Nailing Tongue And Groove Siding

Tongue and groove siding in particular refers to a type of siding that has under and overlapping edges that interlock to form a durable weather resistant surface.

Nailing tongue and groove siding.

The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes. To ensure that the nail gets into the groove where it will be hidden it must be inserted at an angle. The siding can be made of many different types of wood and generally give a rustic cabin like appearance to a wall. Rest a piece of scrap wood next to the board s tongue and hit it with the hammer if the second board resists placement directly against the first board with no gap.

A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. 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. Align the groove with the tongue and slide the board in place.

Lay in the following course of tongue and groove board next to the first. Because the nail goes in at an angle and needs to be sunk a nail gun is a better option than a hammer. The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed. In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.

Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. May 30 2018 tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. With tongue and groove paneling the nails are inserted into the groove and hammered to below the surface. 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.