It is for my wife's business. It is approx 5' long and 6" wide, 3/4" thick cedar. It will hang on a building with T-111 siding. I was thinking of a french cleat. If I use the cleat is there a chance it would blow off in high winds?
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David
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A very good chance if it's just the cleat. You could hang it on a cleat and then drive a few fasteners angeled through the top cleat portion into the wall. That top portion of the cleat fastened to the sign would have to be located so you could drive them that way.Erik -
i would think so. If a little wind gets up behind it will lift it and sail away due to the area.
If you don't want to have fasteners showing from the front why don't you
put a 1x4 on the wall, and a strip of 3/4" x 3/4" wide on the back across the top screwed in from the back. Then drill holes in the top of the 3/4" strip and screw into the edge of the 1x4 on the wall.
If you make the 1x4 and the strip shorter than the sign it will give the appearance of the sign floating on the wall.Last edited by LCHIEN; 12-01-2008, 11:31 AM.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Could you use two French cleats, one on the top, one on the bottom (pointing down and forming a large dovetail). Then you slide the sign on from the side?Comment
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Loring, great idea.
Cgallery, I'd also thought of that one but I think Loring's suggestion would be easier. I'd also thought of a combination approach - use a french cleat then drive screws down to hold it in place. I will see if I have any treated 1x stock laying around.David
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