How To Hang Tongue And Grove Siding With Screws

A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges.

How to hang tongue and grove siding with screws.

Now you are going to nail your planks on the wall. I chose to install my wall with the tongue side facing up and the groove side facing down. 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. 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. 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 install a tongue and groove plank wall. Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements.

Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. When installing being by nailing one board to the top of the wall. Nail up the first panel at a corner of the room with the tongue side facing out. Cedar t g up to 6 wide can be blind nailed through the tongue at an approximate 45 degree angle with one nail into each framing member.

We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. Horizontal or diagonal installation start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards and the tongues up. 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. With tongue and groove planks each piece has a side where there is a groove cut along the length of the board and a side where a tongue runs the length of the board. Here are some pointers mark your studs. They ll give you a much more solid nailing surface.

Nail the panels with 10d common nails or 10 2 1 2 inch wood screws spaced 6 inches apart along the edges. 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. Run a bead of construction adhesive along each joist and lay the osb panel on the joists.