Board cleat apparatus and method for mixed material horizontal aluminum fence

A system comprising:

• a board configured at a first position;
• a connecting apparatus configured at a second position, wherein the connecting apparatus includes a front end and a back end, wherein the front end is configured to be positioned within a front portion of the board, and wherein the back end is configured to be positioned within a fence structure;
• and
• a corner post positioned within the fence structure, wherein the corner post includes a front set of ribs protruding from an inner surface of an inner channel and a back set of ribs protruding from the inner surface and positioned to receive the back end of the connecting apparatus.

A method comprising:

• configuring a board at an initial position;
• positioning a first connecting apparatus at one end of the board, wherein the first connecting apparatus includes a first front end configured to be positioned within an opening of the board, and a first back end configured to be positioned within an inner channel of a first post of a fence structure;
• configuring a second connecting apparatus at a second end of the board, wherein the second connecting apparatus includes a front end configured to be positioned within a second opening of the board, and a second back end configured to be positioned within an inner channel of a second post of the fence structure;
• positioning the first post and the second post to receive the first connecting apparatus and the second connecting apparatus, respectively;
• and
• wherein the first post further comprises a first pair of ribs and a second pair of ribs protruding from an inner surface of the inner channel of the first post, wherein the first connecting apparatus is positioned behind the second pair of ribs within the inner channel of the first post.