All we have is the vinyl trim around where it used to be with the wires sticking out of a hole in a small vinyl panel.
How to install outdoor light fixture on siding.
Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.
Then mount your fixture to that large flat mounting plate.
Remove portions of the vinyl siding on either side of the installation location to install the vinyl mounting block.
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Notice that the metal.
Mounting box with built in electrical box.
Twist your wire cap on to secure the two wires.
However it is recommended that this type of.
The block should be rectangular and large enough to accommodate the base of the fixture.
For adequate support you can mount exterior light fixtures to a solid block or base which you usually install before or during the siding process.
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Installing outdoor light fixture on vinyl siding we bought our home recently with existing vinyl siding and the porch light by the back door is missing.
Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding.
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Then you snap on the mounting plate.
It has cutout marks on it for the type of fixture you will be using.
Twist the white wire from the light fixture to the white wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.
Yours will be 4 round so cut on those marks the snap it on.
Make sure they are firmly connected.
Mark on the siding where you plan to install exterior lighting using a pencil.
Twist the ground wire coming from your light fixture to the ground wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.