How To Cut Asphalt Roofing Shingles

Using a straight blade and a hooked blade.

How to cut asphalt roofing shingles.

Position the side of hook knife against the drip edge beneath the shingle with the blade facing upward against the shingle medium. Walk through of using both. But as demonstrated in this tip by todd smith a big pair of snips may be a better way to get the job done. How to cut asphalt roof shingles this method focuses on cutting asphalt shingles with a utility knife.

Cut along this line using a hook blade. Continue cutting away the excess shingle until your entire roof has been trimmed. Then use the saw as you normally would to cut through the entire stack at once. Generally regular shingles are cut straight through the tab indentations to create equally sized.

Standard roofing tools like a hammer and roofing nails are all you typically need to cap a roof. Use a chalk line to mark where you want the cut to be on a large stack of shingles. Using upward pressure slide the knife toward you. Work quickly because allowing the blade to get too hot while resting against the shingles as it cuts through can start to melt the tar on the back of them and render them useless.