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How to install outdoor light fixture on siding.
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Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding.
All we have is the vinyl trim around where it used to be with the wires sticking out of a hole in a small vinyl panel.
Mounting box with built in electrical box.
Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.
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It has cutout marks on it for the type of fixture you will be using.
Make sure they are firmly connected.
The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture.
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Then you snap on the mounting plate.
Then mount your fixture to that large flat mounting plate.
Twist the white wire from the light fixture to the white wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.
Mark on the siding where you plan to install exterior lighting using a pencil.
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Yours will be 4 round so cut on those marks the snap it on.
Remove portions of the vinyl siding on either side of the installation location to install the vinyl mounting block.
Step 2 slide the j hook under the piece of siding you need to remove to set the j block in place.
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You then reinstall your siding cutting it to fit around the box leaving approximately 3 8 for expansion and contraction.
Twist your wire cap on to secure the two wires.