Boards are nailed or fastened through the tongue to conceal the nails.
How to rip groove in siding.
Tongue groove paneling is naturally graded to the smooth face.
How to install tongue and groove siding.
Tongue and groove is a technique used to secure lumber on floors outside walls and paneling.
Hey folks i m hoping to install some 6in cedar tongue and groove siding horizontally over vertical rainvent battens next week.
Once you ve installed your tongue and groove wall paneling you can move on to the ceiling.
Each board has a tongue side and a groove side.
Both seasoned kiln dried and unseasoned green sidings are available.
As my boards are all 10 ft long i will need three to four pieces to span the long edge of the house and will therefore have oodles of joints.
If the starter proves too flexible you will be face nailing at any rate.
Tongue groove siding has both a rough and smooth face and is normally graded to the rough face the best visible face unless requested otherwise for a higher price.
The process here is almost exactly the same.
You sure don t want the first course moving.
Perhaps countersinking and filling the nail holes at first piece.
And use existing studs rafters to mount each piece of paneling.
We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
Even hardwood floors can live with some face nails.
It employs a tongue or protrusion on one edge of a board that fits into a groove or slot on an adjoining board.
The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.
Western red cedar tongue groove is widely used for its good looks and versatility.
How to patch small holes in t1 11 siding.
It can be installed horizontally vertically or diagonally each method giving a distinctly different look.
If it was me i wood rip the groove of the bottom and face nail it.
Installing a tongue and groove ceiling.
Patterns without any v edge are referred to as flush joint cedar pine or butt joint redwood.