You would remove that light and clean off the caulking.
How to install light on siding.
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Remove 2 rows of siding.
Drill a 1 2 inch hole in the siding at the location where you want the fixture.
The one above and around your existing fixture.
The siding isn t flat so i was wondering how to install exterior lights by my entry doors so that the base of the light sits flush on the siding.
You can buy a vinyl mounting blocks with a preinstalled electric box to mount a fixture on vinyl siding.
Feed the cable.
Run electric cable from the nearest.
How to put on new exterior light fixtures with aluminum siding 1.
I live in a 30 year old house with 30 year old vinyl siding.
Turn off the power by flipping off that breaker to the area where you ll install the light.
For adequate support you can mount exterior light fixtures to a solid block or base which you usually install before or during the siding process.
Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.
How to install an exterior light fixture on siding things you will need.