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.

Making a story pole for siding.

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

Every story pole is a map. Make a story pole photo by david carmack. Before you go ahead and nail the siding however take your story pole around to any other sections you plan to side. Take a length of clapboard as long as the wall is high.

On the job we are on i layed out a story pole for the siding so we d even reveals on the siding. 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. Next i measure the height of the space to be sided then divide by the theoretical reveal. 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. A data block with information about the project the location of the bookshelf top information about the body. Based on the window reference points i can make story poles for the upper levels gables or additions. Transfer the marks from the wall to the clapboard.

These marks represent the bottom edge of each course and will be impossible to see as the siding is installed. You may want to compromise a bit from one spot to another in order to get as. This is your story pole.