Roof Gauge Tool

Snips are ideal for cutting any type of corrugated roofing especially for cutting softer metal like tin sheets.

Roof gauge tool.

Reasonably easy to cut a big sheet up as long as both sides are biggish. And for this reason there are other tools for cutting metal roofing such as metal shears or an electric nibbler. Tin roofs are lightweight and soft by nature this is why cutting them manually with snips is a good option. 10 jobs 1 tool.

Haag created the 4 09 shingle gauge by testing asphalt based composition shingles. Note that the slightest burr rough edge on the material after cut will misrepresent thickness. Buy a roofus. Do not force the gauge onto the material.

Holding the gauge loosely in one hand at a 30 degree angle to the material drag the slot along the edge of the panel or membrane. Metal corrugated roofing can come in different gauge s most gauges can be cut with tin snips easily but slowly. Post frames generally lack structural sheathing so the roof and wall panels must span between the supporting trusses or purlins. Ajc shing go tear off shovels and rolling magnetic sweepers are the industry standard and innovations like the pick roll seam roller mag hatch magnetic faced hatchet and ajc super shear have made us one of the most recognized names in roofing tools today.

Anything else is fake unauthorized and extremely inferior. Rau 111 is one of our favorite standing seam roof seamers. High leverage drip edge folding tools. Precision angles scales slider.

Big 24 inch 61 cm and the compact 18 inch 46 cm folding tool makes 1 inch 25 4 mm or 1 1 2 inch 38 1 mm deep bends along drip edge of flat pan standing seam metal roofing panels. It can seam up to 24 gauge metal. Developed by a professional. When dragging the tool the slightest resistance constitutes refusal.

There are many types of snips available on the market designed either for straight or curved cuts. Probably it s also the cheapest way for cutting corrugated tin roofing. Ajc is more than just a tool distributor we design patent and manufacture original roofing tools. Measure any pitch.

This standing seam roof tool is designed to easily and professionally close the first stage of a standing seam profile. While expensive this tool speeds up the bending process and will make your finishings look clean and professional. The only genuine product. While the shingle gauge was designed with the strictest analytical tolerances possible we still consider it an estimating tool due to a small number of shingles which do not conform to the gauge.