Tools To Install Vinyl Siding

Utility knife or scoring tool.

Tools to install vinyl siding.

A fine tooth plywood blade. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. Use the snips with a red handle if right handed and green if left handed. Always remember to reset the blade to the forward position after you have completed the siding install project.

Reverse the blade in the saw for extra smooth cutting through the vinyl and to. Use of a backwards blade on any other materials could be unsafe. The pac tool gecko siding gauge can help the pac tool gecko siding gauge can help you gauge and install fiber cement siding up to 48 faster and allow for 1 person installation. For the best quality on your next vinyl siding project choose malco.

Vinyl siding is easy to cut and a utility knife or scoring tool can be used to trim and score the material. Power saw bench or radial arm saw use a fine tooth blade with slow cutting movements. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.

You ll need a snap lock punch if you intend to cover new areas you ll probably need new vinyl siding trim pieces. A bench or radial arm power saw can speed the cutting of the siding or soffit. A hand saw is also used to cut panels however tin snips offer more control and work well for vinyl siding. Choosing a power saw is a little bit of a personal preference as there are a few different types that will work for this job.

Working with vinyl doesn t require special skills but you do have to understand the system. The only special tool you ll need for reworking areas is an unlocking tool often called a zip tool. Turboshear vinyl siding cutter drill attachment. Malco offers premium vinyl siding tools that are made in the usa such as the time saving turboshear the comfortable sideswiper ii removal tool the versatile j channel cutter or the useful sider.

Tough design easily fits in tool bags. Vinyl is easy to cut trim and score with a utility knife or scoring tool fig. Aviation and tin snip start cutting at the top interlock and continue toward the bottom of the panel. These gauges practically eliminate layout time and reduce the fatigue of installation making them ideal for getting the job done.

You can easily use a radial arm or bench power saw but if you prefer then you can use a handheld power saw. Good quality tin snips or. Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip. Tin snips are used to easily cut the vinyl panels to the correct length.

Utility knife used to score a vinyl panel horizontally where a whole panel is not needed like under a window.