Attach Small Gable To Wood Siding

If you have beveled horizontal siding then use an inverted piece of siding as shown in the illustration here to create a plumb flat surface for attaching the ledger.

Attach small gable to wood siding.

If the wood siding is beveled or lapped you will need vertical furring strips 16 inches apart covered with rigid foam board to provide a flat surface. For mdf or hdf the awning should be mounted in the same fashion as with cement siding. This is due to the fibrous siding material s weakening over time as stress is placed on the material from the awning. They were the perfect size to reach all the way through the louver and into our siding.

We used 2 1 2 construction screws one each at the top and bottom to attach the gable decorations to our home. Grab your tape measure and find the center and mark accordingly. Furring strips can be 1 by 2 inch or 1 by 4. Once you can reach the heel carefully measure the height of it vertically at the outside corner of the wall to within 1 8 inch.

If your siding is not beveled you can simply screw the ledger tightly to it.