How To Cut Siding Off A House

Bend the wide surface of the channel inward at this cut to make a drip edge tab and slide the tab under the sill channel.

How to cut siding off a house. Hold the siding and the carpenter s square steady with one hand. This is a trick on how to cut vinyl siding the quickest and easiest way without breaking or chipping it. This will help your cut stay clean and prevent the edges of your cut siding from fraying or marring. The total you get is how much you ll need to cut off the siding.

Step 1 use measuring tape to measure how much siding you need to cut off. For example if the section of wall you re covering is 5 feet 1 5 m long and the piece of siding is 9 step 2 mark the line you want to cut on the siding with a pencil. 2 place the straight slots of a cat s paw tool to the head of each siding nail. Then subtract that amount from the length of the piece of siding you re going to cut.

Reveal the nails anchoring a piece to the wall by sticking the zip tool under the bottom of the piece above it. Set the blade depth so you won t cut into the house sheathing below the siding. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Measure the length of the section of wall you re covering with siding.

Finally you can also use a utility knife. To remove a piece at your eye level slide the zip tool under the piece above that one. Using a utility knife. Zip tools disconnect a higher piece from a lower piece.

Wood or concrete siding will have to be cut away using a circular saw. Close the snips about two thirds of the way. Cut along the corner of the facing edge. Use a carpenter s.

This is our most comprehensive. With the other begin cutting through the piece of siding with a pair of tin snips. Make sure you have enough room to install flashing above the ledger board and allow for at least a space above the decking preventing water from wicking upwards into wood siding. About two thirds of the way is ideal.

We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Tap the back of the. Not just another vinyl siding installation video. Pull siding away from house and cut through the bottom edge with aviation snips.

Only raise the undamaged siding 1 to 2 inches from the side of the structure to prevent damage.