Post on 06-Jan-2018
Estimate Starter Strip for Vinyl Siding
Starter Strip• Starter Strip comes in lengths of 10’• Starter strip is installed around the exterior perimeter of
the building• The starter strip is nailed every 12” to 16” apart with
roofing nails • Perimeter is the linear measure of the boundaries of a
figure of structure• The perimeter of a square is the total length of its four
sides P = 4s• To find perimeter of a rectangle use the formula P= 2(w +l)
Estimating perimeter
Estimating PerimeterProblem #1
40’
20’
10’
8’
30’
Estimating PerimeterProblem #2
40’
20’
12’
8’
18’
3’
7’
7’
WORKSHEET FORESTIMATING STARTER STRIP FOR VINYL SIDING
Practice problem #1 Side #1Side #2 Side #3Side #4Side #5 Side #6 _________________TOTAL LFTOTAL LF/10 = pieces of starter strip needed (round up
to whole number)# of starter strip =
Practice problem #2
Side #1 Side #7Side #2 Side #8Side #3 Side #9Side #4 Side #10Side #5 Side #11Side #6 Side #12
_________________TOTAL LFTOTAL LF/10 = pieces of starter strip needed (round up to whole number)# of starter strip =