Attaching Deck To Vinyl Siding

Use this to remove all the pieces that are currently where you want to install the plate.

Attaching deck to vinyl siding. Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it. The easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook. You ll absolutely need to cut back the siding and attach directly to the home. Then cut away the siding.

Trying to place the screw through that middle rib can be awkward. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. For the siding you need two custom tools. Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below.

From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.

The first is a small hook for unhooking a piece of siding from the piece below. Vinyl siding is easy to penetrate but there are places you want to avoid within the profile of the siding. Locate the rim joist and mark an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board using a tape measure pencil and chalk line. Most hooks are stainless steel so they won t corrode and they are easy to remove when you re done with them.

Get a role of tyvek tape to cover up all the holes left from removing the existing siding. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. For siding that has two sections called ship lap there is a rib running horizontally in the middle of the piece. It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds.