How To Measure Siding Angles

Place the notch or center point of your protractor at the point where the sides of the angle meet the vertex.

How to measure siding angles. Height times width and then multiply by 0 75 to account for the angle. Then measure your gables which is the rise to your roof. If you cut a pizza into four big slices each slice makes a 90 angle if you cut a pizza into four big slices and then cut each of those slices in half you get eight pieces each of which makes a 45 angle if you cut the original pizza into 12 slices each slice makes a 30 angle. Now you can transfer the angle onto the wood you re cutting.

Having trouble correctly measuring a new home or siding. How to measure and cut siding near the roof line honey hut in this video i review the basic approach to measure and cut siding boards or panels to get the. Align the blade with the end of the material. Hold one edge of the level against the surface of your roof along the edge above the gable and adjust it until the bubble indicates that it is perfectly horizontal.

Taking the wrong steps can cause too much. Adjust this tool to measure angles for carpentry by loosening the lock nut on the bevel square. Correctly measuring for new siding is crucial to any job. Place the try square blade across the wood you want to measure.

The thicker part of the handle should extend over the edge of the material this allows the blade to lie flat across the surface. Hold the handle against the edge of the material the blade should perpendicular to the edge. For other angle measures see the following list and figure. I do 4 examples in this video.

H x w x 0 75 number of squares to cover your gables to have enough siding for your dormers measure your dormers height and multiply by width. Twist the nut to lock the blade in place once you have your angle. Place the protractor so that one of the lines of the angle you want to measure reads zero that s actually 0.