Mounting to plastic siding.

[iaov]

Hope someone has some ideas here. When mounting A/C disconnects or a plug in for a generator I have not figured out a good way to mount these to houses with plastic/vynal siding.Siding crushes in realy easily and I'm never realy happy with the end result.

[Rewire]

place box on siding and mark holesw then use a step bit to cut holes large enough for 1/2 conduit place a short piece of conduit in the hole pressing hard and mark then cut conduit spacer place in hole with a small amount of caulk around it then mount box with lag screws.

[iaov]

What do you use for a spacer??

[celtic]

http://www.aifittings.com/new_images/MM10.jpg

You thinking something like this?
http://www.aifittings.com/k_1a.htm

[celtic]

Maybe more like this:
http://www.aifittings.com/new_images/2-pg-MM10a.jpg

http://www.aifittings.com/whnew25.htm

[iaov]

Yeah Celtic. Those look great. Thanx for the link.:smile:

[celtic]

The first image works well for meters, teleco and cable type landing strip.
The second works well on lots of other stuff.


Don't forget these things:
http://www.aifittings.com/in_box/DBVS1W.jpg
http://www.aifittings.com/whnew73.htm

[iaov]

The stuff in the second image looks like it would work great. I E-mailed them and am waiting for a reply.

[Rewire]

What do you use for a spacer??
the cut piece of conduit acts as a spacer

[stickboy1375]

Hope someone has some ideas here. When mounting A/C disconnects or a plug in for a generator I have not figured out a good way to mount these to houses with plastic/vynal siding.Siding crushes in realy easily and I'm never realy happy with the end result.


Are you using an impact gun to fasten things to vynal siding? ;) :grin:

I guess I just go easy with the screws, never crushed the siding before, its all in the layout also... Worse case scenario, I use an after the siding is up siding block....

[puckman]

you could use those screws that have lag type tread on one side and a machine tread on the other side. after putting in lag tread you put a nut and washer on as the mounting back. thats one way to do it without crushing siding.

[LarryFine]

you could use those screws that have lag type tread on one side and a machine tread on the other side. after putting in lag tread you put a nut and washer on as the mounting back.
Good idea! You can jam two nuts together to make turning the screw-point into the wood more easily.

[Sharpie]

That is a good idea Puckman, I'll remember that one!
I was just in the supply store and I saw those panels (previously mentioned on this thread) made by Arlington (I think) does anyone have experience installing them into existing siding? Just wondering if it was easy, or more trouble than it's worth?