Timeline for What is the best way to mount a flag on shake (shingle) siding?
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| Apr 7, 2020 at 12:08 | vote | accept | Doktor J | ||
| Mar 30, 2020 at 21:09 | comment | added | Ack | Or just and some shims behind the board at each screw. For both cases, don't screw the board too tight to help avoid breaking the shakes but enough so it doesn't move much | |
| Mar 30, 2020 at 21:08 | comment | added | Ack | You noted that you were going to replace the siding in 5-10 years and I think painted wood will be fine for that period. Screwing into the studs would surely do it. Note that it will take some effort to keep the board 'flat' since the shakes are slopped. Also not to split or break the shakes since they are floating except at the attachment near the top. They will give some. You could use a piece of pipe, pvc, copper, or whatever, slightly bigger inside than the screw to use as a spacer holding the board out. Cut to length for both shake slope and distance from the wall for a perfect fit | |
| Mar 30, 2020 at 20:43 | comment | added | Doktor J | Thanks, I was wondering if this might be a feasible option... would treated lumber work, with some exterior latex paint to match the existing paint do well? Then have the board screwed into two studs on either side with the flag bracket mounted to it in the center? | |
| Mar 30, 2020 at 17:43 | history | answered | Ack | CC BY-SA 4.0 |