Calculate Siding For A Rake

Installing siding is fairly straightforward until you get to the gables.

Calculate siding for a rake.

176 x 8 33 feet 1466 sq. Add this to the 1260 sq. Figured for the walls above. Enter this total square footage here.

A house with a gable roof featuring two sides that slope toward the. Multiply this by 75 to allow for waste in cutting along the rake. How to figure out the siding angle for a gable. Of total gable area.

Measure the width and height of windows doors and any other areas that will not be covered with siding. If you are using a 10 double 5 panel. Multiply height by width for each area and add to get total square footage not covered with siding. You have two gables so multiply 161 2 x 2 which 322 4 sq.

100 divided by 12 1 foot 8 33 feet. Measure the width and height of windows doors and any other areas that will not be covered with siding. Siding to cover the walls using an 8 panel. 99 divided by 10 9 9 panels you go to 10 panels therefore 10 panels x 10 is 100.

If your wall has a starting height of 96 8 feet the rake wall will have a total height of 96 62 5 158 5 inches 13 2 1 2. X 75 161 2 sq. The 62 5 inches is the increase in height for the rake wall from its lowest to the highest point. How to cut metal siding after you figure siding measurements you will still need to cut to length the gable rake entry door and window openings.

Enter this total square footage here.