How To Attach An Awning To A House With Vinyl Siding

Siding material is often pitched and may not be perfectly flat.

How to attach an awning to a house with vinyl siding.

Take the time to shim the wall brackets if needed. Push bar all the way to the back of the bracket and install the retaining bolt ill. The awning should be at least 7 to 8 feet above the ground or the patio. Siding hooks the easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook.

Mounting your awning to the wall if your hood has one or two supports slip the brackets onto the mounting rail approximately where the holes are in the hood. Disassemble the mounting block. Similar to fixed awnings drill the pilot holes through the outer veneer to prevent cracking and damage. Your video was fantastic as we have the old aluminum siding with the old wood siding behind it trying to find the studs is going to be a pain.

Attach the hardware through the brackets and over the awning bar to hold it in place. Make sure the hardware you use is tight and that your awning does not wiggle around. Follow the 6 simple steps to install it on vinyl siding. Get a role of tyvek tape to cover up all the holes left from removing the existing siding.

With some help now lift your awning up into the brackets on the wall. Once the location is determined mark the ends with e for ends with the pencil. When mounting the wall brackets use lag bolts or an equivalent unless other hardware is specified or provided. Most hooks are stainless steel so they won t corrode and they are easy to remove when you re done with them.

It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds. The inside piece mounts to the structure of the house and the outside piece frames and trims the opening where the mounting block is nested into the siding and affixed to the house. For the siding you need two custom tools. Depending on your brand of awning you will use either a large bolt or a screw to attach the awning into the brackets.

The mounting block is sold in two pieces. The first is a small hook for unhooking a piece of siding from the piece below. First determine the location of the awning and take an accurate measurement of the same with the measurement tape. You gave me a great idea of the test holes underneath the lip of the siding.