How To Cut Angles On Metal Roofing

This type is useful for most cuts you need to make when working with metal roofing.

How to cut angles on metal roofing.

Make sure that they perfectly align with your measurements and remember that being even a tiny bit off can cause irreparable damage to your corrugated sheeting. The ideal tool to perfectly cut corrugated metal is power shears. Step 2 measuring. Select yellow or plain tin snips to cut straight lines.

Once you are satisfied with your measurements and alignment start cutting the metal. Choose left handed snips with red handles for cutting counterclockwise removing metal to your left. We re going to do a pitch transition or change. You ll have a steeper part of your roof turning into a lower slope so there s a steeper pitch up top and a lower pitch on the bottom.

Step by step instructions step 1 setting up the work. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof. Place the first screw.

Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. We need to do something where that change happens so the panels can go down and water can come off hit the lower slope and come off the roof. Pick right handed snips with green handles for cutting clockwise and removing metal to your right.