To find the number of squares of siding needed for an installation measure each walls width and height in feet.
How many square per box of siding.
Houses are not smooth rectangles.
Many forms of residential siding are measured in units of squares.
Multiply the width and height to get the area of the wall in square feet.
A square in construction lingo equals 100 square feet so a box of vinyl siding will cover 200 square feet.
One square of siding will cover 100 square feet and an average box of vinyl siding contains 2 squares of material.
A square of siding is a measurement of siding material.
They contain windows doors and gables which alter the amount of coverage you ll get from a single box of vinyl siding.
That s only a starting point however.
Vinyl siding comes in 100 sq ft units called squares this is the total number of squares you will need.
One square of siding is sufficient to cover 100 square feet of wall space.
However if you re calculating for vinyl shake siding which is often 1 2 or 1 3 of a square per box your calculations will be different.