Diy Cutting Steel Siding

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.

Diy cutting steel siding.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. However many methods for cutting sheet metal such as roofing and siding panels involve the use of hand and simple power tools that are within the reach of the average diy sheet metal worker. Similar to j channel used with vinyl siding j trim is nailed to the building s framing at the top edge and along any interior corner seams to hide the raw edges of the siding. Use tin snips or shears to cut lengths by hand.

The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast. Hot metal chips will fly. If you need a new roof metal is a good option for something durable that also looks unique. In this video i show how easy it can be.

The metal sheets used to form the roof need to be cut to fit your roof before you can install them but fortunately this is easy to do with a few different tools. J trim installs on steel sided buildings such as pole barns and commercial buildings as the finish trim to steel siding. Cut metal with your circular saw. The surface has to be horizontal as the siding may slip and get damaged.

The marking should be appropriate to the required measurements where the metal should be cut. Using a permanent marker to make a line on which to cut the metal siding. The metal siding is placed on a strong surface.