Attach Small Gable To Wood Siding

If you want to hang something from your vinyl siding don t even think about drilling through it to attach a hook to the sheathing.

Attach small gable to wood siding.

This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole. The complexity of the job will vary with the size of roof from a simple entryway covering to one over a large screened in area. This project is taking way longer than i thought it would. Installing reclaimed wood shed siding shingled gable.

I finally have yet another installment of the rustic garden shed redo in the save the shed series. We used 2 1 2 construction screws one each at the top and bottom to attach the gable decorations to our home. From a simple single slope shed style to a more complicated gable version. There was no need to drill holes before adding the screws because it is not like the polyurethane would split.

They were the perfect size to reach all the way through the louver and into our 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. There are at least three alternative ways to do it. Relatively flat siding can remain intact but clapboard beveled wood metal or vinyl siding should always be cut away.