heidiiiii Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I have gotten off lucky so far with this DH. But now my ignorance is showing. I should have paid better attention in Algebra class. I cant figure out how to measure and cut the clapboard to fit in the eave on the side of the house. (I have a pic of it in the gallery). I am going to try my darndest but dont want to waste precious plywood clapboard. Anyone have a 5 yr old child`s version of how I can measure to make it fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless1 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Don't measure. Take a big piece of scrap paper, cut it roughly to size, then fit it and fold it and cut it until you have an exact pattern. Use the pattern to cut the siding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 That's sort of what I did with the planking on the Madison too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemlady Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Paper templet is the best ,what calimari said. None of your peaks are going to be the same size. You can also use this method to do the floors too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydroped Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Algebra? I can't even multiply and divide - I do what they said - I lay a piece of paper down and crease it to mark then cut it and double check that it fits and that becomes my pattern - I do that for cutting the gable angles for shingles too. -David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 Thankies! I went down and got my tape measure out of the sewing box. I made a template with computer paper. Sometimes you need somebody to kickstart the brain! Dh is telling me I can be a real homebuilder now..LOL He is asking me where the plumbing is? LOL Dont go there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 He is asking me where the plumbing is? LOL Dont go there! You can make neat-o plumbing fixtures out of polymer clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 You can make neat-o plumbing fixtures out of polymer clay Oh see you got me thinking now... A spout outside for my mini gardener. Piping on the wall next to the claw footed tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 From the (extremely) limited and cutoff pictures of the gables/peaks in the gallery it looks like the gable peak is 90 degrees, hence you would need to cut the siding at 45 degrees. However that is the product of a helluva lot of extrapolation. There are no end on shots of the whole gable. If you had a dead on shot of the gable it would be easier to figure out. And algebra wouldn't help, this is all geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 <nodding in agreement about the paper templates> That's what works best for me. I just bashed picture windows in place of two bays and the wood sections I made to fill in the space on all four sides fit perfectly. (and I didn't use a ruler at all) I don't speak algebra (or geometry) either. When the class started off with the teacher saying "Pi R square", I snorted and said that any fool knows that pie are round. It kinda went downhill from there. <cackle> Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 A spout outside for my mini gardener. If you can find a smallish length of fairly heavy wire in green or black plastic insulation & remove the wire you have a garden hose, you can make the fittings from clay or aluminum foil. Coffee stirrer straws (especially nice for wall-mounted flush tanks for wcs) and other straws sprayed chrome make nice interior pipes, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wenlaine Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Deb, you are hilarious!!!! Thanks for the laugh first thing this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 See I told you! Nat came home with a new math problem: Pi! I just smiled and shook my head at her, just like in algebra class. Never made it to geometry. Remember when people say " When am I ever going to need to use this stuff in the real world?" Who would have ever thought it would be a dollhouse! I wrote down the garden hose instructions. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Deb, you are hilarious!!!! Thanks for the laugh first thing this morning. If that teacher had your sense of humor, I'd have done lots better in that class. <giggling> He gave a tough assignment in class one day and wrote: "THINK" on the blackboard, then stepped out of the room. I went up to the board and wrote "or thwim" under it. Spent a week cleaning blackboards after school for that one. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 <giggling> He gave a tough assignment in class one day and wrote: "THINK" on the blackboard, then stepped out of the room. I went up to the board and wrote "or thwim" under it. Groan...................... For some reason makes me think (not thwim) of that old one: Time flies like the wind Fruit flies like bananas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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