Hot metal chips will fly.
Diy cutting steel siding.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
The metal siding is placed on a strong surface.
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.
In this video i show how easy it can be.
Using a permanent marker to make a line on which to cut the metal siding.
If you need a new roof metal is a good option for something durable that also looks unique.
The surface has to be horizontal as the siding may slip and get damaged.
Use tin snips or shears to cut lengths by hand.
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.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast.
Have you wondered how to install steel siding on a pole barn.
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.