The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture.
How to install an outside light over vinyl siding.
All we have is the vinyl trim around where it used to be with the wires sticking out of a hole in a small vinyl panel.
Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.
I live in a 30 year old house with 30 year old vinyl siding.
For adequate support you can mount exterior light fixtures to a solid block or base which you usually install before or during the siding process.
The siding isn t flat so i was wondering how to install exterior lights by my entry doors so that the base of the light sits flush on the siding.
Mounting box with built in electrical box.
Installing light fixtures on vinyl siding step 1.
Gently pull up on the.
Remove portions of the vinyl.
Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding.