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    Installing shutters on vinyl siding

    I am having some vinyl shutters installed next week to my vinyl-sided home. The installer claims that he will not be able to put the new shutters in the same holes that our old shutters used because the holes will be too large and won't hold a screw. Is the installer correct or does he just...
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    Delay in priming exterior surfaces

    Exterior latex primer was applied to some trim a month ago but we haven't had time to apply the paint. It doesn't look like the weather is going to warm up enough in the near future to paint them. What will happen to the primer if we have to wait until spring to apply the paint? Since primer...
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    installing shutters

    The instructions that came with the shutters say that you should avoid installing them in cold weather because you could damage the siding when drilling the holes. We are not sure if we can use the existing holes since the new shutters are slightly different in size. How warm does it need to be...
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    installing shutters

    I need to install some vinyl shutters to my house and I have some questions. When installing shutters to a house with vinyl siding, should I install the shutters into the existing holes in the siding where the old shutters were attached or would it be preferable to drill new holes instead? Do...
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