Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
How to install tongue and groove exterior siding.
Tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
The rib of one board fits into the groove of an adjacent board.
Next fit groove edges into tongue edges securing into plywood backing and to one another using a nail gun using stainless steel 2 finish nails.
Measure mark and cut each tongue and groove exterior plank to size based on the pitch of the roof and the bottom edge of the wall.
A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges.
The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom.
How to install tongue and groove siding.
If the siding is up to 6 inches wide it can be nailed with one siding nail per bearing but siding any wider should use two nails per bearing.
Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements.
Siding up to 6 152mm wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
Wide can be blind nailed with one casing nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
To install the first piece of siding line it up with the bottom of the wall against an edge such as a doorframe.
Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
In horizontal applications start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downward to assure a weather tight wall.
We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
Siding up to 6 in.
Tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Wood boards are interlocked along a surface such as a wall floor or ceiling.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.
This creates a solid wooden surface.