How To Attach Window Boxes To Aluminum Siding

Center the window box photo by mary beth montgomery.

How to attach window boxes to aluminum siding. Aluminum siding is still a very popular home exterior and it can be versatile when it comes to ornamentation and things like window boxes. Either 1 4 diameter bolts or 3 8 diameter bolts should do the trick depending on window box size and estimated maximum weight. This will ensure that the weight is evenly distributed and the box is level. Hanging window boxes can be tricky if your house is covered in vinyl siding.

Place the flower box on the. Purchase a window hanger for your box. To hang window boxes in the most common way you would have to put holes through the siding. Unfortunately much misinformation exists about attaching window boxes to aluminum siding with hooks.

Installing aluminum siding may be the most eye catching home improvement that you can make. Don t add the soil and plants until after the box is installed. You ll drill holes all the way through to nestle bolts in these wood planks. Set the empty window box on top of the two brackets.

Center the box by measuring the overhang on the brackets as shown. Be sure that the angled side of the box faces outward. The only safe way to attach a window box to this type of exterior is by using screws. The only other tools you need to attach your window box to vinyl siding are wood screws a drill and drill bits.

With a little know how and a few simple pieces of equipment this is a task that you can easily accomplish yourself. When hanging a window box on vinyl siding the wooden studs hidden beneath serve as the true mounting surface. Window boxes are a common way to display flowers or grow vegetables when you ve got a lack of garden space. Traditionally window boxes are nailed or.

Make sure you distance the hooks so that they are on each end of the box. The change can be remarkable and is sure to turn heads and impress your neighbors. Window boxes can also scratch the exterior of your siding where they hang. With some special hardware and care you can overcome both of these issues.

But if you fall in love with these steel brackets like my kind of weirdo here s another sneaky awesome and easy project i made them with. How to hang a window box on vinyl siding. To mount the window box place the top of the hanger over the window sill letting the large bottom part of the hook hand down. A filled window box is surprisingly heavy.