Attaching Deck To Vinyl Siding

For the siding you need two custom tools.

Attaching deck to vinyl siding.

To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. The first is a small hook for unhooking a piece of siding from the piece below.

Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. 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. Then cut away the siding.

The easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook. Trying to place the screw through that middle rib can be awkward. Use this to remove all the pieces that are currently where you want to install the plate. For siding that has two sections called ship lap there is a rib running horizontally in the middle of the piece.

Draw a line on the wall along the top of each siding course before you pull the nails. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Get a role of tyvek tape to cover up all the holes left from removing the existing siding. You ll absolutely need to cut back the siding and attach directly to the home.

Vinyl siding is easy to penetrate but there are places you want to avoid within the profile of the siding. Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. Make the outline large enough to allow space for the.