How To Hang Wood Shutters On Vinyl Siding

Step 3 add these two measurements together then add 1 2 inch.

How to hang wood shutters on vinyl siding.

Using metal screws with painted heads is an alternate method to install exterior shutters on all types of siding stucco and masonry. Measure the thickness of the lap on the siding. 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. Most vinyl siding is made to imitate wood lap siding so the lap of the siding is measured at the bottom of the simulated wood panel where the real wood would overlap each other.

This is what the vinyl siding hook looks like after you install them. But you might want to build multiple spacers that match the angle of the siding basically a triangle. Measure the same distance upward from the bottom of your shutters and make a mark on your siding for the next screw. The hooks need a spot to grip.

And nail glue them to the shutters then attach that with the double sided tape to the siding. Approximately 5 inches from the shutter s top is an ideal location for screws. Hold the shutter next to the window in the spot that looks best and push a pencil through the holes to mark where to position your screws. My vinyl siding pieces are molded to look like two planks together which means that the hooks only work between separated planks.

Then use a drill to secure the shutter to your house with screws. How to hang shutters on vinyl siding attach the shutters may end standardsized vinyl and inch diagonally from the market. Reposition the shutter on the wall. When you re ready to hang things on your vinyl siding push the curved part of the hook between the siding panels.