Wood Shutters On Vinyl Siding

Spikes are designed to secure shutters to masonry brick stucco hardboard or other hard surfaces.

Wood shutters on vinyl 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. There are two methods of installing vinyl exterior shutters. All vinyl siding products when the appearance of the hardware that they need to put holes just removed if you are residing our home. Use a hammer to gently tap the fasteners to snug the shutter to the siding.

The first uses non corrosive metal screws. 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. Installing in vinyl siding. Durable copolymer construction features molded through color so there is no paint to ever scratch or flake.

Builders edge decorative 15 in. Push shutter locks through the holes in the shutter and into the hole in the wall surface. Builders edge decorative 15 in. Also drill the hole in the siding 1 4 inch larger than the fastener.

Severe weather 2 pack 14 5 in w x 58 5 in h midnight blue raised panel vinyl exterior shutters. Step 3 add these two measurements together then add 1 2 inch. You ll need a masonry bit and masonry wall anchors or suitable spikes if provided with 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.

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. Reposition the shutter. Vinyl shutters which typically have a wood look are longer lasting but cannot serve as functional shutters to protect your windows. Vinyl siding expands and contracts with the weather.

To avoid warping don t attach the shutters tightly. Cedar or pine is very common in shutters and is light which presents no problem. The second approach employs a vinyl spike. X 54 75 in are designed with a deep wood grain texture for the appearance of wood shutters without the maintenance worries of wood.

Screws are used to attach outdoor shutters to wood vinyl and other soft siding.