How To Attach Wood Shutters To Aluminum Siding

Have a helper hold a shutter up to the edge of your window.

How to attach wood shutters to aluminum siding.

Open the shutters all the way. The small hole will help this get started and it will help you hanging them. You would have to drill them with a small bit then use a larger screw to hang it up with. Be sure to leave space between the edge of the shutter and the window edge so your shutters can expand and contract as temperatures rise and fall.

Push shutter locks through the holes in the shutter and into the hole in the wall surface. Use a hammer to gently tap the fasteners to snug the shutter to the siding. So what i wanted to do is i wanted to put shutters on the house but i m not sure which color or which style. Mark the locations of the mounting holes on the building.

And most of the shutter companies will sell those as part of the shutter too so you certainly can do that. Be careful not to drill into the wall. After removing the shutter drill a hole at each mark. Overtightening fasteners during shutter installation can create warping or dimples on the surface of vinyl.

So i don t really want to do that because if it doesn t work out then i have holes in my siding. Measure the thickness of the lap on the siding. For wood vinyl or aluminum siding drill a 5 16 diameter hole through the siding. But the only way to fasten the shutters is to drill into the siding.

Most vinyl siding is made to imitate wood lap siding so the lap of the siding is. And so as long as you re careful about the way they attach you certainly can have shutters on top of vinyl. How to attach shutters to vinyl siding. Then proceed to one of the next two steps.

Place the shutter next to the window where you plan to install. Assemble the shutter dog and the lag bolt that holds it away from the house. Once you determine where you would like the shutter to be placed use a pencil to mark the edge on the siding. Reposition the shutter.

Holding the bolt up against the house check that it has enough contact with the shutter to hold it open. You do want to be careful not to squish the siding because remember the siding is somewhat soft.