Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
How to attach tongue and groove siding.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Avoid visible nail holes.
The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.
Nails should penetrate 1 1 4 inch into solid wood behind the siding.
Install planks with the tongue up.
How to install tongue and groove siding we used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
This is part 1 of a 3 part series.
The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom.
Hang each board of the first and every successive row always ensuring the board is the proper length or height before attaching.
Butt edges together in the same row and slide the groove of the.
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.
You don t need to nail through the face of the planks anywhere but on the bottom row and near the ceiling.
The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes.
Start with the bottom row first and work your way up.
As each section of tongue and groove wall paneling is installed don t worry about stud rafters overrun.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
If it doesn t line up to the stud rafters the end matching ensures that you won t have any problems.
Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle.