Can you attach a 2x4 to vinyl siding for a fence?

A popular building material is vinyl siding.Strength is not one of the beneficial features of vinyl siding.The vinyl siding interlocks with itself to form a protective shell around the house, but the panels themselves aren't very thick.It's not possible to anchor exterior features to the vinyl siding panels.Attach a mounting block to the framework of the house by cutting a hole through the siding.The structure of the house is anchored to the mounting block.

The mounting block needs to be disassembled.There are two pieces to the mounting block.The inside piece mounts to the structure of the house and the outside piece frames and trims the opening where the mounting block is nested into the siding.

Take the inside piece of the mounting block and place it on the siding.