How To Install Vinyl Surface Mounting Block On Existing Siding

For home remodels vinyl siding can even be installed directly over some forms of existing siding.

How to install vinyl surface mounting block on existing siding.

Installation services specials offers local ad. For many homeowners the only thing better than vinyl siding is do it yourself vinyl siding installation. You will likely need to remove a trim ring before beginning. Purchase your mounting block based on the design and color of your vinyl siding.

Bib oct 11 17 at 14 15. Connect the wires mount the fixture and caulk around the block so it s watertight. Some fixtures also have them but a box is needed either integral or separate. Ask question asked 4 years 9 months ago.

I am fairly confident that this is a reasonably good way to install a vinyl mounting block and that replacing the dryer vent block with an electrical box style block will work fine. Ply gem 6 625 in. Set the block into place as shown and screw it to 1 2 in. 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.

Vinyl siding mounting block vinyl mounting block builders edge mounting blocks unfinished mounting blocks exterior pipe mount exterior light backer. If you use a block without an electrical box shift the existing electrical box out so you can mount the fixture to it. You may ask if your vinyl siding can handle this depending upon the weight. Dutch lap surface mounting block white model blk070h04h 11 31 11 31.

You may not know where to begin. Often a round pancake box is drilled into the siding or mounted on the surface of the siding. That mounting block appears to have a built in box. Installing a exterior light in existing vinyl siding.

Active 4 years 9 months ago. Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding. The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture. Constructed from high performance polymers our vinyl siding mounting blocks withstand extreme weather and hold their color for the life of your home.

Siding mounting blocks ply gem mounts and blocks create a smooth stable surface for installing accessories on your home from lights and doorbells to electrical outlets water faucets and more. Vinyl siding sheds water never rots is easy to repair and never needs painting.