D.I.Y Lighted Christmas Tree: Build Your Own 20 Foot LED Tree!

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Out of the Weeds Lawn Care

Out of the Weeds Lawn Care

Күн бұрын

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@LessThanHandy
@LessThanHandy 2 жыл бұрын
Brother, you just blew my mind! If this doesn't annihilate neighbors' setups, I don't know what would...👏👏👏👏
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks for watching! That's why I wanted to take it to 20ft. 10ft would have locked nice but not mind blowing. At 20ft. it is a sight to behold. I try to have yard domination year around!haha
@garyhoagland3251
@garyhoagland3251 Жыл бұрын
Glad you had your wife to help you get it up.
@kpieleck
@kpieleck Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you shared this, I was trying to come up with a way to make the base, and you solved it the easiest and most efficient way. You get this years Chevy Chase Award!!
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Haha thank you! I appreciate the nice words!
@ShareMyMoon
@ShareMyMoon Жыл бұрын
Great idea on the sand bags. These trees are heavy to lift them into place. I added 3 wires to the top that stake in the ground for stability. So windy in Indiana.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Yeah, added stability is definitely helpful. I learned that the hard way when it fell over. I definitely underestimated the wind. Thank you for watching!
@tro8191
@tro8191 2 ай бұрын
Great job! I use an old tether ball pole that a local school was giving away that is 10’, then I just added a 5’ piece of piping I had from an old volleyball set. 15’ is plenty for me! Made a similar topper and it’s up down up down with those darn lights haha. After for storage I gather the lights snug against the pole and tie cuts of rope about every foot all the way down the pole so that the lights will stay put. Next year just prop up the pole, cut the rope ties, and boom… lights are dangling in place (for the most part). Thanks for sharing, great job!!!
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 ай бұрын
@tro8191 Thank you for watching! Your idea is awesome. Trying to get it 20+ ft is always a challenge. It's so top-heavy. I've always considered installing a flag pole base and having it level with the ground so that I can still mow over it during the year. Then, when Christmas comes around, I can just drop it in the hole.
@tro8191
@tro8191 2 ай бұрын
@@OutoftheWeeds that makes a lot of sense! My issue is I rent (live in the SF Bay Area where 2 bdrm homes are over a million dollars🙄) , so my set up needs to be removable, so it works. Happy holidays to ya!
@kentkirby8499
@kentkirby8499 Жыл бұрын
I use a telescopic flagpole for my tree, although I didn't use as many lights. I think I might use your elevated tree base though!
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Yeah I really like the look of the tree I make. The biggest issue I run into is the black steel pipe is very heavy. I have had issues with the tree falling down if we get a lot of wind and rain. Is the telescopic flag pole you use pretty sturdy?
@paulstradley9157
@paulstradley9157 Жыл бұрын
My tree is only 10’ but since I use landscape staples to hold the lights down to the ground, it trips the breaker when it rains hard. I really like the elevated PVC circle. I believe it will solve my electrical problems
@tro8191
@tro8191 2 ай бұрын
@@paulstradley9157I too use the landscaping staples and go straight into the grass. I’ve never had issues with it tripping breaker but mines only 10’ and I live in Nor Cal where it’s not often crazy stormy during December, although we do get some.
@BeardedGolf22
@BeardedGolf22 Жыл бұрын
Where is this at? I need to come clip off the ends of those zip ties! Lol. Looks great!
@jacquelinerice5314
@jacquelinerice5314 Ай бұрын
😂 I thought it was just me.
@donaldhooper3064
@donaldhooper3064 2 жыл бұрын
Looks awesome. Great job. Don Ocala, Florida
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!!
@geterdunn2733
@geterdunn2733 2 жыл бұрын
Good job and thanks for sharing.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!! I appreciate it!
@Scientestvr
@Scientestvr 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Going to save up all year and nail this next year… hopefully we can still afford it by then.. old Joe ya know.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! I appreciate it! It looks really awesome once completed. The only thing I don't love about it is using the black steel pipe because it is so heavy. It makes it much more difficult to put up and puts a lot of stress on the base when it's windy. I've thought about swit it up to using chain link fence top rail but I'm not sure if it would bend/break trying to take it to 20ft.
@Chi-TownBrian
@Chi-TownBrian 2 ай бұрын
Great idea, I also live in Indiana and I had a 20' tree last year made of PVC and the wind destroyed it. Definitely doing steel this year
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! The biggest issue to deal with with steel is the weight and how top heavy it gets. Hope it all works out well!
@Chi-TownBrian
@Chi-TownBrian 2 ай бұрын
Maybe I'll run 4 points of some 1/8 cable from top to bottom at same degree as the lights are, won't trip over it and should make it sturdy
@richieray2285
@richieray2285 2 жыл бұрын
awesome JOB
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!!
@fafafabio
@fafafabio 2 жыл бұрын
great idea, thanks for sharing. looks great
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it. I just made an updated version of this tree for this year. Everything is the same except I use a different base that is much easier to set up and probably more cost effective than an umbrella base.
@theflabbyrabbee
@theflabbyrabbee 2 ай бұрын
What size is the round board? Thanks for the help!
@stormchazer6655
@stormchazer6655 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job looks amazing
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it! Thank you for watching!
@kpieleck
@kpieleck Жыл бұрын
Here's a tip I came up with this year, I noticed a lot of people mentioning tape to hold stuff. I found if you get a piece of 14/2 or 16/2 (or /3) Romex and take the internal wires out, you can cut them to length and make your own twisty ties.
@chiprhine9740
@chiprhine9740 Жыл бұрын
❤ it.. happy Halladays.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and same to you!!
@theoriginalkeepercreek
@theoriginalkeepercreek Жыл бұрын
You did a great job, just beautiful! I wish you had a tutorial about making a 10 to 15 foot tall tree with the lights spiralling down around to the base. I would think that 1/2 wide strips of black duct tape would help hold them in place so the spiral doesn't sag in places. What do you think?
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate that! Yeah I think that would probably help keep everything held where you want it. That would be a cool looking tree!!
@jerrykeppler677
@jerrykeppler677 Жыл бұрын
Some guide wires might help if it gets windy.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that'd definitely be a great idea. Thank you for watching!
@tmac3019
@tmac3019 Жыл бұрын
hopefully i rememebr this, im gonna do a ten foot one
@christopherstone2828
@christopherstone2828 2 ай бұрын
Curios where you found that star?
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 ай бұрын
@@christopherstone2828 www.amazon.com/dp/B07R4YGQL9/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_1KFZ3EZP9VYH68F3YZ1T_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 That is the link to it. Thank you for watching!
@kevinedwards6093
@kevinedwards6093 Ай бұрын
Just a thought… If you want to save some time or money, instead of the pvc ring, you can just buy some inexpensive 7” tent stakes to secure the light strands right to the ground. I’ve been doing it this way for 12 years…
@goingtheextramile0
@goingtheextramile0 2 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! I appreciate it!
@69Ford
@69Ford Жыл бұрын
Can I have the link to the star please. Or store and the one you bought.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! Here is the link to the star I used: www.amazon.com/dp/B07R4YGQL9?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_3KKKC92E5NA1EG1CVT99&starsLeft=1&language=en-US
@69Ford
@69Ford Жыл бұрын
@OutoftheWeeds thanks i looked at the star. How did you mount it the the pole you added just zip ties around the pole. I have a 10ft now identical to this minis the flanges and star. I used rebar into ground 2 ft then 5 feet sticking out.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
@projectplywood I just zip tied it to the smaller pole on top of the wood base. I used a good bit of zip ties and it held really good.
@anthonyb3865
@anthonyb3865 Жыл бұрын
I noticed you drilled 8 holes in tbe top, but only used 6 strands. Did you just daisy chain all 6, as opposed to using one strand per hole?
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Yeah I connected all the strands together and just zip tied them at the top and bottom
@anthonyb3865
@anthonyb3865 Жыл бұрын
@@OutoftheWeeds - Mine turned out great. I used the updated in-ground, screw in anchor. I also used 7 pieces of 5ft 1/2 in PVC for the base ring, because they kept popping out with 6. I also just wound up gluing the PVC ring together and will just replace that every year.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
I'm happy to hear it turned out well for you!!!
@jeremyfish1975
@jeremyfish1975 Жыл бұрын
Curious how this set up made it thru the season? Any issues with it falling over?
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! I made a follow up video a couple days after: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n161m2Z6aKepd80si=_em0Ems0QumJ9pYr The umbrella base was rusted and snapped. I rebuilt the tree and the solution I did in the video above held great with no issues!
@noush4283
@noush4283 Жыл бұрын
Size of the star, purchased location. I was planning to section them into 5 foot for easy storage . I like the pvc idea This way I raise the lights from the snow.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
The star is 36in. and i got it off of Amazon. Yeah the biggest challenge is the weight of it and storage. It's windy here in Indy a lot of the days, so finding something that holds is critical. It looks amazing once finished though.
@impalass412
@impalass412 Ай бұрын
Do you have the link for the star from Amazon? What size is the board also? Love the video
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Ай бұрын
Here is the link for the star: www.amazon.com/dp/B07R4YGQL9?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_3KKKC92E5NA1EG1CVT99&starsLeft=1&language=en-US The wood is 12in in diameter from menards.
@DeWaltjunkie
@DeWaltjunkie 2 ай бұрын
Pvc may bend but steal pipe makes it top heavy and could be dangerous if it were to fall
@anthonyb3865
@anthonyb3865 Жыл бұрын
What is the diameter of the Wooden Board up top? Is it 18in or 24 in?
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
It's 15in. I got it from Menards. Thank you for watching!
@RobertMS1979
@RobertMS1979 2 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the star? I’m going to try to make something that will travel up my 25ft flag pole. Where it will travel up using the rope. But have no idea yet about the star. But looking to try to find where to get one.I live in northwest Indiana so I’m sure our weather is the same. Lol
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I got the star off of Amazon. Here is a link to it: Lightshare 36Inch 480 Led Christmas Star Light, Twinkle ... a.co/d/95tBFW9 The one I use is a little expensive but it is absolutely stunning! Having a flag pole to make the Christmas tree would make things a lot easier. I always think figuring out the base is the hardest part.
@danpavia3553
@danpavia3553 Жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Thanks so much! The wife has been asking for a tree like this for years but I have put all of my efforts on Halloween 🎃. Gonna knock this out this year. Thanks!
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Look back on it, I would probably not do black steel pipe due to the weight of it. If it gets windy, it's easy to snap the base. I think maybe fence top rail may be the way to go, but I haven't tried it yet.
@danpavia3553
@danpavia3553 Жыл бұрын
@@OutoftheWeeds Good to know! Will try that.
@robertcolefield2083
@robertcolefield2083 Жыл бұрын
Where did you get the star from?
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! Here is the star: www.amazon.com/dp/B07R4YGQL9?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_3KKKC92E5NA1EG1CVT99&starsLeft=1&language=en-US
@__sx__
@__sx__ Ай бұрын
I made a 12' tree this year, but fallen down due to heavy wind 😢
@carabs3823
@carabs3823 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty nice. I make something similar... I just haveone 400' LED string going up and down from a star that I pull up into a tree. It is nice. My only issue EVERY SINGLE YEAR is storage. I don't have a good way to store it (since I can not really take off the line from the star). More specifically, all the lines get completely tangled when I take it down. And in Dec, it takes hours to put back up. Any tips on storage? Did you just take your apart completely (removing the lines from the zip ties) and put it all back together the next year? Great vid... thank you for sharing.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
So for storage I just unscrew all the black pipe into three pieces (2 10ft sections, and the top wood and steel piece). Then for the light strings I just wrap them in a circle and zip tie each strand. Then I can just store all the lights in a tote in my basement. It worked out pretty easy and didn't really tangle doing it that way. Also this year I found a new less complicated base that seems to be working well. Overall it's pretty easy to set up now and doesn't take too much space besides the 2 10ft pipe pieces. They just sit in my shed all year.
@BPatterson-p6n
@BPatterson-p6n Жыл бұрын
Where did you get the star? How much was it, if you don't mind me asking?
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
I ordered it off of Amazon: LIGHTSHARE 36Inch 480 Led Christmas Star Light a.co/d/goLk6XL That should be the link to it. Have a great day!
@drizeeonThisCord
@drizeeonThisCord 4 ай бұрын
Where did you get the lights?
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 4 ай бұрын
@DRIZEEMOTO Menards has typically been my go-to. I can usually find pretty big reels of lights and a good selection.
@drizeeonThisCord
@drizeeonThisCord 4 ай бұрын
@@OutoftheWeeds thank you!
@drizeeonThisCord
@drizeeonThisCord 4 ай бұрын
Where did you get the star?
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 4 ай бұрын
@@drizeeonThisCord Lightshare 36Inch 480 Led... www.amazon.com/dp/B07R3JXRTJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
@drizeeonThisCord
@drizeeonThisCord 4 ай бұрын
Sorry to ask, but do you you know how long a strand of lights you need for a 25 ft mega tree?
@adagogofila8255
@adagogofila8255 Жыл бұрын
How do I plug the light
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
The cord from the star hangs down about halfway. I then run an extension cord to it.
@kpieleck
@kpieleck Жыл бұрын
Here's a question for the author and group: If I make a smaller tree of about 8 to 10 feet, does anyone think I can make the whole thing out of PVC pipe?. I was also thinking of making the base like the author did, but adding PVC pipes as "spokes" going into the center. Then if I can use rebar to support the outer legs, maybe I wouldn't need a center support? What do you guys think? I love the lights you used, but I'm thinking of using the small led ones for cost savings. 10 foot strings are running about 1.50 each.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds Жыл бұрын
I used my dad's tree as my original idea. He does a 10ft tree out of pvc. He takes a 1in. wooden dowel and pounds it into the ground. Then he uses a 10ft 1 1/2 pvc that goes over the dowel. This provides enough support and makes the whole thing much lighter. The only reason I went with black pipe is because I went up to 20ft and knew pvc wouldn't be able to do it.
@paulstradley9157
@paulstradley9157 Жыл бұрын
I use a 10’ 3/4” black steel pipe for my riser and mounted a flange to a Large pallet with a piece of 1/2” plywood screwed to it. I painted it all black. It’s very sturdy. I made my own hook top out of PVC fittings and cup hooks. I plan to replace it with longer hooks. I use a wood pole to hang the lights on it and the cup hooks are too small. Other than water issues because my lights are on the ground at the base, this design has worked well for me. I plan on using the PVC circle illusion this video to solve that next Christmas.
@oldschoolisnewschool
@oldschoolisnewschool 2 жыл бұрын
Mine is 22 feet.
@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! What do you use a your base? Thanks for watching!
@oldschoolisnewschool
@oldschoolisnewschool 2 жыл бұрын
Plus a 3 foot star.
@oldschoolisnewschool
@oldschoolisnewschool 2 жыл бұрын
No base at all. I went in to the ground 4 feet.
@onjofilms
@onjofilms 2 ай бұрын
An exact copy of that 5 year old video. Santa Monica Drain Co.
@tyson.13
@tyson.13 2 жыл бұрын
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@OutoftheWeeds
@OutoftheWeeds 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
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