Attaching Metal Siding To Concrete Blocks

Install a strip of insect netting along the bottom edge of the concrete wall by nailing the netting to the furring strips.

Attaching metal siding to concrete blocks.

Use a concrete drill bit the size of the concrete anchor. The netting should reach about 1 foot up the wall and overlap the ground slightly to form a barrier between the ground and the concrete. Place a piece of painter s tape on the drill bit to indicate the depth of the concrete anchor the thickness of the metal and an additional 3 8 inch. For attaching something relatively light to concrete it s hard to beat the speed and ease of hammer set anchors each anchor consists of an unthreaded pin set into a metal sleeve.

Use concrete screws to attach the boards to the block. All of these boards serve as furring strips and provide a structural base for attaching the vinyl siding. This will prevent insects from nesting between the siding and the concrete. They can be anchored to brick block or concrete either horizontally or vertically.

Furring strips are typically 1 x 2 or 1 x 3.