The old mailbox was a freestanding one and the new one needs to be mounted to the house.
Mounting a mailbox to vinyl siding.
Mounting a mailbox to vinyl siding step 1 slide the vinyl siding s hooks under and over your vinyl siding.
If you want to hang something from your vinyl siding don t even think about drilling through it to attach a hook to the sheathing.
This is the biggest difference between mounting a mailbox to this type of material compared to other types of siding like wood or metal.
They would also work to hang lights around a window not having to drill hole in the siding.
There are at least three alternative ways to do it.
It is extremely important that you never drill into vinyl siding.
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Doing so will crack it leaving your house vulnerable to water damage.
My research says if it s vinyl siding one could theoretically try s hooks that jam underneath the panels.
I hang a 48 wreath with the no hole vinyl siding hangers.
Vinyl siding is not designed to get drilled into for any reason.
I mounted a mailbox straight to my vinyl siding and the top can t open all the way because the squishiness of the vinyl doesn t allow it to sit flush against the wall the way it s supposed to.
Vinyl siding is not made to be drilled.
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Add vinyl siding s hooks.
This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole.