How To Make A Mounting Block For Siding
Purchase your mounting block based on the design and color of your vinyl siding.
How to make a mounting block for siding. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. To install the kit insert the cable connector in an opening in the center of the mounting block then feed in the cable s from the back. When installing a mounting block on vinyl siding there are plenty of ways things can go wrong. Drill and countersink pilot holes for screws in two opposite corners.
You may not know where to begin. The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture. White polypropylene mini mounting block for siding model 146100001 10 68 10 68. Onyx small universal mounting block model ss mbs on 15 09 15 09.
Free delivery with 45 order. Nextstone sandstone 8 in. Use a jigsaw to cut a hole in the block to fit around the outlet box. I like to size my blocks so that the top and bottom edges line up with full courses of siding because it looks better.
Or mount it to a stud. Hold the block up against the siding s lower or butt edge and using. Free delivery with 45 order. Connect the wires mount the fixture and caulk around the block so it s watertight.
Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding. Set the block into place as shown and screw it to 1 2 in. You will likely need to remove a trim ring before beginning. You may ask if your vinyl siding can handle this depending upon the weight.