How To Install Vinyl Siding Hooks

Most hooks are stainless steel so they won t corrode and they are easy to remove when you re done with them.

How to install vinyl siding hooks.

But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill in. The mounting bar for the hook attaches to. Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it. Cut and install bottom j flush with the sides of the window casing.

Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Pull the hook forward and down until it catches on the siding. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in. It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds.

Open panel grooves when necessary using a siding removal tool. My vinyl siding pieces are molded to look like two planks together which means that the hooks only work between separated planks. Draw a line on the wall along the top of each siding course before you pull the nails. Cut a tab in the bottom of the side j channels and fold under.

Place the top of the vertical mounting so that. Install the vinyl siding hooks onto the side of your house. Vinyl siding hooks have one end that is bent into a hook and one straight end that has a small catch at the tip. To install a hook slide the end with the catch underneath the panel of siding that is just under the window.

Slide the removal tool hook end pointed downwards under. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. If the result is a whole number you re in. Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below.

Warning select the position on your vinyl siding where you wish to place the s hook. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Divide the length of each wall by 8 inches the width of a piece of siding. Install side j channels flush with the lower face of the bottom j channel and with the top of the window casing.

Cut and install top j flush with the outer face of the side j s. The easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook.