Cutting Blocks To Match Siding For Light Install

Box behind the metal siding inside the garage.

Cutting blocks to match siding for light install.

My hubby and i are trying to install our exterior light fixture and it isn t laying flush against the 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. Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding. One of the issues you come across when installing a light fixture on aluminum siding is the fact that the siding doesn t have a solid vertical surface.

The block we show here has a built in electrical box so you don t need the one in the wall. We just learned about mount blocks but many tutorials say we d have to cut into our siding in order to use them. The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture. 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. This video shows a unique and ez way to mark and cut out an electrical box hole in metal siding. The picture frame design adds interest and lends a finished touch. Get free shipping on qualified mounting blocks or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department.

However light fixtures must be secured to an electrical box. Ply gem s universal siding mounting blocks are ideal for installing large items such as lighting fixtures house numbers and mailboxes. You can choose from several sizes and styles including square and rectangle shapes with gently rounded and scroll cut corners. White polypropylene mini mounting block for siding model 146100001 10 68.

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. Or finish cutting the recess mount it as usual and caulk. However being centered. 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. 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.