How To Cut Vinyl Siding With Miter Saw

Put a carpenter s square.

How to cut vinyl siding with miter saw.

Mount a fine toothed jigsaw blade into a jigsaw. Use tin snips or a rotary tool to make curved cuts. It s best not to close the blades completely while cutting the siding. When making longitudinal cuts score with a knife and break along the score line.

A 36 tpi rating which means 36 teeth per inch will be. There are a number of different tools you can use to actually cut the vinyl siding depending on your preference. Not just any circular saw blade will do. Make crosscuts on vinyl siding using a circular saw but you should install a vinyl cutting blade to minimize chip out.

This will deliver the cleanest edges and reduce the risk of shattered or chipped railing. Cut slowly with even strokes or by allowing your circular saw to cut into the vinyl gradually rather than attempting to chop it quickly. Using a circular saw is the first method that you can use to cut vinyl siding. Cut the vinyl siding using a handsaw utility knife or tin snips with large blades.

This method is best for cutting a lot of short or long vertical cuts since the circular saw will create clean incisions relatively quickly. You can also use tin snips to make crosscuts. Mark the area. Allow the vinyl to warm up before cutting especially if you use a general purpose saw blade.

Lie a strip of vinyl siding on a flat work table. Slowly open and slightly close the snips across the vinyl until you are at the other end of the siding this will give you a clean uniform cut. Slide the end of the siding off the table until the place where you plan to cut it is just past the edge of the table. You ll need a fine tooth plywood saw blade to do this correctly.

Be sure to always wear your safety goggles while cutting vinyl siding. These include miter saws chop saws table saws and handheld circular saws. How to cut vinyl siding with saws. Using the tin snips slowly cut along the marked line.