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 =