A third alternative is to hang a light item from a suction cup attached to the siding but this only works if the siding is smooth and untextured.
How to install outdoor lights on vinyl siding.
Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.
4 connect wires and install fixture.
Step 2 slide the j hook under the piece of siding you need to remove to set the j block in place.
Or for installation after siding is installed for installation before siding is installed catalog upc dci naed siding unit standard dim style number mfg 01 8997 type pkg pkg.
Mounting box with built in electrical box.
The safe and easy way to hang things on your vinyl siding.
Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding.
Mark on the siding where you plan to install exterior lighting using a pencil.
Remove portions of the vinyl siding on either side of the installation location to install the vinyl mounting block.
The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture.
2 3 mount box section to substrate.
Place siding block over box section 8081 shown.