Panel Above Front Door Coming Loose

07-10-2012, 05:27 PM	#1
sweaty sweaty   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vienna, VA Posts: 278	Panel Above Front Door Coming Loose I have a wood decorative panel above my front door. It is coming loose and a big gap is forming between boards. I think I need to screw it in but am unsure how to find studs underneath it or how long or type of screw I need.

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07-10-2012, 05:56 PM	#2
kj6887 Member   Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: S.E. Minn Posts: 35	Panel Above Front Door Coming Loose A picture would help. What type of siding do you have?

07-10-2012, 06:01 PM	#3
sweaty sweaty   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vienna, VA Posts: 278	Panel Above Front Door Coming Loose Aluminum.

07-10-2012, 09:23 PM	#4
hand drive AHH, SPANS!!!   Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Durham NC Posts: 1,194	Panel Above Front Door Coming Loose usually within 12 inches above a door is a door header so there is something to nail to. if your piece is higher then 12" then that will not work. I'm guessing a 2 1/2" screw. pics will help a bunch...