Cutting Hole In Vinyl Siding

Clean the siding around the hole with vinyl siding cleaner or dish detergent and water then dry the siding.

Cutting hole in vinyl siding.

Place a strip of siding on the work table and align the place you plan to cut it with the edge of the table. Use tin snips or a rotary tool to make curved cuts. This is a trick on how to cut vinyl siding the quickest and easiest way without breaking or chipping it. The best way to cut vinyl siding circular saw.

A hole saw tin snips etc will slice right through it. A clean way to cut vinyl siding is to score it with a utility knife and then bend the vinyl at the score. It should snap apart. You can also use tin snips to make crosscuts.

Fit a circular saw with a fine toothed plywood cutting blade. Cutting the vinyl siding is easy. That said the hole is the least of your effort. Cut a scrap piece of siding to a length that is several inches longer than the hole.

When we cut with a circular saw we often install the blade backwards to minimize ripping and tearing of the vinyl. When making longitudinal cuts score with a knife and break along the score line. For the smoothest cuts put the blade in.