The service from this house has been cut.
How to install vinyl siding around electric meter.
As an alternative installation of specific types of drop in contoured foam underlayments for various styles of vinyl siding are available.
There is an existing electric meter mounted w the large cable coming down the side of the house vertically from the roof and continuing to the basement.
It sounds though like someone electrician or sider should put a panel behind the meters and when the siding.
As far as those siding guys are concerned they usually install j channel around the meter socket just like you would do around a window do not attempt to get the siding behind the meter.
The meter just has 4 screws attached to it.
Is this something a person can do without contacting the utility company.
I m gonna put together a bid on a vinyl job.
The conduit doesn t go through the piece i want to remove.
So j around the meter panel and.
I need to replace the siding behind my electric meter.
I feel comfortable with electricity but i m guessing i will have to call my utility company.
Vinyl siding must never be applied directly to studs without sheathing.
Some manufacturers of vinyl siding do not recommend the use of drop in backers with certain vinyl siding configurations.