Cutting Cement Siding With Saw

Ez shear siding cutter with blade for hardie plank vinyl siding fiber cement siding and trim 3 9 out of 5 stars 31 449 72 449.

Cutting cement siding with saw.

Bullet tools 220 20 in. Using a cost per square foot metric it s less than a penny per square foot. Use your eyeware and ear protection. This circular saw was built specifically for cutting fiber cement 5 16 siding.

To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that blows dust into a bucket. Ivy classic 36482 7 1 4 6 tooth fiber cement cutting carbide circular saw blade with 5 8 diamond knockout arbor 1 card 3 3 out of 5 stars 75 12 42 12. These are specialized to reduce the dust caused from cutting these planks. There are many cost effective circular saw and vacuum options that meet table 1 requirements for cutting fiber cement.

Carbide tipped hole saws are a necessity to cut through the fiber cement without flaking or chipping the edges. You have to make the cuts very slowly. I really like the makita 5057kb 7 1 4 inch circular saw with dust collector. Another great tool for cutting fiber cement siding is using a circular saw with a good dust collector.

There are a number of sizes needed to help navigate the material around the exterior of the house to create openings for plumbing electrical vents etc. The advantage of using the circular saw is that you can cut more than one board at a time. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears. Use a specialized blade used with the saw such as mikita hardiblade or dewalts filber cement blade.

Even if you do invest in higher end tools the total cost per job is low. Magnum siding cutter with blade for fiber cement siding.