How To Cut Holes In Vinyl Siding

When we cut with a circular saw we often install the blade backwards to minimize ripping and tearing of the vinyl.

How to cut holes in vinyl siding.

Use tin snips or a rotary tool to make curved cuts. Holes an inch or two across or long narrow holes that still appear patchable require removing the damaged piece of vinyl to fix it. You need to be sure the weather stripping and siding itself is properly done to keep the siding water tight. Using a circular saw is the first method that you can use to cut vinyl siding.

Make crosscuts on vinyl siding using a circular saw but you should install a vinyl cutting blade to minimize chip out. That said the hole is the least of your effort. You can also use tin snips to make crosscuts. This method is best for cutting a lot of short or long vertical cuts since the circular saw will create clean incisions relatively quickly.

Cover the hole from the back side with foil tape then put the siding back where it belongs. You ll need a fine tooth plywood saw blade to do this correctly. A siding zip tool pops the piece off from the bottom edge.