How To Attach An Awning To A House With Vinyl Siding

Take the time to shim the wall brackets if needed.

How to attach an awning to a house with vinyl siding. It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds. Make sure the hardware you use is tight and that your awning does not wiggle around. Once the location is determined mark the ends with e for ends with the pencil. For the siding you need two custom tools.

Use this to remove all the pieces that are currently where you want to install the plate. The first is a small hook for unhooking a piece of siding from the piece below. Most hooks are stainless steel so they won t corrode and they are easy to remove when you re done with them. Attach the hardware through the brackets and over the awning bar to hold it in place.

First determine the location of the awning and take an accurate measurement of the same with the measurement tape. The inside piece mounts to the structure of the house and the outside piece frames and trims the opening where the mounting block is nested into the siding and affixed to the house. Looking to install a 12 x 10 retractable awning off the back of my house to cover half of my deck 10ft wide. Fasten the awning bar to the brackets.

With some help now lift your awning up into the brackets on the wall. The awning should be at least 7 to 8 feet above the ground or the patio. The mounting block is sold in two pieces. Push bar all the way to the back of the bracket and install the retaining bolt ill.

Siding hooks the easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook. Follow the 6 simple steps to install it on vinyl siding. When mounting the wall brackets use lag bolts or an equivalent unless other hardware is specified or provided. Similar to fixed awnings drill the pilot holes through the outer veneer to prevent cracking and damage.

Depending on your brand of awning you will use either a large bolt or a screw to attach the awning into the brackets. Mounting your awning to the wall if your hood has one or two supports slip the brackets onto the mounting rail approximately where the holes are in the hood. Siding material is often pitched and may not be perfectly flat. Get a role of tyvek tape to cover up all the holes left from removing the existing siding.