How To Attach Tongue And Groove Siding

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How to attach tongue and groove siding.

The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom. As each section of tongue and groove wall paneling is installed don t worry about stud rafters overrun. Secure sections with a nail on the tongue and simply slide in the next cut when you need one. The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.

If it doesn t line up to the stud rafters the end matching ensures that you won t have any problems. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes. Butt edges together in the same row and slide the groove of the.

Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle. Avoid visible nail holes. Nail at an angle directly through the tongue and into your studs. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.

You don t need to nail through the face of the planks anywhere but on the bottom row and near the ceiling. Install planks with the tongue up. In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. How to install tongue and groove siding we used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.

One of the cool things about tongue and groove walls is that you can use a technique called blind nailing if you do it properly you won t have any nail heads showing or holes to fill. Hang each board of the first and every successive row always ensuring the board is the proper length or height before attaching. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.