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

[David Scheidt]

> On Sep 24, 2020, at 21:05, john niolon <jniolon at att.net> wrote:
> 
> 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. 

You must remove the siding.  Failing to do so means you can’t flash properly, and can result in failure of the bolts holding the header on. They become loaded in a bending moment, not plain shear. 


> 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
>  
> <siding.jpg>
>  
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