Hanging window boxes can be tricky if your house is covered in vinyl siding.
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To hang window boxes in the most common way you would have to put holes through the siding.
Center the box by measuring the overhang on the brackets as shown.
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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.
With some special hardware and care you can overcome both of these issues.
Window boxes can also scratch the exterior of your siding where they hang.
To install a window box on siding is a moderate task that many diy enthusiasts can often accomplish.
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Set the empty window box on top of the two brackets.
Don t add the soil and plants until after the box is installed.
The hardest part is usually finding the studs to anchor the box or brackets but other than that it can be done with a fairly basic set of tools.
Center the window box photo by mary beth montgomery.
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Be sure that the angled side of the box faces outward.