Mounting Through Vinyl Siding

Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding.

Mounting through vinyl siding.

The vinyl siding interlocks with itself to form a cohesive protective shell around the house. Use those spacers as a base for the tv mount. Most tv mounting kits come with a variety pack of different spacers and washers to use. White polypropylene jumbo light mounting block.

The second method is to remove a section of siding and install a special vinyl mounting block not shown against the sheathing. Get free shipping on qualified vinyl mounting block mounting blocks or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Does builders edge have a mounting blocks product in cream. The top selling mounting blocks product is the novik 12 63 in.

They install on virtually any exterior home covering including vinyl siding using a mounting bracket and screws. Set your store to see local. 034 parchment surface universal mounting block. But the panels themselves aren t very thick.

Yes builders edge has a mounting blocks product in cream. I mounted mine to wood siding just found a stud and bolted the mount to it through the siding. For siding that has two sections called ship lap there is a rib running horizontally in the middle of the piece. Drill a 1 2 inch.

Fasten the surface mounting block to the house with screws but remember to drill slightly oversize holes through the vinyl to allow for siding movement. You can t anchor exterior features directly to the vinyl siding panels. Trying to place the screw through that middle rib can be awkward. Instead cut a hole through the siding and affix a mounting block to the underlying sheathing or framework of the house.

Drill four 1 2 holes into the vinyl and settle some spacers thick enough so they clear the vinyl through those holes to the solid decking underneath. Check out the 6 625 in. The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture. When mounting the surveillance camera choosing a sturdy location with an unobstructed view point is crucial.

Vinyl siding is easy to penetrate but there are places you want to avoid within the profile of the siding. My buddy had vinyl siding and wound up mounting the tv to the ceiling of his covered patio. Cut the siding to fit around it. Both are available from vinyl.

To attach the mounting bracket you must mark and predrill the holes through the siding using a drill.