To fit over an opening allow a 1 4 inch gap between the board and the door or window frame.
How to hang tongue and grove siding.
Snap a chalkline or use a straight edge and mark a line on all studs so you know where to put your nails.
The paneling will be nailed directly to these furring strips.
Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Apply building paper self stick flashings at corners and around windows and metal flashings as needed.
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.
Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
This is part 1 of a 3 part series.
The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
How to do it.
The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes.
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.
The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom.
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.
Nails should penetrate 1 1 4 inch into solid wood behind the siding.
Insert the second board into the groove of the first and nail it this time however only at the tongue side.
Pine tongue and groove panels are normally installed vertically which can create the need for installing horizontal furring strips to secure the siding.
Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle.
As most of my videos are rambling about what i ve done this one is actually a how to.
For the exterior of your home install furring strips on top of the weatherproofing and vapor barriers.
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.
How to install tongue and groove siding we used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
Nail up the first panel at a corner of the room with the tongue side facing out.
An official how to video.
Leave a gap at the sides although it may be narrower.
The other edge is held secure by the groove as shown in figure 2.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
