Three Easy Ways Of Hanging Heavy Things To Vinyl Siding
In order to make your home look more beautiful as well as attractive or if you are looking to celebrate different holidays or seasons, then hanging decorations on the vinyl siding of your house is one of the best options. Holes can cause water to flow or leak slowly behind the vinyl, which in turn creates problems for your home. In order to avoid these problems to happen, there are several methods that can be used to hang decorations on the vinyl siding of your house without creating any holes in your siding.
Way 1: Using Siding Hooks
Siding hooks are considered one of the safest as well as the easiest ways when it comes to hanging heavy things from vinyl siding. These small but handy & very useful hooks are particularly made for use with vinyl. You can purchase siding hooks online or by visiting your local home improvement store. However, it is very important to purchase high-quality hooks, these are generally thicker and studier that may cost slightly more in comparison to the sub-standard hooks. Good quality siding hooks can support weights of up to 12 pounds without bending or breaking. It is highly recommended to purchase stainless steel hooks, due to the fact that these will not rust and in the end stain your vinyl siding. Stainless steel hooks might cost slightly more when compared to aluminum, however, this is a small price to pay if you are looking to protect your siding against streaks of rust. In order to make sure that any item that you hang remains safe and intact, the proper installation of siding hooks is very important. Follow the below-mentioned easy steps carefully in order to install siding hooks on vinyl siding:
- First of all, find out the horizontal seam where the siding pieces snap together.
- Raise the upper siding piece lightly before you slowly insert the hook between the seam, making sure that the hooked side faces out.
- Now, push the hook firmly as long as it snaps into the seam.
- Finally, hang any item up to 12 pounds or in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
Way 2: Using A Wire Hook
Another best alternative when it comes to hanging heavy things on vinyl siding is to create a wire hook with the help of a rust-resistant metal wire. Bending it into an S shape using pliers will give you the hook shape you need. You can then attach the wire hook to the vinyl soffit trim through the top of the exterior wall. If you are looking to hang an item lower, then you can tie a piece of fishing line to the hook before attaching the item to the other end of the fishing line.
Way 3: Stick Hooks To Vinyl Siding
- Another good option to hang heavy things to vinyl siding is to attach hooks directly to the vinyl siding. You can use suction cups as well as adhesive hooks for this purpose. When you are selecting adhesive hooks or suction cup hooks, you need to check the weight limit of the hooks in order to make sure that they will work for your item.
- Before you use a suction cup hook, it is important to clean the vinyl siding, in a thorough manner, using soap and water. Dry it off before following up with rubbing alcohol, which also helps the suction cup to stick better. Dry the siding again & then wet the suction cup and place it on the siding.
- If you prefer adhesive hooks, then you need to select those types of adhesive hooks that are designed for outdoor use and that don't leave behind adhesive. Command hooks are well-known for this reason. Prepare the siding exactly the same way as for a suction cup hook: Wash, dry, wipe using rubbing alcohol, and dry again before pressing the adhesive to the siding as strongly suggested by the directions.