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Posted by cavedweller on April 11, 2007, 7:03 pm
> Don wrote:
> > Yeah its a lap siding but not the standard ship lap style.
> > Its whats called dutch lap.
> > The panels themselves are flat but then they curve in at the lap.
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> > Looks like this, the Mill Creek Double 4" Dutch Lap, 2nd one down.
> >http://schmidtexteriors.com/alcoa/millcreek.htm
> > I need to anchor the aluminum extrusion firmly to the frame wall with lags
> > or something but don't want to crush the vinyl siding.
> > I kinda like your idea of the wedges cause then I can put my lags at the top
> > of each wedge and reduce the crushing.
> > It'll be a major pain though to cut the wedges out of aluminum.
> > Thanks.
>
> How about a length of wood? That's what I did to make a transition from
> a wood railing to vinyl siding.
> The web site link below shows the piece I made. It's a 1" x 4" about 34"
> long and 4" wide, but you can make it narrower or thicker. You'd have to
> predrill the holes for screws from the aluminum through the transition
> and into the siding and sheathing. Use a short piece of siding to use as
> a tracing pattern for cutting the wood.
> In the picture, it is the wood piece that is cut, not the
siding.http://www.willshak.com/temp/
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> --
>
> Bill
> In Hamptonburgh, NY
Good thought. The aluminum extrusion is probably 2"x2". A
"sawtoothed" piece of brick molding might be a pretty good match.
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