Nailing/Screwing Through Vinyl Siding - DIY Home Improvement …
Apr 29, 2007 · Relock the siding after marking the studs. Drill holes 1/4 inch larger than they screws you plan on using. The siding has to be able to move and using holes the same size as screws restricts the movement and can cause buckling in hot weather especially if you use more than one screw in a peice of siding. When attaching an object don't bind the ...
Are screws okay with vinyl soffit? - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Mar 16, 2022 · 5275 posts · Joined 2007. #6 · Mar 16, 2022. Not a big fan of vinyl soffit but if you are using it I've found the best screws to use will be lath screws. You should be able to easily control how tight you screw them, leaving them a bit loose.
how to Install hand rails on exterior with siding?
Oct 8, 2023 · Then cut the siding back to go around the mounting block. Use the 1/8" hole as your reference to cut the siding out 1/4" bigger than the block is. Ensure the siding has 1/8" clearance to the block on all 4 sides as you reinstall it. Then snap the mounting block cap onto the block and mount your handrail brackets onto that.
attaching downspout strap to vinyl siding - DIY Home …
Aug 13, 2018 · 93803 posts · Joined 2017. #6 · Aug 13, 2018. Vinyl siding can move and when you put screws like this, it is trapped at that spot but can still expand and contract in all directions away from the screws. The house wrap is the important part of the job for water that gets behind the siding but if the screws are tight the water will not have a ...
Transite Siding Cover Up? - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Mar 24, 2008 · Removing and disposing of the asbestos definitely will cost more. There are some concerns with covering it, however. One is the difficulty in nailing through asbestos siding. It's a hard, brittle material, and normal siding nails can bend. The contractor you choose should be experienced in installing vinyl over asbestos.
Vinyl Siding and a Mailbox - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Apr 26, 2010 · 11194 posts · Joined 2007. #2 · Apr 26, 2010. Forget the beam, forget the faux shutters. They sell mounting blocks for siding you can use to mount lights, outlets, etc.. Pick up two the size you need and just screw them through the siding into the sheathing. Screw the mailbox to the blocking. Ron. Ron.
vynil siding is it ok to screw or nail throught it for...
117 posts · Joined 2009. #3 · Sep 22, 2011. If you screw through it into wood (wall stud beneath the sheeting preferred), it should be fine. The vinyl siding is not the protective barrier against rain, as moisture and humidity can get under vinyl siding. It's your vapour barrier such as typar, or tyvek (building wrap) that went on under your ...
Fill Screw holes in siding - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Jun 8, 2017 · Lift the first run off the nail heads. Don't pull the nails. Install the new piece (es) and rehook them over the nailheads and zip them back in place, bottom first to the starter strip and the second to the first. That way you don't lose positioning of the siding and it stays straight.
Attach handrail to vinyl siding w/o crushing siding
Apr 11, 2016 · jlhaslip. 5977 posts · Joined 2009. #2 · Apr 11, 2016. You will need to separate the interlock on the siding and place a piece of wood behind the siding and then re-do the interlock. Possibly 1/2 inch plywood will work. Even better would be a piece of bevel siding. The piece only needs to be a bit bigger than the mounting plate.
Installation Tips on Vinyl Shutters over James Hardie Siding
May 3, 2010 · 2” stainless steel pan heads and some shutter color paint to touch up the screw heads. Pre-drill the shutter so screw passes through freeley. Don't want that little pooch in the new vinyl shutter. This is an older thread, you may not …