Junction Box Vinyl Soffit

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Junction box vinyl soffit.

Siding mounting kits with built in box. Kit includes mounting block with built in electrical box nm cable connector and learn more. Install proper bracing a simple 2x4 between the rafters should be fine and attach the electrical box to it. If you have lap siding wood hardboard fiber cement or plywood sheathing mount the junction box to the house using exterior grade fasteners.

One mounting ear on the box can easily be attached to the tail end of a rafter or truss but the other ear will probably not have any wood structure behind it. Box 20 69 box free delivery with 45 order. It should be a snug fit. For vinyl soffits slide the neutral wire through the pvc conduit then slide the pvc just through the hole in the soffit.

Thu sep 21 2017 1 53 am if you mount the pancake box under the vinyl cover on the osb you run into the problem where it won t be flush with the vinyl block cover. Simply drive galvanized deck screws through the mounting lugs. Arlington dbvs1c 1 low profile in box recessed outlet box wall plate kit for new vinyl siding construction vertical 1 gang clear 4 7 out of 5 stars 252 22 48 22. Vinyl or aluminum soffit usually just hangs between a channel on the wall and the fascia.

Compare 18 more 18 more. Another idea would be to put a small piece of of wood in the space of the block to shim out some structure to screw a pancake box into through the vinyl cover. For vinyl siding over composition board use hollow wall anchors. For brick or stucco siding mount the box with masonry anchors.

Many houses today have vinyl or aluminum soffit making it difficult to attach a junction box. Using 8 sheet metal screws secure the junction box to the soffit. For smooth vertical mounting of light fixtures on all siding types. Then mark and cut a hole for the electrical box in the soffit cover.