Check with the vinyl siding manufacturer to see how many squares are in one box.
How many square per box of siding.
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.
One square of siding is sufficient to cover 100 square feet of wall space.
Multiply the width and height to get the area of the wall in square feet.
Houses are not smooth rectangles.
Vinyl siding typically comes in 2 square boxes so if your calculation above is 58 squares of siding you would need 29 boxes of vinyl siding.
That s only a starting point however.
A square in construction lingo equals 100 square feet so a box of vinyl siding will cover 200 square feet.
Siding refers to the materials used to clad the exterior walls of a home or other structure.
A square of siding is a measurement of siding material.
One square of siding will cover 100 square feet and an average box of vinyl siding contains 2 squares of material.
They contain windows doors and gables which alter the amount of coverage you ll get from a single box of vinyl siding.