The old mailbox was a freestanding one and the new one needs to be mounted to the house.
Mounting mailbox to siding.
Drill through the pencil marks with a masonry drill and clean out the debris in the hole.
Open the mailbox and insert a pencil through the mounting holes on the back of the mailbox to mark the wall.
Add vinyl siding s hooks.
Drill 1 1 2 holes in your siding cut pieces of pvc pipe to slide into holes to bring box flush to siding caulk around pipe and on exposed edge install mailbox view entire discussion 8 comments 9 2k.
Some wall mount mailboxes come with an installation template that allow you to affix a sheet of paper or cardboard to the wall for easier marking.
Many homeowners upgrade their outside panel siding to james hardie s hardiplank brand.
However some homeowners would also like to attach a mailbox to the hardiplank surface.
How to install a mailbox to vinyl siding step one.
How to mount a mail box hunker.
Hold your mailbox to the wall where it will be displayed and mark the locations of the hanging holes on the wall with a pencil.
This siding choice is made of fiber cement which is extremely durable and long lasting to weather the cold and hot seasons.
The mailbox came with 4 screws maybe 1 long that can supposedly be used to mount it to a wall.