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Installing exterior light fixture on siding.
Turn off the power by flipping off that breaker to the area where you ll install the light.
Drill a 1 2 inch hole in the siding at the location where you want the fixture.
Run electric cable from the nearest.
Push the wire through the cable connecter then screw the block to the sheathing.
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If you ve connected the electric cable to power be sure the power is off before you connect the light.
The flange gets nailed to the house and then you can seal it to your wrb with window flashing tape.
Mounting box with built in electrical box.
How to put on new exterior light fixtures with aluminum siding 1.
You can buy a vinyl mounting blocks with a preinstalled electric box to mount a fixture on vinyl siding.
This is a pretty straightforward project and doesn t require cutting the sidings of the.
You then reinstall your siding cutting it to fit around the box leaving approximately 3 8 for expansion and contraction.
How to install an exterior light fixture on siding things you will need.
Feed the cable.
Mark on the siding where you plan to install exterior lighting using a pencil.
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For adequate support you can mount exterior light fixtures to a solid block or base which you usually install before or during the siding process.
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Then you snap on the mounting plate.