Measure the roofline from the ground
Plain House Manual
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| Done | Item | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Front of the house sketched from across the street | ||
| Each run named on the sketch: eaves, gables, dormers | ||
| Ground marked under every gutter corner | ||
| Each straight eaves run taped mark to mark | ||
| Each gable width taped at its lower corners | ||
| One siding row measured and the rows to the peak counted | ||
| Rise worked out for each gable | ||
| Sloped edges worked out for each gable | ||
| All runs added, plus 10% | ||
| Numbers entered in the calculator and written on the lights plan sheet |
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