Attaching Deck To Vinyl Siding

From the top of this row and stretch a string line across the deck.

Attaching deck to vinyl siding.

Begin by installing the first row of siding on both sides of the deck. Then cut away the siding. Draw a line on the wall along the top of each siding course before you pull the nails. For the siding you need two custom tools.

The easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook. The first is a small hook for unhooking a piece of siding from the piece below. You ll absolutely need to cut back the siding and attach directly to the home. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.

To provide a common reference point measure up 8 in. Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it. It slips into the groove between adjoining slats and once it clicks into place you can hang items as heavy as 12 pounds. Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails.

Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. Vinyl siding is easy to penetrate but there are places you want to avoid within the profile of the siding. Locate the rim joist and mark an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board using a tape measure pencil and chalk line.

Get a role of tyvek tape to cover up all the holes left from removing the existing siding. Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below. Use this to remove all the pieces that are currently where you want to install the plate. For siding that has two sections called ship lap there is a rib running horizontally in the middle of the piece.