Installing Tongue And Groove Siding Cedar

In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.

Installing tongue and groove siding cedar.

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. Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements. A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom.

Tongue groove siding is available with rough or smooth faces. Both seasoned kiln dried and unseasoned green sidings are available. This is called blind nailing the only location that we installed fasteners in the face of the cedar was at the top where a trim board was covering it. You ll start from one corner.

Western red cedar tongue groove is widely used for its good looks and versatility. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. To install the first piece of siding line it up with the bottom of the wall against an edge such as a doorframe.

It can be installed horizontally vertically or diagonally each method giving a distinctly different look. Installing a tongue and groove ceiling. We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar. The process here is almost exactly the same.

Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. How to install tongue and groove siding. Once you ve installed your tongue and groove wall paneling you can move on to the ceiling. They ll give you a much more solid nailing surface.

The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed. Dylan and neil describe how to build a tongue and grove cedar wall. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. October 15 2018 at 9 13 pm.