Making A Story Pole For Siding

Every story pole is a map.

Making a story pole for siding.

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. If i have a set of winders and i m going to do them right i ll lay out the story pole. Based on the window reference points i can make story poles for the upper levels gables or additions. Before you go ahead and nail the siding however take your story pole around to any other sections you plan to side.

Transfer the marks from the wall to the clapboard. 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. I make story poles from 8 ft. Hold it vertically and align one end with the butt edge of the starter course.

You may want to compromise a bit from one spot to another in order to get as. A data block with information about the project the location of the bookshelf top information about the body. This is your story pole. 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. 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. 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. Reveal red cedar shingles.

Holding the diagonal story pole in place i transfer the marks for each course from the pole onto the wrb. On the job we are on i layed out a story pole for the siding so we d even reveals on the siding. Take a length of clapboard as long as the wall is high.