How to install tongue and groove siding.
How to start 3 4 tongue and gtove siding.
To install tongue and groove paneling vertically begin by nailing 1 by 3 furring strips horizontally either directly to the wall studs on a new wall or over the drywall on a finished wall.
1 you re usually working over your head.
The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.
Sheathing should be a minimum of 5 8 inch thick and 3 4 inch thick is even.
Carefully slice the back part of the groove of your replacement board but leave the front part of the groove attached.
This is called blind nailing the only location that we installed fasteners in the face of the.
Secure the first row by nailing into the tongue to the joist or furring strip and secure the groove side of the plank by face nailing into the joist.
You can use your circular saw set to the depth of just the back part of the groove.
The paneling will be nailed directly to these furring strips.
Installing tongue and groove walls can be a real workout.
Wide can be blind nailed with one casing nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
Nail up the first panel at a corner of the room with the tongue side facing out.
Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood.
Install the plank with groove closest to the wall.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
3 tongue and groove isn t always flat so you have to force the boards together to get them seated.
Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
The fun with this kind of millwork is in the name.
When installing being by nailing one board to the top of the wall.
Siding up to 6 in.
Time for the fun part adding tongue and groove boards.
Tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
How to install vertical tongue and grove siding.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
With tongue and groove planks each piece has a side where there is a groove cut along the length of the board and a side where a tongue runs the length of the board.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the grove edges facing downwards to assure a weather tight wall.
2 you have to seat the tongues and grooves together and they don t always want to marry.