How To Cut Siding Straight

Score along the straightedge with a utility knife.

How to cut siding straight.

With a pencil and measuring tape mark. Bend the strip of siding along the cut and snap the vinyl. Use measuring tape to measure how much siding you need to cut off. This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl.

Mark the line you want to cut on the siding with a pencil. Then subtract this number from the total length of your vinyl siding piece. To get the best cut support the plank on a workbench and allow only a small section to overhang. Place a straightedge lengthwise on the strip to mark where you plan.

I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit. Instead measure the length of the wall that you ll be covering with the vinyl siding. Place that strip of vinyl siding so that the piece and the line you want to cut are slightly off the. Follow these steps on how to cut vinyl siding with a circular saw.

Utility knife place a strip of siding face up on the work table. And you can use the same technique anytime you need a straight cut on aluminum or other light gauge sheet metal even steel. A furring strip should be installed to prevent panel detachment. Measure the length of the section of wall you re.

Cut the panels if necessary to fit the openings allowing 6 4mm for expansion. It saved me countless hours of work. Use a measuring tape for best effect. Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it.

Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade. Use a carpenter s square to draw the line straight. Using tin snips for long vertical cuts 1. Hold the siding steady.

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. The resulting number should be how much vinyl you need to cut off of the main siding section.