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I'm cutting off the bottom 20" of my t1-11 panel siding to replace it
and want to cut it off straight. The bottom edges of the siding are
rotten, so I can't just measure up from those 20" as a guide. So I
bought a chalkline but I now realize, I don't know how I can make sure
it's level. The length will be about 27'.

How can I level this? Or is there a better way to do this?



Get a 6 foot level and a pencil...It's not rocket science...Gesh....

Six foot level on a 20 foot run?

Gesh (sic)


Ok I'll spell it out for you...You take the 6 foot level , get the bubble
between the 2 lines and mark it with a pensil..Slide the level down to the
edg of your line and repeat the process 4 times ..DONE..Cut the rotting
T111 off...Gesh...Why make a project of something as simple as that..It
will be close enough for the eye...He is only cutting off rotting wood ,
not laying out a foundation....

Hey, cut it with a butter knife, I don't care. Sounds like plumb and level
are terms not in your vocabulary.

Steve

On Jun 17, 11:00*pm, "SteveB" wrote:
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I'm cutting off the bottom 20" of my t1-11 panel siding to replace it
and want to cut it off straight. *The bottom edges of the siding are
rotten, so I can't just measure up from those 20" as a guide. *So I
bought a chalkline but I now realize, I don't know how I can make sure
it's level. *The length will be about 27'.

How can I level this? *Or is there a better way to do this?

Get a 6 foot level and a pencil...It's not rocket science...Gesh....

Six foot level on a 20 foot run?

Gesh (sic)

Ok I'll spell it out for you...You take the 6 foot level , get the bubble
between the 2 lines and mark it with a pensil..Slide the level down to the
edg of your line and repeat the process 4 times *..DONE..Cut the rotting
T111 off...Gesh...Why make a project of something as simple as that..It
will be close enough for the eye...He is only cutting off rotting wood ,
not laying out a foundation....

Hey, cut it with a butter knife, I don't care. *Sounds like plumb and level
are terms not in your vocabulary.

Steve

Measure with a micrometer
Mark with chalk
Cut with an ax

On Jun 17, 8:25*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:00:27 -0600, "SteveB"
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I'm cutting off the bottom 20" of my t1-11 panel siding to replace it
and want to cut it off straight. *The bottom edges of the siding are
rotten, so I can't just measure up from those 20" as a guide. *So I
bought a chalkline but I now realize, I don't know how I can make sure
it's level. *The length will be about 27'.

How can I level this? *Or is there a better way to do this?

Get a 6 foot level and a pencil...It's not rocket science...Gesh....

Six foot level on a 20 foot run?

Gesh (sic)

Ok I'll spell it out for you...You take the 6 foot level , get the bubble
between the 2 lines and mark it with a pensil..Slide the level down to the
edg of your line and repeat the process 4 times *..DONE..Cut the rotting
T111 off...Gesh...Why make a project of something as simple as that..It
will be close enough for the eye...He is only cutting off rotting wood ,
not laying out a foundation....

Hey, cut it with a butter knife, I don't care. *Sounds like plumb and level
are terms not in your vocabulary.

Steve

I think I would measure down from the soffit at each end and pop a
chalk line. Then measure a couple places in the middle as a sanity
check. "Level" is not as important as being the same as the roof line,
That will be the visual reference.- Hide quoted text -

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Exactly! My roof line on one side looks great. Just don't try to
level anything to it. New gutters had to be installed with drain on
"wrong" end (for me) due to that.

Harry K

ben wrote:
I'm cutting off the bottom 20" of my t1-11 panel siding to replace it
and want to cut it off straight. The bottom edges of the siding are
rotten, so I can't just measure up from those 20" as a guide. So I
bought a chalkline but I now realize, I don't know how I can make sure
it's level. The length will be about 27'.

How can I level this? Or is there a better way to do this?

As DanG mentioned, you could measure from a consistent height on
the building. A story pole is in order:

http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuild.../021197070.pdf

--Winston

ben wrote:
I'm cutting off the bottom 20" of my t1-11 panel siding to replace it
and want to cut it off straight. The bottom edges of the siding are
rotten, so I can't just measure up from those 20" as a guide. So I
bought a chalkline but I now realize, I don't know how I can make sure
it's level. The length will be about 27'.

How can I level this? Or is there a better way to do this?

thx!

Use a water level to mark as many reference marks as necessary and
connect the marks with a straightedge.

replying to ben, Popeye81$ wrote:
I would find the center of the 27' which is 13.5 and go up 20 inches there .
And go up 20 inches on each end - and then chalk line half one way and the the
other half the other way ... If I made sense ... This is pretty easy stuff
here

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posted from
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ne-378891-.htm

On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 2:44:05 PM UTC-4, Popeye81$ wrote:
replying to ben, Popeye81$ wrote:
I would find the center of the 27' which is 13.5 and go up 20 inches there .
And go up 20 inches on each end - and then chalk line half one way and the the
other half the other way ... If I made sense ... This is pretty easy stuff
here


It's been 7 years since Ben asked his question. The T1-11 is now rotted up
to the roof. Why didn't you answer sooner?

On Fri, 13 May 2016 18:44:01 +0000, Popeye81$
wrote:

replying to ben, Popeye81$ wrote:
I would find the center of the 27' which is 13.5 and go up 20 inches there .
And go up 20 inches on each end - and then chalk line half one way and the the
other half the other way ... If I made sense ... This is pretty easy stuff
here

Lay the line on the level and pop it. Where do you creatures come
from? Own a pencil, how many levels?