How To Make Your Own Siding Mounting Block

What you will need 1 x 6 pine boards 2 x 4 pine boards 1 x 2 furring strip 2 1 4 screws latex painters caulk sandpaper sander paint 18 volt drill with screw head attachment.

How to make your own siding mounting block. We put ours about 5 to 6 feet away from our arena fence so we can use the fence as a wall to help hold a horse still while mounting. Locate step where you want your mounting block. Siding mounting blocks ply gem mounts and blocks create a smooth stable surface for installing accessories on your home from lights and doorbells to electrical outlets water faucets and more. Drill and countersink pilot holes for screws in two opposite corners.

Hold the block up against the siding s lower or butt edge and using. To install the kit insert the cable connector in an opening in the center of the mounting block then feed in the cable s from the back. Constructed from high performance polymers our vinyl siding mounting blocks withstand extreme weather and hold their color for the life of your home. Set the block into place as shown and screw it to 1 2 in.

Clamp the board to your work surface with a c clamp and sand with a belt sander to remove any ridge where the tip of the table saw blade removed the wedge from your siding lumber. A random orbital power sander is the best tool for the job.