Cutting Blocks To Match Siding For Light Install

Ply gem s universal siding mounting blocks are ideal for installing large items such as lighting fixtures house numbers and mailboxes.

Cutting blocks to match siding for light install.

Another idea would be to put a small piece of of wood in the space of the block to shim out some structure to screw a pancake box into through the vinyl cover. Or finish cutting the recess mount it as usual and caulk. This video shows a unique and ez way to mark and cut out an electrical box hole in metal siding. If you use a block without an electrical box shift the existing electrical box out so you can mount the fixture to it.

However being centered. One of the issues you come across when installing a light fixture on aluminum siding is the fact that the siding doesn t have a solid vertical surface. We just learned about mount blocks but many tutorials say we d have to cut into our siding in order to use them. Just shim it up install the light and box normally and caulk it liberally.

If you cut a hole in the siding install an. I sometimes cut wood blocks cedar for weather resistance to mate the vertical back of a. My hubby and i are trying to install our exterior light fixture and it isn t laying flush against the siding. The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture.

Thu sep 21 2017 1 53 am if you mount the pancake box under the vinyl cover on the osb you run into the problem where it won t be flush with the vinyl block cover. The picture frame design adds interest and lends a finished touch. The block we show here has a built in electrical box so you don t need the one in the wall. However light fixtures must be secured to an electrical box.

White polypropylene mini mounting block for siding model 146100001 10 68. I know there has to be a easier way so please can anyone tell me if its possible to mount a mount block on siding without cutting and removing the siding. Get free shipping on qualified mounting blocks or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. White polypropylene jumbo light mounting block model 145000023 13 99.

Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding. My main tool for perfection.