How To Measure Your House For Siding

Measure your house for siding step 1.

How to measure your house for siding. So if the square footage of your house is 2 000 square feet you want to divide that number by 100. Of siding to be used in the gables. In this case all walls are the same height therefore we simply add them. Measure from the bottom of roof top of your home s side to the peak of your roof.

So that measurement would be 31. If you re also applying siding to your gable you ll want to measure the square footage of this as well. Vinyl siding is sold by the square which is equivalent to 100 square feet of material. Then measure your gables which is the rise to your roof.

If the measurement is say 30 and 6 always go to the next whole number. Height times width and then multiply by 0 75 to account for. Place your ladder in the middle of your gable. Measure the square parts with the 50 foot measuring tape measure the height and width of the square or.

60 60 28 28 176 linear ft. To have enough siding for. Measure and write down the numbers for each wall from corner to corner on your house sketch. 84 28 112 x 2 2 gables 224 sq.

Measure the weird. Write down the calculation then divide it by 2. Measure the height and width of each side. Measuring your home s walls break your house into different sections and start by measuring the walls that are purely square and rectangle.

The fatmax measure the triangular portions. You are going to be measuring from corner to corner in feet. Length of wall x height area. Measure the triangular parts with your wide tape measure i e.

Add side measurements and enter them here. Measure gables dormers and any other areas not included in the sides.