Making A Story Pole For Siding

If i have a set of winders and i m going to do them right i ll lay out the story pole.

Making a story pole for siding.

It is only an 8 wall and i thought it d look nicer to not have a rip at the top that is a lot smaller than the coursing. Next i measure the height of the space to be sided then divide by the theoretical reveal. Transfer the marks from the wall to the clapboard. These marks represent the bottom edge of each course and will be impossible to see as the siding is installed.

Hold it vertically and align one end with the butt edge of the starter course. A storey pole or story pole storey rod story stick jury stick scantling scantillon is a length of narrow board usually cut to the height of one storey. I make story poles from 8 ft. You may want to compromise a bit from one spot to another in order to get as.

It is used as a layout tool for any kind of repeated work in carpentry including stair building framing timber framing siding brickwork and setting tiles the pole is marked for the heights from usually the floor platform of a. Reveal red cedar shingles. This is your story pole. Take a length of clapboard as long as the wall is high.

Every story pole is a map. I hang the pole from the top of a first floor window then mark the location of the bottom of the window trim on the pole. I repeat the process for the other side of the area then connect the marks on the wrb with a chalk line or a straightedge. Make a story pole photo by david carmack.

This one is for a bookcase. Before you go ahead and nail the siding however take your story pole around to any other sections you plan to side. A data block with information about the project the location of the bookshelf top information about the body.