Wood Shutters On Vinyl Siding

I have seen shutters constructed of composite materials that can be fairly heavy and thus you may want to go to a 12 and or add more of them.

Wood shutters on vinyl siding.

Spikes are designed to secure shutters to masonry brick stucco hardboard or other hard surfaces. Builders edge decorative 15 in. Reposition the shutter. Cedar or pine is very common in shutters and is light which presents no problem.

There are two methods of installing vinyl exterior shutters. Shutter inches in a lawn mower baseball hail damage or shutters wooden exterior shutters all i have or a pilot holes through the vinyl or carpentry skills consider adding shutters on the size of a inch larger than wood window. More importantly they need to be anchored into something solid behind the vinyl siding. Vinyl siding expands and contracts with the weather.

Use a hammer to gently tap the fasteners to snug the shutter to the siding. The second approach employs a vinyl spike. Also drill the hole in the siding 1 4 inch larger than the fastener. The first uses non corrosive metal screws.

Push shutter locks through the holes in the shutter and into the hole in the wall surface. Louvered vinyl exterior shutters pair in 002 black actual 14 5 in. Builders edge decorative 15 in. Most vinyl siding is made to imitate wood lap siding so the lap of the siding is measured at the bottom of the simulated wood panel where the real wood would overlap each other.

Once you have determined the aesthetic of your new shutters purchase or order the number you will need in the size appropriate for your windows. Durable copolymer construction features molded through color so there is no paint to ever scratch or flake. To avoid warping don t attach the shutters tightly. All vinyl siding products when the appearance of the hardware that they need to put holes just removed if you are residing our home.

X 54 75 in are designed with a deep wood grain texture for the appearance of wood shutters without the maintenance worries of wood. Overtightening fasteners during shutter installation can create warping or dimples on the surface of vinyl. Step 3 add these two measurements together then add 1 2 inch. Screws are used to attach outdoor shutters to wood vinyl and other soft siding.

Severe weather 2 pack 14 5 in w x 58 5 in h midnight blue raised panel vinyl exterior shutters.