Use a stud finder or knock or drill holes until you find the studs at the top and bottom of the portion of wall you are going to install your planks on.
How to hang tongue and groove siding with screws.
Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance.
Shiplap is a type of wood siding with a rabbet joint or rectangular tongue on either side of the board.
Now you are going to nail your planks on the wall.
How to install tongue and groove siding.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
This is called blind nailing the only location that we installed fasteners in the face of the.
Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements.
Placed one after another the rabbets of the boards overlap creating a snug connection and insulator that keeps out water and weather.
Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
Here are some pointers mark your studs.
The paneling will be nailed directly to these furring strips.
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.
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.
How to install a tongue and groove plank wall.
Run a bead of construction adhesive along each joist and lay the osb panel on the joists.
Nail the panels with 10d common nails or 10 2 1 2 inch wood screws spaced 6 inches apart along the edges.
They ll give you a much more solid nailing surface.
Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.