A light fixture or a clothesline for example screwed into the wall through the siding will restrict the siding s movement under expansion and contraction.
Attaching clothesline to vinyl siding.
If you have vinyl siding you may be wondering how you can add decor to it without damaging your home with nails or screws.
Remember it needs to be long enough to get through the clothesline bracket siding sheating and 1 1 2 into the stud.
For siding that has two sections called ship lap there is a rib running horizontally in the middle of the piece.
Stainless steel screws won t rust but you could also use deck screws if you happen to have some handy.
I was super worried about committing to nail holes or breaking the wall until i found the perfect hooks for hanging decor on vinyl siding without nails or screws.
Trying to place the screw through that middle rib can be awkward.
So you re probably looking at a 3 screw.
It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds.
Siding hooks the easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook.
Don t drive the screw too tight you ll deform the siding.
Therefore surface mounted fixtures should be installed on mounting blocks this includes meter bases shutters hose bibbs etc.
Vinyl siding is easy to penetrate but there are places you want to avoid within the profile of the siding.
Our screened in porch has a wall of vinyl siding and i wanted to make it look nicer by adding some pretty decor.