Gable Siding Above An Angled Roofing

Cutting the transition piece.

Gable siding above an angled roofing.

The gable scribe is an adjustable tool that is designed for use on home siding. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Other exterior highlights included trusses over the garage doors horizontal lap siding and brick and stone accents. Also known as pitched or peaked roof gable roofs are some of the most popular roofs in the us.

How to figure out the siding angle for a gable. The angle of the scribe can be adjusted to fit the angle of your home where the siding meets the roofline. Since the roof was cut at a 4 12 pitch the gable climbed 4 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.

I can pick any distance to measure in from the edge. To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside. Homes with gables at different levels on the roofs often have siding that meets the roof line. The same angle will work all the way up the gable if you keep the pieces level.

We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top. The same technique you just learned will work for cutting the piece of siding that the makes the transition from the wall to the gable. Across for the run. A gabled roof is a roof with two sloping sides that come together at a ridge creating end walls with a triangular extension called a gable at the top.

On this small gable i measured 3 ft. The gable scribe can be adjusted from 0 to 90 degrees allowing you to easily capture any angle no matter where you are on the home. Gable roofs will easily shed water and snow provide more space for an attic or vaulted ceilings and allow more ventilation. Installing siding is fairly straightforward until you get to the gables.

For every 12 in. Place a piece of hardi siding on the wall at the right height above the piece below and slide. Instead of a standard straight cut you must cut these pieces of siding at the same angle as the roof. A house with a gable roof featuring two sides that slope toward the.