Attaching Deck To Vinyl Siding

Get a role of tyvek tape to cover up all the holes left from removing the existing siding.

Attaching deck to vinyl siding.

Vinyl siding is easy to penetrate but there are places you want to avoid within the profile of the siding. It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds. The first is a small hook for unhooking a piece of siding from the piece below. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Make the outline large enough to allow space for the. Trying to place the screw through that middle rib can be awkward. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.

The easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook. Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. Draw a line on the wall along the top of each siding course before you pull the nails. You ll absolutely need to cut back the siding and attach directly to the home.

Locate the rim joist and mark an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board using a tape measure pencil and chalk line. Then cut away the siding. Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below. Most hooks are stainless steel so they won t corrode and they are easy to remove when you re done with them.

Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails. For siding that has two sections called ship lap there is a rib running horizontally in the middle of the piece. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck.