Attaching Deck To Vinyl Siding

You ll absolutely need to cut back the siding and attach directly to the home.

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. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board. The first is a small hook for unhooking a piece of siding from the piece below. Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck.

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. Draw a line on the wall along the top of each siding course before you pull the nails.

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. Get a role of tyvek tape to cover up all the holes left from removing the existing siding. Use this to remove all the pieces that are currently where you want to install the plate. To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in.

Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. Make the outline large enough to allow space for the.

Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it. For the siding you need two custom tools. From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck. The easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook.