Deck 41: Siding

Question 1

A garage is to be covered with bevel siding. The two sides measure 18 feet by 8 feet, and the ends measure 20 feet by 8 feet. One end has a door that measures 16 feet wide by 7 feet tall. Estimate the number of square feet of 6-inch bevel siding needed if the exposure is 5 inches to the weather.

Answer 1

624

Question 2

Three sides of a storage shed are to be covered with bevel siding. The two sides measure 34 feet by 10 feet, and the one end measures 30 feet by 10 feet. Estimate the number of square feet of 6-inch bevel siding needed if the exposure is 5 inches to the weather.

Answer 2

1,176

Question 3

Siding is sold by the square yard.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Most wood siding is sold in nominal widths of __________ inches.

Question 5

How many square feet of 6-inch bevel siding are required to cover the side of a house 32 feet by 58 feet by 18 feet 6 inches? Exposure to the weather is 4 1/2 inches.

Question 6

How many lineal feet of 8-inch bevel siding, laid 6 3/4 inches to the weather, are needed for a house 23 feet by 32 feet by 12 feet? The house does not have gable ends with siding. Allow 8% for waste.

Question 7

Siding is the exterior wall finish applied to a building.

Question 8

How many square feet of 6-inch bevel siding are required to cover the side of a house 28 feet by 36 feet by 18 feet 6 inches? Exposure to the weather is 4 1/2 inches.

Question 9

Determine the number of rolls (400 square feet per roll) of house wrap needed to cover the walls of a house measuring 30 feet by 40 feet by 9 feet.

Question 10

How many rolls (400 square feet per roll) of house wrap are needed to cover the walls of a house measuring 34 feet by 60 feet by 10 feet.