Cutting Siding For Gables

This is a trick on how to cut vinyl siding the quickest and easiest way without breaking or chipping it.

Cutting siding for gables.

For every 12 in. Measure the distance from the bottom of the piece to the gable. Put on your safety goggles and gloves. Measure the bottom piece of siding to the proper length which is the length of the wall to the roof line minus 2.

I can pick any distance to measure in from the edge. Place a fine tooth blade backward on a circular saw. Since the roof was cut at a 4 12 pitch the gable climbed 4 in. The backward motion gives you a cleaner cut through your siding.

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 means that the angle between the roof line and an imaginary horizontal. In certain installations nails are driven through the bottom of the siding leaving the heads exposed. 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.

Check for level to be sure your layout marks are correct. When you are sawing the siding for the gables the edges of the siding must be cut according to the slant of the roof. Now measure the height the siding needs to be until the angle starts. How to figure gable angles with hardy board.

Although used in many locations one of the most popular areas of use for these shingles was in the gable. On this small gable i measured 3 ft. 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. The use of fancy cut decorative shingles exploded with queen anne victorian architecture.

Cut and position the second from the bottom siding board so it aligns with the layout marks you made with the story pole.