How To Measure To Siding

Siding to cover the walls using an 8 panel.

How to measure to siding. Then set your ladder up next to the corner of your home and measure from the bottom of your home to the top. To find the number of squares of siding needed for an installation measure each walls width and height in feet. Divide the square footage by 100 to get the number of squares needed for the wall. Start with all square and rectangular walls measuring height and width.

Measure the width and height of windows doors and any other areas that will not be covered with siding. If the gable is hard to reach try measuring the height of the siding profile then multiply that number by the number of courses on the wall section. If you are using a 10 double 5 panel. H x w x 1 5 number of squares for your dormers when you re determining the amount of siding to purchase don t subtract for regular sized windows and doors.

Measure the width and height of windows doors and any other areas that will not be covered with siding. Find qualified siding professionals in your area enter your zip code to begin to find the number of squares measure the square footage and divide by 100. Then multiply by 1 5 and you ll have enough siding to cover the two sides of the dormer. For regular vinyl siding using a long measuring tape measure from one side of your home to the other.

100 divided by 12 1 foot 8 33 feet. In addition take measurements of the dimensions of windows doors and other items within the area you want. 176 x 8 33 feet 1466 sq. Write down the calculation.

Siding is ordered in squares. In order to calculate the siding needed for gables measure the height and width of one then multiply that number by 75. Measure the dimensions of those portions of the home where you want to install siding. To have enough siding for your dormers measure your dormers height and multiply by width.

Start by measuring the height and width of each wall of the building. Multiply height by width for each area and add to get total square footage not covered with siding. If you are using different materials on different walls you will want to keep these separate. One square equals 100 square feet so multiply height x width then divide by 100 for total squares.