Calculate Siding For A Rake

176 x 8 33 feet 1466 sq.

Calculate siding for a rake.

A house with a gable roof featuring two sides that slope toward the. Measure the width and height of windows doors and any other areas that will not be covered with siding. Of total gable area. 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.

99 divided by 10 9 9 panels you go to 10 panels therefore 10 panels x 10 is 100. If you are using a 10 double 5 panel. Enter this total square footage here. Multiply height by width for each area and add to get total square footage not covered with siding.

Measure the width and height of windows doors and any other areas that will not be covered with siding. Enter this total square footage here. How to figure out the siding angle for a gable. Installing siding is fairly straightforward until you get to the gables.

Multiply this by 75 to allow for waste in cutting along the rake. 100 divided by 12 1 foot 8 33 feet. Large openings will come pre cut to length but you will still be trimming around them most of the time. You have two gables so multiply 161 2 x 2 which 322 4 sq.

Figured for the walls above. X 75 161 2 sq. 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. The 62 5 inches is the increase in height for the rake wall from its lowest to the highest point.

1582 4 square feet of total siding.