How To Install Light On Clapboard Siding

Line up the lower edge or butt edge of the first full width clapboard so that it covers the starter strip and lies a hair above the water table.

How to install light on clapboard siding. Prop its thickest edge 1 8 inch above the water table. The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture. In the case of a light fixture you can use a specially molded light weight house siding mounting bracket that sits over the clapboard. Work has begun on the exterior finish.

Using a table saw rip 1 1 2 inches off the top of a clapboard for a starter strip. In my last article i wrote about installing a fence post. Here we ve compiled his best how to tips for stress free diy projects. By carter silva on february 6 2015.

In every issue toh master carpenter norm abram dishes out advice to readers in his tricks of the trade column. Co written by emanuel silva. Hole saw a 5 hole in siding and use same holesaw to cut a 5 slug of trim board to insert in hole. Then mount 4 quad box in plug.

Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding. Secure it to every other stud with one 7d nail. Installing mounting blocks for electrical boxes mounting a new light fixture or other item onto a clapboard or vinyl sided home can be problematic due to the fact that the house siding is not a flat surface. Make up a surface block or try to buy one to fit siding profile and mount box in surface block.

Seeing that fence post today standing plumb and solid makes me feel glad that all the steps i did were well worth it. Learn how to make sure roof shingles go down straight exterior lights don t leak and baseboards go in with a finished edge. How to install wood lap clapboard or beveled siding part 1. Natural wood siding lap clapboard or beveled is still a common exterior finish.