How To Nail Window Boxes On Aluminum Siding

This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole.

How to nail window boxes on aluminum siding.

To prevent splitting avoid nailing closer than 2 in. Use a j hook that you make out of a coat hanger to pull the bottom of the top siding. Nails for the framing and 18 gauge 2 in. Traditionally window boxes are nailed or screwed right into the siding of a house but this doesn t work when you ve got vinyl siding nailing and screwing can damage the vinyl siding beyond.

There are at least three alternative ways to do it. Screw the d rings onto the back of the window box using the philips screwdriver. That way you can reuse miscuts for the smaller windows and not run out of material. If you want to hang something from your vinyl siding don t even think about drilling through it to attach a hook to the sheathing.

The first thing you do is remove the bottom edge of the top piece of siding. Mount them at a height on the window box so that when it is hung the vinyl siding hooks will not be visible. Trim out the biggest windows first. Starting at the horizontal side and at the bottom insert the j hook up in between the two seams and pull the lip of the top piece down gently.

Make sure you distance the hooks so that they are on each end of the box. Brads for nailing to the jamb. Metal window boxes work best with vinyl siding hooks because they typically have holes that will slide right onto the hooks.