Attach Gate To Vinyl Siding

Vinyl siding is easy to penetrate but there are places you want to avoid within the profile of the siding.

Attach gate to vinyl siding.

Secure the hinge to the rail with screws. Cut off a 1 4 inch piece of railing from the top and bottom rail to use as a template for the wall mount. A gate needs more support than loose flexible thin piece of vinyl if you want the gate to work or provide security. It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds.

Some hinges include elongated holes that allow for. For siding that has two sections called ship lap there is a rib running horizontally in the middle of the piece. The easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook. How to attach a railing to vinyl siding.

Mark the position of the screw holes. But i had no idea how to hang things on vinyl siding without damaging it. Hold the bottom rail at the desired height on the vinyl siding. Trying to place the screw through that middle rib can be awkward.

Slide a rail bracket. Cut through the scrap material with. Step 1 center the hinge on the rail leaving about inches of space between the gate edge and the hinge pin. Most hooks are stainless steel so they won t corrode and they are easy to remove when you re done with them.

I was super worried about committing to nail holes or breaking the wall until i found the perfect hooks for hanging decor on vinyl siding without nails or screws. Vinyl siding is just loose panels that move and are hung or suspended and allowed to move shrink expand and just divert most of the general rain but are not good for resisting and wind driven rain. Plan b is using something like this to anchor the post into the slab. Cut out the siding and find a way to anchor the 2x6 to the real structure of the house.

Drill pilot holes into the rail so it doesn t split. We are re siding the house later this summer with hardie plank so any cosmetic damage from this project doesn t matter.