How To Install Outdoor Lights On Vinyl Siding

A third alternative is to hang a light item from a suction cup attached to the siding but this only works if the siding is smooth and untextured.

How to install outdoor lights on vinyl siding.

Mark on the siding where you plan to install exterior lighting using a pencil. Mounting box with built in electrical box. Step 2 slide the j hook under the piece of siding you need to remove to set the j block in place. References new retirement communities.

Or for installation after siding is installed for installation before siding is installed catalog upc dci naed siding unit standard dim style number mfg 01 8997 type pkg pkg. The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture. Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding. 4 connect wires and install fixture.

2 3 mount box section to substrate. Remove portions of the vinyl siding on either side of the installation location to install the vinyl mounting block. Place siding block over box section 8081 shown. For adequate support you can mount exterior light fixtures to a solid block or base which you usually install before or during the siding process.