How to mount fixture on wood siding

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mkgrady

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I need to install fixtures on a wood shingle sidded wall. I like to use the siding blocks made for this like the ones made by Arlington. They include the box right in the block. Just poke a wire through the wall and connect to the back of the thing. I can't find anything that will accomadate an oblong shaped fixture. The fixture is about 6 inches tall and about 11 inches wide. It is weather protected with a gasket that presses between the fixture and the wall so the wall must be smooth and wide enough to seal the edges of the fixture.

Anybody know of a product or a method of properly mounting this kind of fixture? If this were new work I would just ask the carpenter to install a block of the right dimensions while the siding is being installed.
 
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mkgrady said:
I need to install fixtures on a wood shingle sidded wall. I like to use the siding blocks made for this like the ones made by Arlington. They include the box right in the block. Just poke a wire through the wall and connect to the back of the thing. I can't find anything that will accomadate an oblong shaped fixture. The fixture is about 6 inches tall and about 11 inches wide. It is weather protected with a gasket that presses between the fixture and the wall so the wall must be smooth and wide enough to seal the edges of the fixture.

Anybody know of a product or a method of properly mounting this kind of fixture? If this were new work I would just ask the carpenter to install a block of the right dimensions while the siding is being installed.
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how are your carpenter skills? Find a matching siding piece then flip it upsidedown and cut to the width it will make a nice flat mounting surface
 
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Rewire said:
how are your carpenter skills? Find a matching siding piece then flip it upsidedown and cut to the width it will make a nice flat mounting surface
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The Arlington products are great, but this is one application where they probably are not the solution, something fabricated from same type of wood would look best.
 
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This wouldn't work?

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http://www.aifittings.com/catalog/p...x-kits-for-extra-large-fixtures-and-gfcis.pdf
 
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Usually siding is tapered from an eighth of an inch to 3/4" . When you flip it over the and match the opposite sides the thickness will be the same on the board. I have done that many times. Just cut it about 2 to 3 " wider than the fixture. I not sure it will work with shingles-- I think Rewire is thinking beveled siding.
 
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If they are cedar shingles then get a piece of cedar or whatever the siding is made from and cut a block the correct size then use a Fein Tool or a multi master type tool to cut the block in. Then use clear caulk

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mkgrady

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Dennis Alwon said:
Usually siding is tapered from an eighth of an inch to 3/4" . When you flip it over the and match the opposite sides the thickness will be the same on the board. I have done that many times. Just cut it about 2 to 3 " wider than the fixture. I not sure it will work with shingles-- I think Rewire is thinking beveled siding.
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OK, now I get it.

Dennis Alwon said:
If they are cedar shingles then get a piece of cedar or whatever the siding is made from and cut a block the correct size then use a Fein Tool or a multi master type tool to cut the block in. Then use clear caulk

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I think I will do this. I have a Bosh tool like that. I was concerned about causing a leak but you're right the caulking should seal it up good.
 
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