I've got the 100ft outdoor lights on the way (non pro edition) and wanted some advice on my front layout. I know they are 16.4 strands, and the math works out to where I should be able to fit 3 of them on the front of my house and 3 on the back. For my front, I have a cape cod house with a huge front porch overhang. Would it be reasonable to assume I should still hang them near the gutters under the soffit? That won't produce alot of wall light so should I move them in closer to the windows?

Also, there's a lower hanging portion, running about 4 feet on each side of the porch. So I think my math is running into some issues here. I believe I can run 2 x16.4 runs along the front as that's about 30 feet, leaving me about 1.5 feet on each side to attach one remaining light. If I try to cover the rest of that 5ft section I think I'll have way too much excess (and I don't want to splice) correct? So that just leaves me with the left side 11ft section. Any advice on that? Just run a 16.4 strand along that and try to hide the remaining 5ft?

I'm getting ready to install my govee permanent outdoor lights pro and I'm a bit nervous. My question is, how well do the lights hold up long term? My neighbor had some installed and they either fell down or he took them down. I don't want to use just the 3m take that comes with it so I'm looking for more secure ways to attach the lights. I've seen people 3d printing mounting brackets and have considered that. What are the recommendations for the most secure way to install the lights, and also how well are your lights holding up?