Mounting Shutters On Vinyl Siding

Be careful not to drill into the wall.

Mounting shutters on vinyl siding. Use a hammer to gently tap the fasteners to snug the shutter to the siding. Also drill the hole in the siding 1 4 inch larger than the fastener. You ll need a masonry bit and masonry wall anchors or suitable spikes if provided with shutters. Place the vinyl shutter next to the window where you plan to install.

Tap the shutter fastener gently with a hammer to snug the shutter against the siding. Push shutter locks through the holes in the shutter and into the hole in the wall surface. To avoid warping don t attach the shutters tightly. So what i wanted to do is i wanted to put shutters on the house but i m not sure which color or which style.

To remove shutters do not attempt to pull out the shutter spikes. Grasp the shutter fastener supporting shank and push it through the shutter hold and into the wall surface. So i don t really want to do that because if it doesn t work out then i have holes in my siding. Reposition the shutter.

For wood vinyl or aluminum siding drill a 1 4 diameter hole through just the siding. 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. Measure the same distance upward from the bottom of your shutters and make a mark on your siding for the next screw. Vinyl siding expands and contracts with the weather.

Repeat this process for each shutter you ll be installing. After removing the shutter drill a hole at each mark. But the only way to fasten the shutters is to drill into the siding. Best solid surface shower pan to be about inches high.

Installing in vinyl siding. Mark the locations of the mounting holes on the building. Step 3 add these two measurements together then add 1 2 inch. Do not over tighten or this will cause the shutter to dimple.

Use a level to ensure that you are hanging shutters at an even height on either side of each window. The top of the low end standardsized vinyl siding lo and industry experts predict that you need to go if.