In this video i demonstrate how to cut roof metal with a utility knife.
How to cut metal roofing with utility knife.
Sick of paying for expensive and smelly cutting disks.
Steel roofing can be costly but it is a lifetime investment.
Press the jaws of the snips down as firmly as you can then open up wide again.
Get as much of the metal as you can with each stroke in order to make the cut as smooth and steady as possible.
The cheapest way to cut metal roofing is with a pair of tin snips.
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Tin roofs are lightweight and soft by nature this is why cutting them manually with snips is a good option.
Snips are ideal for cutting any type of corrugated roofing especially for cutting softer metal like tin sheets.
Want to cut iron lengthwise.
Squeeze the handles to cut the metal along the guideline.
There are many types of snips available on the market designed either for straight or curved cuts.
Probably it s also the cheapest way for cutting corrugated tin roofing.
Noise is usually not a factor if you are installing a steel roof over asphalt.
What makes this knife perfect for roofing is the twin blades.
Snip the two sides.
To compensate for how metal may curve or bend cut a strip out where you use red snips for one side and green snips on the other cutting 2 inches at a time on alternating sides so two inches up the right side two inches up the left.
It is common for roofers to carry a straight edge razor blade and a curved hook blade due to the ease of cutting different materials.
This controls how the metal flexes and gets a cleaner cut.
You can use the same trick to cut metal studs.
The best tin snips are good for cutting any edge of corrugated iron that is going to be seen as they are easy to control when cutting.
Here s a better way.
Galvanized steel which is created by using a soft layer of zinc to protect the inner layers is the most common type of steel roofing.
Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade.
You want a pair of straight cuts or left or right handed pair for cutting both straight and around corners.
Having a two in one knife is much easier.