Feed the cable.
How to install light on siding.
Mounting box with built in electrical box.
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The siding isn t flat so i was wondering how to install exterior lights by my entry doors so that the base of the light sits flush on the siding.
Drill a 1 2 inch hole in the siding at the location where you want the fixture.
Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.
Remove 2 rows of siding.
Use a malco sideswiper to unlock and rehook the siding then install something like this.
The one above and around your existing fixture.
You can buy a vinyl mounting blocks with a preinstalled electric box to mount a fixture on vinyl siding.
If you ve connected the electric cable to power be sure the power is off before you connect the light.
How to put on new exterior light fixtures with aluminum siding 1.
I live in a 30 year old house with 30 year old vinyl siding.
Turn off the power by flipping off that breaker to the area where you ll install the light.
How to install an exterior light fixture on siding things you will need.