Warning: instructions say not to use cross bar for support

Be forewarned. These brackets do not line up with standard stud spacing. You cannot use the cross bar for support. They will require you to add a board of some kind behind the supports to mount them on siding. For my application (masonry) these are great brackets and fairly well put together. To make them five star they really should beef up the cross bar so you can use it to support the brackets, instead of just saying no to that in the documentation.

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