[Shop-talk] building off of a vinyl siding wall

[John Innis]

Typically you would remove enough siding to allow the header to attach
directly to the wallboard.  Normally siding edging (as shown in your
example photo around the outlet) is used to maintain a waterproof boarder
around the header board.   It is also a good idea to put a bead a caulk
around and behind the header board.  We used Azak(sp?) to make a header
that was low maintenance.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 9:06 PM john niolon <jniolon at att.net> wrote:

> we built an addition onto the house and it's covered in standard run of
> the mill vinyl siding.  Off that we built a 12wx10d p.t. deck.  The deck is
> accessed by a double French door with only one moving door.  I either want
> to
> add an awning over the door or maybe cover the entire deck with a roof...
> The vinyl siding copies lap siding and doesn't offer a nice flat surface to
> attach a header to.  What is the approved method for attaching something
> permanent to a vinyl sided wall.  There is particle board beneath the
> siding and of course it's a studded wall so I have a sound surface to use
> but don't know about the siding  and attaching over it...  Suggestions ??
> the pic is
> not the actual wall just a sample of what it is.
>
> john
>
>
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