How To Cut Fabral Metal Roofing

Cutting metal panels is best accomplished with an electric metal shear.

How to cut fabral metal roofing. 40 year film integrity 30 year prorated chalk and fade. Product brochure full line guide. This is part 5 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. You won t need a pilot hole if you re cutting end to end across a sheet.

For cuts across the ribs use straight cut snips electric or pneumatic shears a portable profile shear or an electric nibbler. Hand holding marker pen marking measurement on a metal stud. Cutting aluminum panels to make a cut parallel to the ribs score the panel deep ly with a sharp utility knife and bend back and forth along the score breaking the metal off cleanly. Smp paint system available in 21 colors.

Ideal for agricultural and post frame projects. First of all measure your roof and order the sheets the exact length you need. Custom cut to lengths up to 40 applications. When you re ready to cut place the sheet onto a flat wide and sturdy work surface.

Standing seam roof systems require hand or mechanical seaming tools available from fabral. See our installation instructions for complete details. To make a cut parallel to the ribs score the panel deeply with a sharp utility knife and bend back and forth along the score breaking the metal off cleanly. Want to cut iron lengthwise.

Sick of paying for expensive and smelly cutting disks. Easily integrated with a fabral metal roof system it reduces thermal conductivity and satisfies specification requirements across a wide range of roofing applications. Plan ahead prepare the metal and measure before you cut. The easiest way to do this is with an electric drill and a 1 2 in 1 3 cm metal cutting drill bit.

Here s a better way. It is necessary when you need to cut out the middle of a roofing sheet. Ideally suited for fabral standing seam roofs acfoam iii polyiso roof insulation can be used without a thermal barrier. Details manual aka blue book.

In this part i cover installing a metal roof boot installing a. Make the hole in the center of the part you wish to cut then trim toward the guideline you drew. However panels may be easily cut with a circular saw with a metal cutting abrasive blade.