Attaching A Metal Trellis To Siding
Place 2 inch deep by 4 inch wide 5 by 10 cm boards on the sides of the trellis.
Attaching a metal trellis to siding. Use a stud finder available from home improvement stores to find and mark the locations on the wall with a pencil. Attach the trellis to the 4 inch side of the boards to. Personally i d try to avoid any holes in the siding. I have a few trellises made of painted wood.
In the past i ve talked about how much i loved using siding hooks to hang trellises onto your siding covered house. Dig a couple holes and make posts to attach the lattice to. If your trellis is large or heavy you may need a helper to install. 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.
Installing a trellis onto the side of your house is actually quite simple. Hang a metal trellis on a vinyl wall using screw in plant hooks in pvc pipe sections and hang the trellis on the hooks. If you look closely you can see the angle bracket and bolt in the picture. How can i attach the trellises to the exterior vinyl sided wall.
Line the edges of the trellis up with these marks as best as you can. There are at least three alternative ways to do it. Attaching your trellis to studs will make it more secure. I don t want to just start drilling holes only to find out i ve caused some problem with the integrity of the siding.
This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole. Then mark screw locations on both the wall and trellis. Choose a side of the structure that receives the right amount of sunlight per day for your plants or flowers. Stabilize the trellis in its position.
Of course this is california and we don t do soffits which makes it easier. Trying to patch the siding later or having a leak is not worth it. Our trellises are full height so i attached them to the rafter tails at the top and wired them to stakes at the bottom. Screw two by fours to the back of the trellis using 3 inch wood screws and a power drill if the trellis would rest flat against the wall.
Drill holes and screw the boards for the trellis into place. See the steps below.