Attaching Shutters To Vinyl Siding

Use silicone caulk to hold them in place.

Attaching shutters to vinyl siding.

For shutters with hollow backs add the thickness of the shutter to the lap measurement for the length of the spacers. And so as long as you re careful about the way they attach you certainly can have shutters on top of vinyl. You do want to be careful not to squish the siding because remember the siding is somewhat soft. Approximately 5 inches from the shutter s top is an ideal location for screws.

Turn the shutter over. If your shutters do not have holes for screws you should place them near the top of the sidebars. How to attach board and batten shutters to vinyl siding we used long screws and attached the shutters right through the siding and into the wood beneath. So i don t really want to do that because if it doesn t work out then i have holes in my siding.

So what i wanted to do is i wanted to put shutters on the house but i m not sure which color or which style. But the only way to fasten the shutters is to drill into the siding. Measure the same distance upward from the bottom of your shutters and make a mark on your siding for the next screw. Repeat for other shutters.

Push shutter locks through the holes in the shutter and into the hole in the wall surface. And most of the shutter companies will sell those as part of the shutter too so you certainly can do that. Repeat this process for each shutter you ll be installing. Place spacers at hole locations.

Spacers should be pre cut to the lap measurement and pre drilled with the same size hole as the shutter. If your shutters are exposed to a lot of moisture it would be a good idea to caulk well around the screw holes with a clear weatherproof caulk.