Short Round
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The guys that put on my siding used the corresponding Georgia Pacific J blocks, the outdoor outlet ones are a no brainer that I have figured out.
The generic mounting blocks for outside wall mounted lights have me confused. The GP site isn't helpful, the contractor's guys said mount the junction box inside the wall and pop the wire through the sheathing.
This is what they mounted for the lights:
http://www.gpvinylsiding.com/wps/portal/gpvinylsiding/gpvinylsidingroot/products/decorativeaccents/mountingblocks?family_name=Mounting%20Blocks&product_name=Universal%20J-Block%20Square%20Mounting%20Block
The only thing I saw online about using these boxes was a complete cluster. That guy mounted the light to the box cutting a 2" hole to stuff wires back into and used the j block as box and used long screws to mount the light on one of those metal X brackets, surface mounting the light to the face of the box with a big ragged hole behind it. He didn't use the light as it's own box and he didn't use an approved box.
NOW of course GP has electrical type j block wall mounts but they weren't on their site before so I expect they're new. I hate to rip my siding out if there is a proper way of getting this done with lights of middle weight, not super light cheapies and not heavy giant "Oh look at that expensive light".
The J block box dept is 1.5" deep. I'm thinking cutting a 3" or 4" hole in the block face and recessing a pancake box or a weatherproof Bell brand round box, that has a height of 1.6 inches.
The generic mounting blocks for outside wall mounted lights have me confused. The GP site isn't helpful, the contractor's guys said mount the junction box inside the wall and pop the wire through the sheathing.
This is what they mounted for the lights:
http://www.gpvinylsiding.com/wps/portal/gpvinylsiding/gpvinylsidingroot/products/decorativeaccents/mountingblocks?family_name=Mounting%20Blocks&product_name=Universal%20J-Block%20Square%20Mounting%20Block
The only thing I saw online about using these boxes was a complete cluster. That guy mounted the light to the box cutting a 2" hole to stuff wires back into and used the j block as box and used long screws to mount the light on one of those metal X brackets, surface mounting the light to the face of the box with a big ragged hole behind it. He didn't use the light as it's own box and he didn't use an approved box.
NOW of course GP has electrical type j block wall mounts but they weren't on their site before so I expect they're new. I hate to rip my siding out if there is a proper way of getting this done with lights of middle weight, not super light cheapies and not heavy giant "Oh look at that expensive light".
The J block box dept is 1.5" deep. I'm thinking cutting a 3" or 4" hole in the block face and recessing a pancake box or a weatherproof Bell brand round box, that has a height of 1.6 inches.