How To Install Tongue And Groove Siding
Before beginning a siding project you must first ascertain how much.
How to install tongue and groove siding. The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed. I designed and built my 3 story 3 car gar. How to install tongue and groove siding part 1 step 1 determine the amount of siding needed. How to install tongue and groove siding.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. As most of my videos are rambling about what i ve done this one is actually a how to. We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
The paneling will be nailed directly to these furring strips. Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. An official how to video. Nail up the first panel at a corner of the room with the tongue side facing out.
A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. 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. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Once all the supplies are obtained siding included you still aren t quite ready to begin the. 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.