How To Install Tongue And Groove Siding On Ceiling

Use a scrap piece of wood with a groove cut it in that fits over the tongue or a scrap piece of ceiling material and fit that over the board before tapping gently with a hammer.

How to install tongue and groove siding on ceiling. You ll start from one corner. The process here is almost exactly the same. Groove facing the wall tongue facing out. Use the framing gun to add a nail to the tongue of the plank and secure in place.

Divide the width of the ceiling by the surface width of each board not including the protruding tongue so that you can estimate the width in planks of your ceiling. Nail on the tongues cut and position the next board. Do not bang on the tongue of a board to get it to fit better. Set a board in place.

Then with a scrap piece of tongue and groove stock as a block give the board a firm tap. When installing shiplap over drywall start with battens on finished ceilings. Here s a way to install a tongue and groove ceiling without damaging the wood. Installing a tongue and groove ceiling.

Nail close to the wall on the groove side crown mould will hide this nail and on the v groove part of the tongue side. Once you ve installed your tongue and groove wall paneling you can move on to the ceiling. If you re installing tongue and groove boards over drywall or plaster especially it s a good idea to install 1x2 battens and fasten them directly to the framing with 2 1 2 in. And use existing studs rafters to mount each piece of paneling.

For the next piece you will connect the groove of the new piece into the tongue of the first piece.