Install Outdoor Speakers Vinyl Siding

Predrill through the siding for neatness.

Install outdoor speakers vinyl siding.

Try it and the siding will sag and potentially drop your speaker. Use a drill with a multi purpose 11 64 inch bit to pre drill holes through the shutter for the screws at each reference mark. If you have lap siding wood hardboard fiber cement or plywood sheathing mount the junction box to the house using exterior grade fasteners. For brick or stucco siding mount the box with masonry anchors.

Siding itself is not strong enough to hold a speaker. To install banana plugs you will need to strip the end of the speaker wires. Builders edge 6 625 in. The vinyl or aluminum siding by itself isn t strong enough to support the weight of a speaker and the bracket will sag.

Reverse the blade in the saw for extra smooth cutting through the vinyl and to. Power saw bench or radial arm saw use a fine tooth blade with slow cutting movements. 123 white dutch lap surface universal mounting block. Utility knife score panel with knife then bend the vinyl back and forth until it snaps cleanly on the scored line.

Connect speakers using banana plugs. So drill a hole insert an anchor and then bolt the mounting bracket into place. Banana plugs connect directly into the speaker wire clips on the back of the speaker and receiver. Simply drive galvanized deck screws through the mounting lugs.

These provide a much more reliable connection than bare wire which is essential for outdoor speakers. Aviation and tin snip start cutting at the top interlock and continue toward the bottom of the panel. In any case unless these are really large speaker or something it shouldn t be much of a problem just mount right through the vinyl siding use longish screws. To drill into siding go near the top of the siding where it s most narrow.