How To Cut Steel Siding On A House

This piece will lap over the bottom board.

How to cut steel siding on a house.

Make a rough estimate cut out the siding enough so that you can make the rough opening. I see on the box of what we are using that is boldly states do not cut with saw. To install the furring strips start by cutting them to size so they run from one end of the surface to the other. I can understand that a saw probably warms up the paint and primer and can lead to premature failure.

Then when you know the exact location the window will be and how big the trim will be then cut the siding back again but this time it s a finish cut. Continue with the process if. What does everyone use for cutting steel siding. Check for level to be sure your layout marks are correct.

Hand shears from wiss worked the best for cutting across the ribs. They need to run in the opposite direction of the metal siding. Then nail them to the surface you re working on leaving 16 inches 41 cm between each strip. How to cut metal siding.

The surface has to be horizontal as the siding may slip and get. Slide a pry bar under the bottom row of metal siding close to one vertical line. 5 install the second siding board. The metal siding is placed on a strong surface.

Cut and position the second from the bottom siding board so it aligns with the layout marks you made with the story pole. The standard thing to do is generally to cut twice.