Wood boards are interlocked along a surface such as a wall floor or ceiling.
How to install tongue and groove exterior siding.
Tongue and groove wood siding is one of the most popular for exterior walls in homes.
A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges.
Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements.
Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Wide can be blind nailed with one casing nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance.
Tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
In horizontal applications start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downward to assure a weather tight wall.
This creates a solid wooden surface.
The long edges of boards are designed to have a rib and groove.
How to install tongue and groove siding.
The rib of one board fits into the groove of an adjacent board.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the grove edges facing downwards to assure a weather tight wall.
Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
Siding up to 6 152mm 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.
The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.
Tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
To install the first piece of siding line it up with the bottom of the wall against an edge such as a doorframe.
The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom.
Siding up to 6 in.