And there are vinyl siding fasteners that are used in that situation so that you pierce the siding without causing a leak to happen.
How hang shutter dogs vinyl siding.
Shutters are an important element to giving your home a detailed finish look.
After removing the shutter drill a hole at each mark.
Builders edge makes it easy to find the right style of exterior vinyl shutter to take your curb appeal up a notch.
All vinyl siding products when the appearance of the hardware that they need to put holes just removed if you are residing our home.
However when properly installed shutters can last for years with little maintenance.
Use a drill with a multi purpose 11 64 inch bit to pre drill holes through the shutter for the screws at each reference mark.
If you put the shutters up are they all going to be about the same size.
That s a good question.
Mark the locations of the mounting holes on the building.
Shutters are also a reflection of personal taste and complete the look of a home s exterior.
Measure your windows and then install your shutters with a few tools and materials.
For wood vinyl or aluminum siding drill a 1 4 diameter hole through just the siding.
Using metal screws with painted heads is an alternate method to install exterior shutters on all types of siding stucco and masonry.
Mount the shutter dogs photo by kolin smith.
Got to get creative on how to install shutters without drilling into siding.
Place the vinyl shutter next to the window where you plan to install.
Shutter inches in a lawn mower baseball hail damage or shutters wooden exterior shutters all i have or a pilot holes through the vinyl or carpentry skills consider adding shutters on the size of a inch larger than wood window.
Well let s let me ask you this.
Find a shutter that s brings your look together there s a shutter for any style of home.
Assemble the shutter dog and the lag bolt that holds it away from the house.
Open the shutters all the way.
And most of the shutter companies will sell those as part of the shutter too so you certainly can do that.
When your house has vinyl siding there are steps you will need to follow to properly install your shutters.
Get a hole in your siding yeah.
The addition of shutters to a home can add curb appeal and style.
Shutter dogs should be installed after the shutters have been hung on exterior hinges only then can the proper mounting location of the shutter hardware be identified.
You do want to be careful not to squish the siding because remember the siding is somewhat soft.
Be careful not to drill into the wall.
When improperly installed damage to the shutters and siding can result in overwhelming repair costs.