How To Attach An Awning To A House With Vinyl Siding

The mounting block is sold in two pieces.

How to attach an awning to a house with vinyl siding.

It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds. Similar to fixed awnings drill the pilot holes through the outer veneer to prevent cracking and damage. Make sure the hardware you use is tight and that your awning does not wiggle around. Once the location is determined mark the ends with e for ends with the pencil.

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. The awning should be at least 7 to 8 feet above the ground or the patio. The first is a small hook for unhooking a piece of siding from the piece below. You gave me a great idea of the test holes underneath the lip of the siding.

Most hooks are stainless steel so they won t corrode and they are easy to remove when you re done with them. For the siding you need two custom tools. The inside piece mounts to the structure of the house and the outside piece frames and trims the opening where the mounting block is nested into the siding and affixed to the house. Looking to install a 12 x 10 retractable awning off the back of my house to cover half of my deck 10ft wide.

Disassemble the mounting block. Depending on your brand of awning you will use either a large bolt or a screw to attach the awning into the brackets. Siding hooks the easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook. Mounting your awning to the wall if your hood has one or two supports slip the brackets onto the mounting rail approximately where the holes are in the hood.

Siding material is often pitched and may not be perfectly flat. Get a role of tyvek tape to cover up all the holes left from removing the existing siding. Attach the hardware through the brackets and over the awning bar to hold it in place. First determine the location of the awning and take an accurate measurement of the same with the measurement tape.

When mounting the wall brackets use lag bolts or an equivalent unless other hardware is specified or provided. Follow the 6 simple steps to install it on vinyl siding. With some help now lift your awning up into the brackets on the wall. Fasten the awning bar to the brackets.