How To Attach Tongue And Groove Siding
Hang each board of the first and every successive row always ensuring the board is the proper length or height before attaching.
How to attach tongue and groove siding. This is part 1 of a 3 part series. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle. The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.
One of the cool things about tongue and groove walls is that you can use a technique called blind nailing if you do it properly you won t have any nail heads showing or holes to fill. The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom. Nails should penetrate 1 1 4 inch into solid wood behind the siding. Start with the bottom row first and work your way up.
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. Nail at an angle directly through the tongue and into your studs. Butt edges together in the same row and slide the groove of the. As each section of tongue and groove wall paneling is installed don t worry about stud rafters overrun.
Install planks with the tongue up. Secure sections with a nail on the tongue and simply slide in the next cut when you need one. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
You don t need to nail through the face of the planks anywhere but on the bottom row and near the ceiling. If it doesn t line up to the stud rafters the end matching ensures that you won t have any problems. Avoid visible nail holes.