This guide also gives an outline of what is involved in installing line voltage lighting.
How to install outdoor light fixture on siding.
Mark on the siding where you plan to install exterior lighting using a pencil.
It has cutout marks on it for the type of fixture you will be using.
Twist the white wire from the light fixture to the white wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.
The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture.
I wanted to install an exterior light on vinyl siding so i opened an existing one to see how the box wires and fixture is installed.
This project guide will show you how to install low voltage landscape lighting and solar powered lights.
Installing outdoor light fixture on vinyl siding we bought our home recently with existing vinyl siding and the porch light by the back door is missing.
Yours will be 4 round so cut on those marks the snap it on.
Make sure they are firmly connected.
The right landscape lighting can enhance the trees shrubs flowers or other features in your yard and provide security along a walkway or around a deck.
Remove portions of the vinyl siding on either side of the installation location to install the vinyl mounting block.
Notice that the metal.
For adequate support you can mount exterior light fixtures to a solid block or base which you usually install before or during the siding process.
Step 2 slide the j hook under the piece of siding you need to remove to set the j block in place.
Then mount your fixture to that large flat mounting plate.
Then you snap on the mounting plate.
Twist the ground wire coming from your light fixture to the ground wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.
You then reinstall your siding cutting it to fit around the box leaving approximately 3 8 for expansion and contraction.
However it is recommended that this type of.
Mounting box with built in electrical box.
Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.