How To Make A Mounting Block For Siding

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

How to make a mounting block for siding.

Drill and countersink pilot holes for screws in two opposite corners. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Purchase your mounting block based on the design and color of your vinyl siding. Nextstone sandstone 8 in.

Free delivery with 45 order. When installing a mounting block on vinyl siding there are plenty of ways things can go wrong. Connect the wires mount the fixture and caulk around the block so it s watertight. The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture.

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. You will likely need to remove a trim ring before beginning. Free delivery with 45 order. Set the block into place as shown and screw it to 1 2 in.

Use a jigsaw to cut a hole in the block to fit around the outlet box. What you will need 1 x 6 pine boards 2 x 4 pine boards 1 x 2 furring strip 2 1 4 screws latex painters caulk sandpaper sander paint 18 volt drill with screw head attachment. You may ask if your vinyl siding can handle this depending upon the weight. 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. You may not know where to begin. Hold the block up against the siding s lower or butt edge and using. Of course with new paint i just can t keep the same old cruddy exterior lights or so my wife says.