How To Nail Into The Vinly Sidings Of House

The screw will stay right there and easily go into the trim.

How to nail into the vinly sidings of house.

Attach a cup hook to the side of your house. Slip the top of the hook underneath a piece of siding and wiggle it. Space nails a maximum of 16 inches apart for horizontal siding panels every 12 inches for vertical siding panels and 6 to 12 inches for accessories. But i had no idea how to hang things on vinyl siding without damaging it.

Start nailing vertical siding and trim pieces in the top of the uppermost slots to hold them in position. This is a flat metal sheet with vinyl covering. Trim is normally applied over solid areas. Hang a vinyl siding hook on your house.

Next lock a scrap piece of siding into the panel below butting against the window. How to hang decorations on vinyl siding. The trick here to avoid your screw wandering all over the metal trim is to use a nail set or even just a larger nail and tap a small pilot pit into the trim piece. Renail right next to the old nail leaving at least a 1 16 in.

Clean the area where you want to attach the hook thoroughly with. Place all other nails in the center of the slots. Mark the height needed allowing 1 4 in. Have the necessary tools for this diy project lined up before you start you ll save time and frustration.

Gap between the nailhead and the vinyl to allow easy movement. This is the most efficient method. Our screened in porch has a wall of vinyl siding and i wanted to make it look nicer by adding some pretty decor. Find the tight nails and cut them photo 4.

Clearance on each window side. Clearance below the sill.