How do it install things on my vinyl sided home?

Question

Having lived in a geodesic dome, a log home, several brick homes, etc.....I now have a vinyl-sided one.

I'm wanting to put up some plant hanging brackets for my baskets of ferns & flowers. I also need to hang a bug-zapping light. I've got a 27" decorative piece that is a basically a pottery smiling sun with rays of 3/8" iron. Weight 8-10 pounds. I'd like to hang over a set of French doors.

Living in hurricane country I'm worried about the 4 sets of French doors staying shut. Only 1 side opens in each set of doors. The all have regular locks & deadbolts. I also worry about wind-blown water coming in.

I need to get to work on all this asap. Help please! Thanx

Answer 1

You'll need some tin snips , maybe a utillity knife , square, and they have cool little tool for prying back the sideing. Otherewise you can kinda slap and drag down . To seperate area you want to cut out for brackets.
The bottom of each peice hooks on top of the top peice.
Once you get them seperated , you can cut , Should be easy to figure out .

Answer 2

Some much disinfo here. I know it's a shock, but people who work do it to make a living, and they need to be paid. $4,000 is not unreasonable to expect for a contractor to clean and put good paint on an average sized house. Care has to be taken not to dent the siding working on it. That take effort that takes longer, and there is still a liability if damage occurs by accident. Only 8 inch white siding is available since most is obsolete, and nearly impossible to match in size. "I knew some painters so the labor was free" Gee, I wish I knew doctors, lawyers, bankers, dentists, I could hustle them and save a bunch. Vinyl siding is noisy in the wind? Is it installed properly, or attached to the spokes on your bike? Good vinyl siding does not fade. Most vinyl sidings are very durable, don't fade, and don't dent easily. Which is why people switched to vinyl over aluminum.

Answer 3

Vinyl siding is installed with the nailheads left sticking out a small amount. This is for expansion and contraction. Anything that would "pin" the siding down to the house would impede the process. The seals on your french doors should prevent the things you are worried about if they were installed correctly. Doors the same way.