How To Install Vinyl Siding Hooks

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

How to install vinyl siding hooks. Install side j channels flush with the lower face of the bottom j channel and with the top of the window casing. Open panel grooves when necessary using a siding removal tool. The hooks need a spot to grip. Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it.

Vinyl siding hooks have one end that is bent into a hook and one straight end that has a small catch at the tip. Cut and install bottom j flush with the sides of the window casing. Below the top of the foundation but the lower the vinyl siding is installed the better. Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down.

Cut a tab in the bottom of the side j channels and fold under. Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below. To install a hook slide the end with the catch underneath the panel of siding that is just under the window. The bottom of the starter strip the part the bottom panel hooks on to should be at least 1 in.

Install the vinyl siding hooks onto the side of your house. It protects the sheathing from rain snow and pests. Pull the hook forward and down until it catches on 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.

If the result is a whole number you re in. Most hooks are stainless steel so they won t corrode and they are easy to remove when you re done with them. But if the result is not a whole number you will need to cut the final piece of siding lengthwise in order to fill in. Place the top of the vertical mounting so that.

Cut and install top j flush with the outer face of the side j s. If you have to cut the last row of siding you ll. Warning select the position on your vinyl siding where you wish to place the s hook. Slide the removal tool hook end pointed downwards under.

The easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook. My vinyl siding pieces are molded to look like two planks together which means that the hooks only work between separated planks.