How To Cut Corrugated Iron Roofing Sheets

Want to cut iron lengthwise.

How to cut corrugated iron roofing sheets.

You want a pair of straight cuts or left or right handed pair for cutting both straight and around corners. Press the base plate of your saw against an edge where you want to start cutting. Sick of paying for expensive and smelly cutting disks. Paint or prime cut edges to prevent rust.

Brace the corrugated metal with your nondominant hand and start to cut. Metal roofing is a unique trend in roofing and this guide will walk you through the steps including how to install metal roofing over shingles. Step 1 cut the panels to the desired length. If yours do not.

Most panels come up to 32 feet 9 8 m in length. The cheapest way to cut metal roofing is with a pair of tin snips. The double cut design leaves clean and smooth edges on both sides unlike the single cut shear and doesn t leave too much waste. Corrugated metal roof panels.

Allow for a minimum of 18 inches 46 cm if you need to lap to complete the run. Brace the metal by applying pressure with your nondominant hand holding it at least 2 feet 0 61 m away from your saw. Circular saw 2 x research source slower than angle grinder but follow same step 2 pre drill holes on the ridges. Another efficient way to cut corrugated metal sheets is by using electric shears.

We prefer double cut shears instead of single cut shears. Here s a better way. Measure the length you need to cut starting at one end of the corrugated plastic roofing sheet. Mark a cut line along the right and left sides and along the middle of the sheet using a.

Wear hearing and eye protection. Some panels have pre drilled holes.