How To Cut Raised Rib Steel Siding

Press the jaws of the snips down as firmly as you can then open up wide again.

How to cut raised rib steel siding.

Get as much of the metal as you can with each stroke in order to make the cut as smooth and steady as possible. Cutting holes in sheet metal can be done with many different kinds of tools. Squeeze the handles to cut the metal along the guideline. Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails.

The tool that you may need will depend in part on the weight of the corrugated steel. Metal building panels whether for roofing or walls are manufactured with a long lasting and durable finish of different types and in many colors allowing the panels to hold up and look great for decades however once they get to the building they may need to be cut to fit a field condition or they may need to be cleaned either during or after installation for any number of reasons. Hand shears from wiss worked the best for cutting across the ribs. You may need to cut panels to fit angles using a circular saw with a metal saw blade.

Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles. Cutting the siding around window and door openings will be necessary though and for that i used a couple different tools.