Attaching A Meta Trellis To Siding
If you want to hang something from your vinyl siding don t even think about drilling through it to attach a hook to the sheathing.
Attaching a meta trellis to siding. Use long metal fence posts pounded in ground not too close to house so damages to not incur to siding or foundation from vines also keeps bugs rodents from climbing up trellis onto house then attach the trellis to the metal posts using metal brackets these will provide adequate support for trellis plants on trellis and protection from the wind or storms knocking it over up against house causing damages posts at each side section of trellis if you are putting them beside each other depending. Step two locate the wall studs. Step three predrill the holes. Hold your wooden trellis up on the vinyl siding at the height you want to hang it.
Drill holes and screw the boards for the trellis into place. Cut the pvc pipe with a hacksaw into 4 sections each 1 1 8 in. In the past i ve talked about how much i loved using siding hooks to hang trellises onto your siding covered house. Use a stud finder available.
You can make them longer if. Place 2 inch deep by 4 inch wide 5 by 10 cm boards on the sides of the trellis. Attaching your trellis to studs will make it more secure. Turn on a stud sensor and slide it slowly across the siding horizontally under the trellis height mark.
There are at least three alternative ways to do it. See the steps below. And i still do love them because they can easily be installed removed and they don t put any holes into your siding. Installing a trellis onto the side of your house is actually quite simple.
Stabilize the trellis in its position. How to attach a trellis to vinyl siding 1. Mark a horizontal mark on the.