Window Boxes To Vinyl Siding

Direct mount with bolts.

Window boxes to vinyl siding.

Make sure you distance the hooks so that they are on each end of the box. When deciding how to hang a window box planter there are essentially two options to choose from. Hanging window boxes can be tricky if your house is covered in vinyl siding. Don t add the soil and plants until after the box is installed.

Window boxes can also scratch the exterior of your siding where they hang. Center the box by measuring the overhang on the brackets as shown. Hang a metal window box on the vinyl siding hooks. Andrew doesn t drill holes in the vinyl siding ever.

And being that vinyl is the 1 siding used in the united states many a homeowner will find this tutorial useful learning how to hang window boxes on vinyl siding. There are a few ways to attach a window box to siding. The only safe way to attach a window box to this type of exterior is by using screws and anchors. I get where he s coming from i really do.

But if you fall in love with these steel brackets like my kind of weirdo here s another sneaky awesome and easy project i made them with. Be sure that the angled side of the box faces outward. Set the empty window box on top of the two brackets. I don t want water leaking in the walls or anything at the same time i need flowers in beautiful boxes under.

The hardest part is usually finding the studs to anchor the box or brackets but other than that it can be done with a fairly basic set of tools. To install a window box on siding is a moderate task that many diy enthusiasts can often accomplish. Mounting hooks for vinyl. This will ensure that the weight is evenly distributed and the box is level.

To hang window boxes in the most common way you would have to put holes through the siding. A filled window box is surprisingly heavy. Traditionally window boxes are nailed or screwed right into the siding of a house but this doesn t work when you ve got vinyl siding nailing and screwing can damage the vinyl siding beyond. Unfortunately much misinformation exists about attaching window boxes to aluminum siding with hooks.

This window box idea from the beginning took a lot of convincing that it was absolutely positively 100 necessary for survival. Center the window box photo by mary beth montgomery. Aluminum siding is still a very popular home exterior and it can be versatile when it comes to ornamentation and things like window boxes.