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Cutting blocks to match siding for light install.
This video shows a unique and ez way to mark and cut out an electrical box hole in metal siding.
Box behind the metal siding inside the garage.
You don t have to cut into the siding to mount the block.
Just shim it up install the light and box normally and caulk it liberally.
We just learned about mount blocks but many tutorials say we d have to cut into our siding in order to use them.
I know there has to be a easier way so please can anyone tell me if its possible to mount a mount block on siding without cutting and removing the siding.
If you use a block without an electrical box shift the existing electrical box out so you can mount the fixture to it.
The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture.
Ply gem s universal siding mounting blocks are ideal for installing large items such as lighting fixtures house numbers and mailboxes.
The block we show here has a built in electrical box so you don t need the one in the wall.
I sometimes cut wood blocks cedar for weather resistance to mate the vertical back of a.
White polypropylene jumbo light mounting block model 145000023 13 99.
The picture frame design adds interest and lends a finished touch.
If you cut a hole in the siding install an.
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You can choose from several sizes and styles including square and rectangle shapes with gently rounded and scroll cut corners.
Or finish cutting the recess mount it as usual and caulk.
Thu sep 21 2017 1 53 am if you mount the pancake box under the vinyl cover on the osb you run into the problem where it won t be flush with the vinyl block cover.
White polypropylene mini mounting block for siding model 146100001 10 68.
However light fixtures must be secured to an electrical box.
Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding.
Another idea would be to put a small piece of of wood in the space of the block to shim out some structure to screw a pancake box into through the vinyl cover.