Use a level to ensure that you are hanging shutters at an even height on either side of each window.
How hang shutter dogs vinyl siding.
Push shutter locks through the holes in the shutter and into the hole in the wall surface.
Got to get creative on how to install shutters without drilling into siding.
You do want to be careful not to squish the siding because remember the siding is somewhat soft.
That s a good question.
Turn the shutter over.
Attaches with a 1 screw.
For shutters with hollow backs add the thickness of the shutter to the lap measurement for the length of the spacers.
Overtightening fasteners during shutter installation can create warping or dimples on the surface of vinyl shutters.
Only then can the proper mounting location of the shutter hardware be identified.
And most of the shutter companies will sell those as part of the shutter too so you certainly can do that.
Tiebacks should mount about 1 4 the width of the shutter from the outside edge and roughly 1 1 2 inches from the bottom of an open shutter.
Measure the same distance upward from the bottom of your shutters and make a mark on your siding for the next screw.
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Repeat this process for each shutter you ll be installing.
Place spacers at hole locations.
Get a hole in your siding yeah.
This is what the vinyl siding hook looks like after you install them.
These shutter dogs look like the real thing but are non functional.
Shutter dogs should be installed after the shutters have been hung on exterior hinges.
Well let s let me ask you this.
Use a hammer to gently tap the fasteners to snug the shutter to the siding.
When you re ready to hang things on your vinyl siding push the curved part of the hook between the siding panels.
If you put the shutters up are they all going to be about the same size.
How to remove and re install shutters that were installed with shutters panel peg loks.
Faux shutter dogs are designed to add a degree of authenticity to vinyl shutters used on many newer homes.
Shutters that are not screwed on with screw.
And there are vinyl siding fasteners that are used in that situation so that you pierce the siding without causing a leak to happen.
The hooks need a spot to grip.
My vinyl siding pieces are molded to look like two planks together which means that the hooks only work between separated planks.
Spacers should be pre cut to the lap measurement and pre drilled with the same size hole as the shutter.