How To Attach Vinyl Shutters To Vinyl Siding

2 measure up 2 from the bottom of the shutter and center on each side stile.

How to attach vinyl shutters to vinyl siding.

Measure the thickness of the shutter. Reposition the shutter. You do want to be careful not to squish the siding because remember the siding is somewhat soft. Crane board and batten vinyl siding.

Use a hammer to gently tap the fasteners to snug the shutter to the siding. Mark six 6 spots on each shutter see drawing below. Measure the thickness of the lap on the siding. Have a helper hold a shutter up to the edge of your window.

How to attach shutters to vinyl siding. Push shutter locks through the holes in the shutter and into the hole in the wall surface. Be sure to leave space between the edge of the shutter and the window edge so your shutters can expand and contract as temperatures rise and fall. 2 measure down 2 from the top of the shutter and center on each side stile.

Board and batten shutters on vinyl siding. And so as long as you re careful about the way they attach you certainly can have shutters on top of vinyl. And most of the shutter companies will sell those as part of the shutter too so you certainly can do that. Place the decorative vinyl shutter face up on a flat work surface.

Overtightening fasteners during shutter installation can create warping or dimples on the surface of vinyl. Most vinyl siding is made to imitate wood lap siding so the lap of the siding is.