Home Maintenance

Siding Block Maintenance

The siding block of a light fixture can be a valuable and underrated piece of the light fixture. Without it your wall or house could get scratched, and the light fixture wouldn’t be able to sit on the wall. The biggest problem with these things is that they deteriorate. If you have a light fixture up for 20 years and take it down, the siding block could turn out to be a pile of rust. These blocks come in many shapes and sizes. Presumably, the fixture you buy will come with a siding block. But in the off chance it doesn’t, you will have to go to a lighting store and find one that will fit your needs.

This will not be too difficult as they are all the same premise—the outside shape and the inside hole. The outside shape is easy to choose—just pick one you like. People will see the siding block’s outside edge, so find something that fits your tastes. The inside hole is a bit more of a problem. You want a hole small enough that the fixture will cover all of it, yet big enough to fit whatever wires you need to feed through there. My suggestion is finding the smallest hole you can accept, with the outside you like. The reason for this is you will have the most metal or acrylic or whatever substance it is on your house.

To maintain your siding block for your lighting fixture it is a good idea to take your lighting fixture off the siding block at least once a year. Clean the siding block. Remove any moisture or discolorations. If the siding block is deteriorating, you should replace it immediately. Then you will have to find the cause for deterioration. Moisture is the leading cause of deterioration. Moisture can get into the light fixture and sit on the siding block. When that happens, it eats away at the finish, and then through the center. If this does happen, you need to replace the siding block, but then you also need to ensure a better fit of the lighting fixture to the siding block. This might mean using some silicone on the inside rim of your lighting fixture. Using silicone means you can’t get away from that siding block easily, as silicone is difficult to remove after years of use. The other thing you could do is take the fixture off more frequently, especially during more humid times of the year, and wipe down the siding block. Doing this will keep the siding block dry and stop it from decaying away.

Taking these steps will keep your lighting fixture looking good on your wall or on your house. And having a nice block will ensure a clean environment for people to see.

You may also be interested in:

Alcoa Home Exteriors EZBLKO40 PW E-Z BlockMounting block for vinyl and aluminum exterior siding. Provides a flat surface for installation of light fixtures, receptacles, dryer vents, weather heads, and water faucets. Offers 1" diameter and a 2 3 8" x 3 13 16" scored knockout. Use on existing appl

Alcoa Home Exteriors EZBLKO40 ED E-Z BlockMounting block for vinyl and aluminum exterior siding. Provides a flat surface for installation of light fixtures, receptacles, dryer vents, weather heads, and water faucets. Offers 1" diameter and a 2 3 8" x 3 13 16" scored knockout. Use on existing appl

Incoming search terms:

• outdoor light fixture siding plumb
• surface block for lighting fixtures
• light blocks for siding
• 20 siding block
• light block siding
• light blocks size 13 by 8
• metal siding light mounting blocks
• metal siding mounting blocks
• moisture in light fixtures
• mount exterior light on vinyl block

Other Post You Might Like:

• Cost of Siding Your House
  Overall, prior to jumping in and buying siding, review the points above, measure the size of the house, and see what you are capable of doing yourself to avoid paying extra cash for something you are ...
• DECK vs. PATIO COST
  The size of the project has to be determined. There must be a space large enough to accommodate the deck or patio. Typically, for a deck this would be at the back door of the house. For a patio, there...
• Home Renovation Software Review
  Sometimes the greatest problem is how to start the design, and once we have come up with the design we are confused because we don’t know where to start. We lack confidence because we do not know whet...
• RENOVATION QUOTE TEMPLATE
  A renovation quote template, also known as repair estimate form, is a document obtained from a dealer like a construction company, renovation firm, or even a dealer who gives estimates of costs, proce...
• Home Remodeling Worksheet
  Large remodeling projects from complete kitchen remodeling to the addition of several rooms make up a major part of the home improvement dollar invested by homeowners. Let us take the example where a ...

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Related Websites

• Building An In-Wall Aquarium - What To Look Out For Constructing a marine aquarium system is very enjoyable and exciting, with all the research into different types of equipment that will be needed following the decision on what type of system to have - fish only, corals only, or mixed. As has been mentioned before in other texts the first......
• Solar Garden Lights There are a myriad of different ways that you can improve the look of your country garden landscape, and one such way is to make use of solar garden lights. Solar garden lights present you with a super ecologically friendly and cost effective method of making your garden appear more......
• It's 5 O'clock Somewhere! All through college my favorite time of the week was at 4 o'clock on Friday......The start of Happy Hour! It was wonderful, great friends, great music, and great beer. My love for happy hour continued post college, but it seemed that my friends didn't love it as much as I......
• How to Build Antler Chandeliers Making a deer antler chandelier is not a difficult task. Most people assume that furniture constructed from deer antlers is unethical, because they assume that the antler has to be forcefully removed from the dear. The truth is, with the exception of one species of deer, all male deer grow......
• Amber 9 LED Strip NEON MOTORCYCLE / CAR / BOAT / HOME / POD LIGHT BRIGHT ACCENT GLOW 9LED FLEXIBLE WATER PROOF, Aquarium Light Under Water Proof Tank Used for any 12 volt application (motorcycle, car or suv auto modding).Easy 2-wire Positive/ Negative incased w/ a black sheathed jacketLeds typically last 200,000 hrs as opposed to neons at 30,000 hrs at best.They come with 3 foot long, 24 gauge wire Product DescriptionThis 9 LED light is built......

Comments are closed.