How Do You Cut Steel Siding

Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.

How do you cut steel siding.

A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet. Selecting the surface the metal siding is placed on a strong surface. Commercial panels i use kett power shears works ok on the ground but when you are cutting in a door opening into panels that are already installed the shears arent as good. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.

The snips work best when cutting shorter lengths such as across the width of a single sheet. Tin snips leave jagged edges so handle the metal carefully. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Wear a strong pair of gloves to protect yourself.

Using the right tools to do the job will make it easy. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. To cut in openings. To cut corrugated metal siding lengthwise or with the corrugation you can simply use a set of electric shears to do the job.

Step 1 cutting lengthwise. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. There will not be any difficulty because you are cutting with the grain of the corrugation and can even use them as guides in some instances. My guys like to use and abrasive blade on a 4 1 2 grinder.

How to cut metal siding step 1. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.