Mounting Porch Light On Vinyl Siding

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Mounting porch light on vinyl siding.

However light fixtures must be secured to an electrical box. 228 products in mounting blocks. How to meet code when the outdoor light is separated from the electrical box by a wooden spacer. The vinyl siding is installed over wood siding.

Gently pull up on the. You don t have to cut into the siding to mount the block. There is no electrical box as far as i can tell. The block we show here has a built in electrical box so you don t need the one in the wall.

Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding. Trying the same approach isn t going to work. The light is bigger than the previous one and the piece that mounts to the wall would cover multiple sections of siding leaving large gaps. Existing porch light installed by previous homeowner was installed directly on vinyl siding.

Slide the j hook under the piece of siding you need to remove to set the j block in place. Builders edge 6 625 in x 6 625 in clay vinyl universal mounting block. Just a hole from which the electrical wires extend. The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture.

Mark on the siding where you plan to install exterior lighting using a pencil. There is no mounting block. Get free shipping on qualified vinyl mounting block mounting blocks or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Item 89145 model 130110007097.

Exterior light installation instructions are easy to find but what do you do for replacement siding jobs not new construction when you have extra hollow s. Ply gem 7 5 in x 1 in vinyl universal mounting block. Builders edge 6 6875 in x 6 6875 in almond vinyl universal mounting block. Installing light fixtures on vinyl siding step 1.

The mounting blocks are paintable and available in different sizes and profiles to fit most types of flat and lap vinyl siding styles. By novik 13 99. Ask question asked 2 years 11 months ago. White polypropylene jumbo light mounting block.

Which electrical box to use for old work outdoor light fixture and vinyl siding mounting block. Remove portions of the vinyl. Mounting light to vinyl siding block. Siding stone veneer mounting blocks.