How To Attach Tongue And Groove Siding

The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom.

How to attach tongue and groove siding.

Nail at an angle directly through the tongue and into your studs. Avoid visible nail holes. This is part 1 of a 3 part series. 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. In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. If it doesn t line up to the stud rafters the end matching ensures that you won t have any problems. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.

Hang each board of the first and every successive row always ensuring the board is the proper length or height before attaching. As each section of tongue and groove wall paneling is installed don t worry about stud rafters overrun. Install planks with the tongue up. Secure sections with a nail on the tongue and simply slide in the next cut when you need one.

Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle. 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. Butt edges together in the same row and slide the groove of the. You don t need to nail through the face of the planks anywhere but on the bottom row and near the ceiling.

Start with the bottom row first and work your way up. How to install tongue and groove siding 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.