I am installing a wall attached patio cover,aluminum what size fasteners should I use to attach fascia to wall

Question

I have vinal siding on house

Answer 1

I would say 1/4" x 2" lag screws with washers should do fine.

Answer 2

I hope the thing is lightweight and you don't have a big snowload to contend with in the future. The reason I say that is if you tighten the bejesus out of the fascia, you will crush in the vinyl siding.

You might want to make angled blocks that conform to the angles in the siding so that these blocks can be spaced every 16 inches and be positioned to go where the wall studs are, so that when you tighten the fascia of the canopy that you won't crush the (presuming) clapboards of the vinyl. Only use blocks that are only a number of inches long. No need to go canopy full length. Just for where each stud is.

Figure the length screw that gets into a wall stud by about 1 inch. Too long and you risk going into electrical wires...although this is doubtful because up high the wires are normally *alongside* the studs coming down from the atttic. This might seem like a long shot, and rare...but it does happen because Mr. Murphy makes this sort of thing his mission in life. Or...if you insist on longer screws into the studs, you might invest in a $15 wire tracer that you can go hold up to the wall and actually find wires hidden in the walls. A person at a big box store can clue you in more about these very handy tools I recommend DIY people own.

Answer 3

medium