How To Install Tongue And Groove Wood Siding Window
Nails should penetrate 1 1 4 inch into solid wood behind the siding.
How to install tongue and groove wood siding window. 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 rib of one board fits into the groove of an adjacent board. This creates a solid wooden surface. The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. Leave a gap at the sides although it may be narrower. A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
Snap a chalkline or use a straight edge and mark a line on all studs so you know where to put your nails. Tongue and groove wood siding is one of the most popular for exterior walls in homes. The long edges of boards are designed to have a rib and groove. Wood boards are interlocked along a surface such as a wall floor or ceiling.
Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. To fit over an opening allow a 1 4 inch gap between the board and the door or window frame. Avoid visible nail holes install planks with the tongue up.
The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed. Use a stud finder or knock or drill holes until you find the studs at the top and bottom of the portion of wall you are going to install your planks on. This is part 1 of a 3 part series. How to install tongue and groove siding we used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements.