Then deduct the area of all the doors and windows.
Calculate amount of clap clapboard siding.
Area 3 7 8 5 4 7 8 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 8 8 8 1 2 9 1 2 10 7 8 12 100 sq.
It s dimensions will be 11 5 h x 144 l.
To estimate the amount of stock needed for a siding job measure the height and width of all the walls to get the total square footage of the surface area.
Find the number of clapboards needed using our siding board calculator.
Multiply height by width for each area and add to get total square footage not covered with siding.
Amount of siding to cover the wall is the amount of boards needed to cover the wall.
Waste factor is the amount of boards that will be added to the total based on your required waste factor.
Square footage of wall is the wall area minus wall openings.
Measure the width and height of windows doors and any other areas that will not be covered with siding.
Clapboard overview illustration by j.
All siding is installed with an overlap to create a weather tight seal so you will lose about 1 5 inches in coverage per panel.
Optionally enter the number of doors and windows to refine your estimate.
To give you an idea of what goes into estimate siding amounts consider an average panel of siding.
Lap siding coverage chart.
Our cedar siding online calculator will provide you with an estimate on how much material you will need for your project.
This means that the panel is really only 10 h x 144 l.
Total amount of siding needed the results from 2 and 3.
To find the number of squares of siding needed for an installation measure each walls width and height in feet.
Multiply the width and height to get the area of the wall in square feet.
Divide the square footage by 100 to get the number of squares needed for the wall.