I have the same problem and wonder WHY? Why this year (never before) Why LED lights? Why do they chew them off, wether they are on or off? WHY colored lights and not white ones? WHY chew the ones on the railing and not on a bush, ( white ones on the bush). From other comments I see this has been going on for years, but the first time for me and I have lived in several cities in Quebec and New Brunswick. I have had lights on eaves, trees and railings and only bother the red ones on my railing this year. All very strange.... BTW, I'm 73 yrs old and its a first for me....

Happy Canada Day to you, too. And Happy 4th to all us in the US. Beverly

I hear you. The DIY scene is no picnic. It's about planning, sweat, and dealing with the unforseen "things" that invariably pop up. We each worked 2 jobs for several years and worked to "build our estate" in our free time. We'd bust our asses to get all the prep. work done so that we could spend our vacation getting the most inconvenient projects finished. It wasn't easy, and we squabbled with each other, too. You will learn a lot in the "doing"; a lot about how to plan, how to execute a plan, and a lot about each other. But from my own perspective it was time well spent. And there were several very meaningful holidays involved. Keep your noses to the grindstone and keep your eyes on the final goal. Our best discovery was that the most effective tools in the arsenal were good senses of humor. Know what? we're still using certain key phrases coined under the most adverse conditions and we're still laughing about them, nearly 17 yrs. later. "The "frosting" on the cake of your effort is seeing the finished product in situ. For us it was a beautiful woodstove atop a raised hearth and in front of a finished interior chimney (that had been cinderblock for 12 years). Or watching beautiful gardens arise from gravel and backfill. Or buying the perfect screen door for the main entry. It's worth every minute of your time. Trust me on this count.

WOW! I only wish I saw all these comments about Holiday Cabinests 2 plus years ago. My cabinets arrived sort of on time. I think they were a month late. With that said there were a few damages, missing shelves etc. They " "bulider" was Haus Construction/Bob & Colin Lamond of Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Their kitchen designer at the time made a royal mistake. They tried to fix it but in trying to fix it a wall and my new wood floors had to be altered, they failed us terribly. After arbritration, which was a win for us monetarily,a lien was awared to the builder so it turned into a law suit, we were awarded financially again however I am trying to "fix" the mess that I was left with. I had dented molding over my hood, they came to replace it and it has markings on it from the factory. They left me with a jar of paint that is not covering the markings. I have shelves that are unfinished. And they worst of it all the cabinests are starting to get stress cracks. Of course we try to settle everything with our builder first. No reply to e-mails and/or text messages and quite frankly I dont trust them to do the right thing. I contacted (Jen Mormelo) the NJ Holiday rep to see if they she could help me. She told me it would be best to work it out with my bulider another words she was not helping me. I called Holiday and explained the situation to no avail. I finally got an e-mail from Lee Miner, he boasted about his years in the business and that he is on the Board of Directors of the National Kitchen & Bath Association. Should I be impressed? I dont think so! I explained the situation, he to was not willing to help us. What happened to customer service? Holiday Cabinet has the worst policy when it comes to the end user. They protect their showrooms.