Making A Story Pole For Siding

If i have a set of winders and i m going to do them right i ll lay out the story pole.

Making a story pole for siding.

I make story poles from 8 ft. Reveal red cedar shingles. You may want to compromise a bit from one spot to another in order to get as. 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.

This is your story pole. 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 repeat the process for the other side of the area then connect the marks on the wrb with a chalk line or a straightedge. Based on the window reference points i can make story poles for the upper levels gables or additions.

On the job we are on i layed out a story pole for the siding so we d even reveals on the siding. Hold it vertically and align one end with the butt edge of the starter course. Holding the diagonal story pole in place i transfer the marks for each course from the pole onto the wrb. Take a length of clapboard as long as the wall is high.

This one is for a bookcase. 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. These marks represent the bottom edge of each course and will be impossible to see as the siding is installed. 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. Make a story pole photo by david carmack. A data block with information about the project the location of the bookshelf top information about the body.