How to install tongue and groove siding.
How to install tongue and groove siding.
I designed and built my 3 story 3 car gar.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
Step 2 prep wall surface.
How to install tongue and groove siding part 1 step 1 determine the amount of siding needed.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
As most of my videos are rambling about what i ve done this one is actually a how to.
Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements.
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.
Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance.
They ll give you a much more solid nailing surface.
Before beginning a siding project you must first ascertain how much.
An official how to video.
Nail up the first panel at a corner of the room with the tongue side facing out.
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.
A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges.
Once all the supplies are obtained siding included you still aren t quite ready to begin the.