How To Install Tongue And Groove Siding

How to install tongue and groove siding part 1 step 1 determine the amount of siding needed.

How to install tongue and groove siding.

Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. 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. Once all the supplies are obtained siding included you still aren t quite ready to begin the.

They ll give you a much more solid nailing surface. Step 2 prep wall surface. 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.

Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. 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. 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. An official how to video.

The paneling will be nailed directly to these furring strips. A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. As most of my videos are rambling about what i ve done this one is actually a how to. The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.

Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.