Cutting Siding For Gables

Place a piece of hardi siding on the wall at the right height above the piece below and slide it towards the gable until it touches the gable.

Cutting siding for gables. On this small gable i measured 3 ft. Cut and check for a. In certain installations nails are driven through the bottom of the siding leaving the heads exposed. Measure the distance from the bottom of the piece to the gable.

The use of fancy cut decorative shingles exploded with queen anne victorian architecture. This is a trick on how to cut vinyl siding the quickest and easiest way without breaking or chipping it. Measure the bottom piece of siding to the proper length which is the length of the wall to the roof line minus 2. This means that the angle between the roof line and an imaginary horizontal.

Cut and position the second from the bottom siding board so it aligns with the layout marks you made with the story pole. Check for level to be sure your layout marks are correct. When you get ready to cut you piece measure up first and mark the hardi at the height it needs to be until the angle and then take off the top what ever distance the bottom was away from the gable. Since the roof was cut at a 4 12 pitch the gable climbed 4 in.

Now measure the height the siding needs to be until the angle starts. Put on your safety goggles and gloves. Place a fine tooth blade backward on a circular saw. The backward motion gives you a cleaner cut through your siding.

This piece will lap over the bottom board. Although used in many locations one of the most popular areas of use for these shingles was in the gable. How to figure gable angles with hardy board. After i ve calculated the pitch of the roof i lay out as many courses of siding as i can on my worktable using cutoffs and scrap for the top pieces.

I can pick any distance to measure in from the edge.