How many here have Carpet layouts?

Please Note I am not bashing anyone here or taking a poll. 

Just asking  question about running wires for lights & keeping the lights upright on a carpet layout.

Thanks again

Previous to this year I had five Christmas carpet layouts which were roughly 6x12 in size.  It always took me a good deal of time hiding the wiring and making sure everything stayed in place.  I always found it to be very tiring.   All I can really tell you is to be very patient.  The house lights should not be a problem if you are using St. Nicholas Square, Dept. 56 or buildings of that nature because they are already illuminated and pretty heavy.  All you have to do is to cover the cords with some kind of white material like white cotton batting, felt, buffalo snow or even a white sheet for that matter. Street lights can be a problem if they are the real light plastic type because they are difficult to keep in place but if you are using heavier metal lamps they should stay put by just making sure the wires connecting them to either the transformer or to track lock-ons have some play in them.

This year I raised my Christmas Railway off of the floor.  I framed out eight 3x4 modules with 1/2 inch thick plywood and 1x4s, butted them up against one another and used that as its base instead of the carpeting.  I pre-drilled all of the holes for the wiring and this made it a heck of a lot easier to wire.  All of the lights on the layout are very stable now because they rest on a firm plywood surface rather than the soft carpet.  It was a lot of work this year but after Christmas when the layout comes down by leaving the building wiring/lights in place all I have to do next year is to unstack the modules, set my buildings and lamps and other accessories over the pre-drilled holes and I'll be finished.  Unless of course I decide to change the configuration of the layout.  Good luck with whatever method you use.

Below is a photo this year's Christmas layout on the aforementioned 8 3x4 modules.  

I woodland scenic glue the lights to little squares of white business cards. Wire neatness is evolving

Hi I have a carpet layout! 

I have found that using a scenic grass mat and then laying the track on top of that provides a nice look and you can cut small slits in the mat to allow the wires of buildings and accessories to feed under the mat through the carpet and into the transformer. You could also build a road over top of the wires to conceal them. 

Eventually one day I plan on getting a plywood board sitting on top of horizontal 2x4s and placing that on the floor instead of just a scenic grass mat on top of carpet. 

Thanks to the three that replied !

Great pictures & videos!

I have some ideas to kick around .

thanks again

My modules are covered with carpeting. The street lights are glued to lengths of 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 36 inch basswood that is painted gray and marked as sidewalks. The wires are hot glued into a channel cut in the bottom. My buildings are mounted on 1/4 inch masonite with the wires hidden underneath. Since I have 2 x 4 frames with 1/2 inch plywood on top and then the carpeting, other wiring can go through holes through the carpet and plywood. You could also just use a throw rug over your real rug and run the wires through holes in the throw rug.

Paul Goodness

I don't have buildings on mine, unless they are my son's LEGO ones.  My carpet layout it down for a few weeks, then I do it all over to change it up.