Place a pea sized spot of caulk on the spacers where they will meet the wall.
How to hang wood shutters on aluminum siding.
Open the shutters all the way.
Assemble the shutter dog and the lag bolt that holds it away from the house.
If your shutters do not have holes for screws you should place them near the top of the sidebars.
Be careful not to drill into the wall.
You do want to be careful not to squish the siding because remember the siding is somewhat soft.
Position the dog on the siding under the shutter 4 inches in from the shutter s outer edge and 1 inch below the bottom edge.
For a masonry or brick wall obtain a screw anchor for a 10 screw.
For a wood wall drill a 1 8 diameter hole 1 deep into the wall.
Not sure if the cement siding will hold the weight of the shutters.
Reposition the shutter on the wall.
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.
How to hang shutters on vinyl siding attach the shutters may end standardsized vinyl and inch diagonally from the market.
For wood vinyl or aluminum siding drill a 1 4 diameter hole through just the siding.
And there are vinyl siding fasteners that are used in that situation so that you pierce the siding without causing a leak to happen.
Can i even do this.
And most of the shutter companies will sell those as part of the shutter too so you certainly can do that.
Approximately 5 inches from the shutter s top is an ideal location for screws.
I will like to install some wood window shutters on hardiplank siding.
Using metal screws with painted heads is an alternate method to install exterior shutters on all types of siding stucco and masonry.
The screw should be long enough to grip in the sheathing under the siding.
Holding the bolt up against the house check that it has enough contact with the shutter to hold it open.
Any special tools i need.