When you first hooked these up to Bluetooth did you have to stitch the 3 sets together in the app???
I have the large set 14.5 feet and comes with one controller only, so you would think that when you play a scene it would be one complete screen. But oh no mine acts as 3 separate curtains 😳😳😳 and I have looked everywhere to find info on how to get this sorted out. Yes I have seen RUclips videos on where there is a stitching button in the app but not on mine.
In the app, go into settings - should let you do it under the width adjustment section i believe
Hi! Since the channel comes in 10ft do you cut them out to 5ft each? Can you connect 3 curtains into 1 using the app or do you need the govee pro connector?
Thanks
@@huynhlinh9370 Yes, I did buy the channels in 10ft sections and cut them down to 5 feet. I also had to spray-paint them white, which I neglected to mention in the video. Before you do any cutting at all, I would measure your garage door and your light length to figure out the exact width each channel will need to be. Regarding the connection, I was able to connect all three in the app under “width expansion” in settings. These are the Gen 1 curtain lights (model H70B1), and the Gen 2 lights are different as I understand it.
@@backyardjunkwithJomg Yes! I just checked mine and it is H70B1. I am in Maryland and it is around 30-40 degree now and do you think the vecro would do it? Thanks!
@@huynhlinh9370 I'm not sure about the velcro and outside temps. I'm in CA and did this at the end of summer, so no issues.
Great video. Instructions were clear, to the point and demonstrated. Thank you. Do you have the V1 or V2 curtain lights? I just got the V2 and I think the piece that goes to the J channel are smaller? SO I'm not sure if the 1/2 J bead (J channel) will still work?
Thanks. These are definitely the V1 lights, so plan accordingly. I don't know much about the V2s.
Can you cut the curtain if its too wide for an opening?
@@raidergainzx5290 No, not as far as I know.
My govee lights failed less then 80 days in. Not worth the money. But I installed them using vinyl hooks and a piece of pvc pipe. But great video
Sorry to hear that. Ours have been up for about 80 days at this point and still going strong. I do expect them to fail at some point, but I was hoping to get a couple of years or so out of them.
they have a 365 day warrenty
How did you get the three separate screens to project one large display?
Looks great! How far down from the top did you attach the lights?
I measured and they are 3 3/4" (just below 4") from the top of the garage door frame. I didn't know that measurement until just now when I went and looked, because I just eyeballed it when I was putting them up. I placed them far enough away from the top to give the power cords some room to get through the top of the door, and then I made sure that the three J-channels were straight going across by following the decorative panel line on the garage door.
Great! Thanks for the info 😊
do you have links to amazon for the j channels or the 5 foot cord for the bottom
Just added to the video description. The products are from Home Depot. I couldn't find the exact products on Amazon, but you can probably find something similar.
@@backyardjunkwithJ thanks this you are amazing !
I wrote a comment that had the links to ask of these products, but it disappeared for some reason
I added the links for the j-channel and the wiremold.
My only fear is the wires getting pinched in-between the garage door panels going up and down
All garage doors are different, so I don't want to say for sure what will happen with yours. But for my door, the panels don't open up a big enough gap for the wires to fall into. Not even close. You could experiment by taping a string to the top of the door and letting it hang down to see if it gets pinched.
Lay down lol
How did you get the three separate screens to project one large display?
@@JIMMYCAMPBELL-x8p On the app, go to devices at the top, then select the first curtain. Hit the settings button on the top right (it looks like a gear) and then select “width expansion”. It’s pretty easy after that.