Install Outdoor Light Fixture On Vinyl Siding

Installing outdoor light fixture on vinyl siding we bought our home recently with existing vinyl siding and the porch light by the back door is missing.

Install outdoor light fixture on vinyl siding.

Remove portions of the vinyl. Mark on the siding where you plan to install exterior lighting using a pencil. However when retrofitting lights on vinyl or aluminum siding or fixing a sagging fixture it s usually easier to buy special blocks that fit right over the siding available at home centers. Installing light fixtures on vinyl siding step 1.

For adequate support you can mount exterior light fixtures to a solid block or base which you usually install before or during the siding process. Slide the j hook under the piece of siding you need to remove to set the j block in place. All we have is the vinyl trim around where it used to be with the wires sticking out of a hole in a small vinyl panel.