Hold the siding snug under the windowsill and mark the window edge location.
Cutting siding for window.
Cut away the extra siding.
Use at least a 5 8ths inch bit to make holes large enough for a tape measure and use them to mark the outside wall for cutting the siding.
Use measuring tape to measure how much siding you need to cut off.
Mark the line you want to cut on the siding with a pencil.
You should choose the specific blade for the job.
This tool is for cutting a strip of vinyl siding into smaller pieces with vertical short cuts.
Don t cut all the way to the edges of the lines or the corners.
Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window.
Tin snips method put a bit of siding on your work station and line up where you are planning cutting it with the side of your table.
Carry out more cuts as needed until the extra.
Cutting and installing the siding 1.
This is a trick on how to cut vinyl siding the quickest and easiest way without breaking or chipping it.
Hold the siding steady.
Set the depth of the blade to about inch and cut the lap siding in small increments.
With the carpenter s square and the siding being held steady with one of your hands start cutting into the section of.
You will use a different type of saw to do this later.
Place the piece of siding to be installed under the window along the bottom edge and hold it where it will be located.
How to cut vinyl siding with a circular saw.
Then measure from the chalk line to the top of the siding.
Using tin snips for long vertical cuts 1.
Use a carpenter s square to draw the line straight.
Cut out the exterior siding with all the new framing pieces in place drill a hole at each corner through the siding to the outside.
Lock the notched.
Go for one with fine small teeth of the same size.
Not all kinds of circular saws can be used to cut vinyl siding.
Between each cut adjust the blade depth so it is deeper by inch.
Using a circular saw set to the right depth just a hair shallower than our siding to ensure we didn t break through the house wrap or wall and a brace to ensure a straight cut we cut away the extra siding from around our window frame.
This is the width of the cutout.
