Furring strips can be 1 by 2 inch or 1 by 4.
Attach small gable to wood siding.
For mdf or hdf the awning should be mounted in the same fashion as with cement siding.
We used 2 1 2 construction screws one each at the top and bottom to attach the gable decorations to our home.
Screw in louver with construction screws.
Wood product siding can be manufactured from medium density fiberboard high density fiberboard osb solid wood or plywood.
Once you can reach the heel carefully measure the height of it vertically at the outside corner of the wall to within 1 8 inch.
Grab your tape measure and find the center and mark accordingly.
They were the perfect size to reach all the way through the louver and into our siding.
Another way would be to pull off some siding at the top of the wall on the gable end right where you are going to be starting the addition.
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.