Mounting A Mailbox To Vinyl Siding

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Mounting a mailbox to vinyl siding. They would also work to hang lights around a window not having to drill hole in the siding. I hang a 48 wreath with the no hole vinyl siding hangers. The old mailbox was a freestanding one and the new one needs to be mounted to the house. It is extremely important that you never drill into vinyl siding.

Vinyl siding is not designed to get drilled into for any reason. There are at least three alternative ways to do it. Vinyl siding is not made to be drilled. Doing so will crack it leaving your house vulnerable to water damage.

I mounted a mailbox straight to my vinyl siding and the top can t open all the way because the squishiness of the vinyl doesn t allow it to sit flush against the wall the way it s supposed to. If you want to hang something from your vinyl siding don t even think about drilling through it to attach a hook to the sheathing. I d create a mounting block pre drill holes through the siding and into the sheathing and then mount the block with screws. Add vinyl siding s hooks.

19 1 45 oz 18 99 18 99. This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole. The safest way to hang anything from vinyl siding is by using either glue or vinyl siding s hooks. My research says if it s vinyl siding one could theoretically try s hooks that jam underneath the panels.