Cutting Siding For Gables

The use of fancy cut decorative shingles exploded with queen anne victorian architecture.

Cutting siding for gables.

Cut and check for a. I can pick any distance to measure in from the edge. 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. Across for the run.

How to figure gable angles with hardy board. 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. On this small gable i measured 3 ft. Since the roof was cut at a 4 12 pitch the gable climbed 4 in.

In certain installations nails are driven through the bottom of the siding leaving the heads exposed. For every 12 in. 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. This piece will lap over the bottom board.

When you are sawing the siding for the gables the edges of the siding must be cut according to the slant of the roof. Measure the bottom piece of siding to the proper length which is the length of the wall to the roof line minus 2. The backward motion gives you a cleaner cut through your siding. Measure the distance from the bottom of the piece to the gable.

Put on your safety goggles and gloves. Cut and position the second from the bottom siding board so it aligns with the layout marks you made with the story pole. Although used in many locations one of the most popular areas of use for these shingles was in the gable. This is a trick on how to cut vinyl siding the quickest and easiest way without breaking or chipping it.

Place a fine tooth blade backward on a circular saw.