2. 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)

4. Estimating perimeter

5. Estimating Perimeter Problem #1 40’ 20’ 10’ 8’ 30’

6. Estimating Perimeter Problem #2 40’ 20’ 12’ 8’ 18’ 3’ 7’

7. WORKSHEET FOR ESTIMATING STARTER STRIP FOR VINYL SIDING Practice problem #1 Side #1 Side #2 Side #3 Side #4 Side #5 Side #6 _________________ TOTAL LF TOTAL LF/10 = pieces of starter strip needed (round up to whole number) # of starter strip =

8. Practice problem #2 Side #1Side #7 Side #2 Side #8 Side #3Side #9 Side #4Side #10 Side #5 Side #11 Side #6 Side #12 _________________ TOTAL LF TOTAL LF/10 = pieces of starter strip needed (round up to whole number) # of starter strip =