How To Add New Exterior Door To Plastic Siding

This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole.

How to add new exterior door to plastic siding. Cut a mounting block out of 1 inch lumber to mount a fixture on vinyl or clapboard siding. Cut the drip edge to fit the width of the rough opening and slide it underneath the siding at the top of the opening. Do not nail the drip edge. Pry off trim molding surrounding the existing door if applicable with the flat end of a pry bar.

If you want to hang something from your vinyl siding don t even think about drilling through it to attach a hook to the sheathing. I used some lexel sealant to double seal the exterior side of the door and then installed drywall and decorative trim filled the fastener holes and repainted everything. Mark the perimeter of the opening for the new door onto the vinyl siding with a carpenter s pencil in the location where the door will go. To provide a moisture barrier apply building paper to the exposed areas of the walls and door frame.

Mark a level horizontal line 2 inches below drilled holes to define the bottom of the new opening. Cut the thin plastic sheet to appropriate dimensions so that it will cover the entirety of the new exterior wall. Part 2 installing the new vinyl siding. Cut a piece of the drip edge to fit the width of the rough opening.

Score the flat sections of the. We ll walk you through the entire process of framing for an exterior door including cutting through drywall assembling new studs and building a new door frame. Measure the top of the door s rough opening height from the bottom line and mark a level horizontal line to complete the perimeter of the cut line for the opening. Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window.

Using a staple gun staple the moisture barrier to the new exterior wall. If you re looking to add a new exterior door to your home whether it s a pair of french doors that swing out onto your patio or a dutch door that brings cottage charm to your front entry you ve come to the right place. From that point forward it s all a matter of sealing the door and addressing the cosmetics. There are at least three alternative ways to do it.