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Measure the width and height of windows doors and any other areas that will not be covered with siding.
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Multiply height by width for each area and add to get total square footage not covered with siding.
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If four boards are yielded then add 25.
Determine the total area for all of these items then subtract this figure from your final square footage.
Enter the board length of your siding.
Siding should be kept 6 off the ground account for that when measuring and estimating material.
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For example if the material is 7 1 4 wide then three battens 2 3 8 will be yielded while allowing for the two 1 16 saw kerfs.
Measure all doors windows and other exterior areas that will not require siding.
Amount of siding to cover the wall is the amount of boards needed to cover the wall.
Square footage of wall is the wall area minus wall openings.
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Inch and fraction enter waste factor if required.
Inch enter the exposed face value of your siding.
This figure represents the total square footage of hardie plank siding that you will need to purchase.
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The number of courses of siding can be found by dividing the height of the wall in inches by the exposure of the board.
In other words since three boards come out of one then simply add 33 to the total for each wall.
Use our feet to inches conversion calculator if you know the height of the building in feet.
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