How To Cut Exterior Siding

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How to cut exterior siding.

Using tin snips for long vertical cuts 1. You ll need a fine tooth plywood saw blade to do this correctly. Clamp the cutting guide to the siding to be cut aligning the cut edge of the plywood part of the guide with the chalk line. Score the flat sections of the siding panels with a sharp.

With the siding removed use a hacksaw or reciprocating saw with a metal cutting blade to cut through the nailing at the base of each wall stud within the wall opening and remove. Installs like wood siding and trim. Mark the perimeter of the opening for the new door onto the vinyl siding with a carpenter s pencil in the location. To get the best cut support the plank on a workbench and allow only a small section to overhang.

Use measuring tape to measure how much siding you need to cut off. Measure the length of the section of wall you re. When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth. Cut the siding with a circular saw guiding the saw base along the board on the cutting guide.

Using a circular saw is the first method that you can use to cut vinyl siding. Cut the vinyl 1. This is our most comprehensive. Hold the siding steady.

Pry off trim molding surrounding the existing door if applicable with the flat end of a pry bar. If you have to cut a plank down its middle support all of it on a work surface set the blade depth to about 3 4 inches and allow the blade to cut slightly into the workbench surface when you make the crosscut. Cut off any nails that are exposed at the top plate of the wall or the inside surface of the exterior siding. Not just any circular saw blade will do.

Builders and contractors find working with truexterior faster and easier than working with wood. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power. This method is best for cutting a lot of short or long vertical cuts since the circular saw will create clean incisions relatively quickly. Performs nothing like it.

To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that. Mark the line you want to cut on the siding with a pencil. You can also read about this method in the james hardie instructions.