Wood Shutters On Vinyl Siding

Installing in vinyl siding.

Wood shutters on vinyl siding.

Use a hammer to gently tap the fasteners to snug the shutter to the siding. Push shutter locks through the holes in the shutter and into the hole in the wall surface. Overtightening fasteners during shutter installation can create warping or dimples on the surface of vinyl. More importantly they need to be anchored into something solid behind the vinyl siding.

You ll need a masonry bit and masonry wall anchors or suitable spikes if provided with shutters. I have seen shutters constructed of composite materials that can be fairly heavy and thus you may want to go to a 12 and or add more of them. Cedar or pine is very common in shutters and is light which presents no problem. All vinyl siding products when the appearance of the hardware that they need to put holes just removed if you are residing our home.

Durable copolymer construction features molded through color so there is no paint to ever scratch or flake. Louvered vinyl exterior shutters pair in 002 black actual 14 5 in. Step 3 add these two measurements together then add 1 2 inch. Shutter inches in a lawn mower baseball hail damage or shutters wooden exterior shutters all i have or a pilot holes through the vinyl or carpentry skills consider adding shutters on the size of a inch larger than wood window.

Screws are used to attach outdoor shutters to wood vinyl and other soft siding. Most vinyl siding is made to imitate wood lap siding so the lap of the siding is measured at the bottom of the simulated wood panel where the real wood would overlap each other. Also drill the hole in the siding 1 4 inch larger than the fastener. Vinyl siding expands and contracts with the weather.

The first uses non corrosive metal screws. Severe weather 2 pack 14 5 in w x 58 5 in h midnight blue raised panel vinyl exterior shutters. X 54 75 in are designed with a deep wood grain texture for the appearance of wood shutters without the maintenance worries of wood. The second approach employs a vinyl spike.

Builders edge decorative 15 in. There are two methods of installing vinyl exterior shutters. Once you have determined the aesthetic of your new shutters purchase or order the number you will need in the size appropriate for your windows. To avoid warping don t attach the shutters tightly.

Builders edge decorative 15 in.