How To Cut Siding To Fit A Door

This is a trick on how to cut vinyl siding the quickest and easiest way without breaking or chipping it.

How to cut siding to fit a door. Put on the safety glasses leather gloves and protective clothing. Use measuring tape to measure how much siding you need to cut off. Connect the marks to create a continuous line. To remove a piece of siding that s already nailed up slide the zip tool available at any home center under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down.

This will protect your body from possible metal. Slide the zip tool under the butt edge of the siding hook the locking edge and pull down. Horizontal cuts use your measuring tape to determine where you want to cut your siding and make a mark on the underside at each end. Put a straightedge across the side of the strip in order to identify the place you intend on cutting it.

Use shims under screw holes to help keep your threshold in good shape. Apply medium pressure throughout the cutting process. Tilt the door into the opening with the bottom side going in first using shims as necessary to create a secure fit. Begin positioning the door into the opening from your exterior area.

Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below. Then place a straightedge on your siding to mark where you want to cut it. Measure and mark the desired door opening on the surface of the metal. How to cut through metal siding to install a door 1.

Hold the siding steady. Measure the length of the section of wall you re. Mark the line you want to cut on the siding with a pencil. As you re learning how to cut siding set a siding strip with its face side up on your work station.

Place shims around the edges and top of your door frame every 12 inches. Using tin snips for long vertical cuts 1. Draw a line on the wall along the top of each siding course before you pull the nails. Use a straightedge as well as a utility knife to score along the edge.

Lift the unlocked siding to expose the nailing hem of the siding piece below. Measure the top of the door s rough opening height from the bottom line and mark a level horizontal line to complete the perimeter of the cut line for the opening. Step 3 use a circular saw to cut the layout line around the perimeter of the opening and remove the siding pieces. Then slide the tool horizontally along the lock to release it.