How To Install An Awning Over Vinyl Siding

Your video was fantastic as we have the old aluminum siding with the old wood siding behind it trying to find the studs is going to be a pain.

How to install an awning over vinyl siding.

This is our most comprehensive. Instead the osb plywood or framing members should be relied upon to support the weight of the awning. You can t anchor exterior features directly to the vinyl siding panels. If you have vinyl siding on your home you have 2 options for installation.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. For installing the retractable awning on vinyl siding you need a vinyl siding removal tool so you can remove the vinyl siding wherever you need it and put it back on. Your exterior features are anchored to the mounting block and in turn the structure of the house. Remove the siding in the area of installation and install a header board directly over the sheathing into the studs.

First determine the location of the awning and take an accurate measurement of the same with the measurement tape. Vinyl siding is a plastic based product that is typically mounted over osb or plywood sheeting. Looking to install a 12 x 10 retractable awning off the back of my house to cover half of my deck 10ft wide. Instead cut a hole through the siding and affix a mounting block to the underlying sheathing or framework of the house.

The vinyl siding tool has a hook that grabs the vinyl siding and opens it so you can install the brackets to the wall behind easily. Vinyl is very flexible and is only meant to serve as an aesthetic cladding. Weight should never be applied to the siding itself. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.

Remove the siding at the height of your intended installation and take a look to see if you can locate studs.