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How to attach window boxes to wood siding.
The only other tools you need to attach your window box to vinyl siding are wood screws a drill and drill bits.
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Center the window box photo by mary beth montgomery.
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With some special hardware and care you can overcome both of these issues.
A filled window box is surprisingly heavy.
Hanging window boxes can be tricky if your house is covered in vinyl siding.
Don t add the soil and plants until after the box is installed.
The hardest part is usually finding the studs to anchor the box or brackets but other than that it can be done with a fairly basic set of tools.
Center the box by measuring the overhang on the brackets as shown.
Traditionally window boxes are nailed or screwed right into the siding of a house but this doesn t work when you ve got vinyl siding nailing and screwing can damage the vinyl siding beyond.
Be sure that the angled side of the box faces outward.
Set the empty window box on top of the two brackets.
There are a few ways to attach a window box to siding.
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Window boxes can also scratch the exterior of your siding where they hang.