Measure several inches below the windowsill to mark the placement of the top of the bracket.
How to secure a window box to sill.
Drill a pilot hole in the bracket near the.
For windows that swing out leave 6 to 8 inches of.
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Step 1 purchase a window hanger for your box.
And make our block closer to winning greenest block in brooklyn we would need to figure out a way to secure window boxes so that they don t fall down onto our landlady.
We live in a rental apartment on the top floor of a 100 year old brownstone and the dilemma we have is not an uncommon one.
Hold the bracket up so that its top lines up with the mark on the siding.
Unless the window has a built in iron guard rail use hooks and side chains to secure the box to the wall as above.
To mount the window box place the top of the hanger over the window sill letting the large bottom part of the hook hand down.
Most window boxes are designed for mounting to a window with screws so you ll have to shop around for a specialty window box that comes with hangers.
If so insert wedges treated with preservative under the window box to make it level.
Measure and mark the center of the window.
Many sills slope away from the house to throw off rainwater.
Then tap this down into the recess of the window with a rubber mallet.
How to secure a window box.
Then measure down from the sill the recommended distance and mark the center of the two mounting holes.
If you started with a piece of lumber 3 inches wide the square bottom of the house piece needs to be 4 inches below the bottom of the window sill or window frame.
Use a 1 x1 or 2 x 1 wooden lath cut to just a touch wider than than the recess of your window.
The pieces of treated lumber that are screwed to the house as well as the window box need to be attached using galvanized or stainless steel fasteners.