How To Put Up A Large Mounting Block On Siding

Or mount it to a stud.

How to put up a large mounting block on siding.

Purchase your mounting block based on the design and color of your vinyl siding. You may not know where to begin. Set the block into place as shown and screw it to 1 2 in. Connect the wires mount the fixture and caulk around the block so it s watertight.

You may ask if your vinyl siding can handle this depending upon the weight. Vinyl mounting blocks for any application. Outline the block on the siding and cut out the outline with a utility. Install nm cable connector and wire.

Slide the j hook under the piece of siding you need to remove to set the j block in place. Gently feed the cable through the hole in the back of the vinyl mounting block and set the block against the siding. It is pre notched to follow the contours of the siding. Provides a clean finished look on any siding type come in popular and custom colors features color molded through so it always looks its best.

Make a 3 1 4 x 5 1 2 hole in block. Drill a 1 2 inch hole in the center. Pull wiring through plastic block bushing and open ing in block. Block bushing mounts to interior side of block.

Or mount it to a stud. When installing a mounting block on vinyl siding there are plenty of ways things can go wrong. Just cut in a siding box.