How To Install Tongue And Groove Log Siding

Secure sections with a nail on the tongue and simply slide in the next cut when you need one.

How to install tongue and groove log siding.

Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. It takes time but your end result will make your investment worth it. The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed. Even if you ve never installed siding or paneling before you ll notice how easy it is to install tongue and groove.

How to install tongue and groove siding part 1 step 1 determine the amount of siding needed. For a less pronounced reveal attach strips of 3 8 inch pressure treated plywood to the insides of the corner trims and install the corners before you install the siding. How to install tongue and groove siding we used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar. They ll give you a much more solid nailing surface.

Before beginning a siding project you must first ascertain how much. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. 8 am 5 pm. As each section of tongue and groove wall paneling is installed don t worry about stud rafters overrun.

Go slowly when you begin to install your log siding or wood paneling. Types of log siding. When installing being by nailing one board to the top of the wall. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.

Monday friday. With tongue and groove planks each piece has a side where there is a groove cut along the length of the board and a side where a tongue runs the length of the board. Log siding is a type of wood siding that allows anyone to make any building look like a log cabin. 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.

Rustic peeled ship lap siding and shaped tongue groove siding. Both are made from gorgeous and durable red pine. You may choose to install corner trim first and butt the siding up to it as shown. Once all the supplies are obtained siding included you still aren t quite ready to begin the.

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In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. Step 2 prep wall surface. If you want the trim to be more pronounced install the siding first and then apply the trim over the siding. We offer two types of log siding.