Nailing Tongue And Groove Siding

Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.

Nailing tongue and groove siding.

In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. 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. Because the nail goes in at an angle and needs to be sunk a nail gun is a better option than a hammer. Align the groove with the tongue and slide the board in place.

The siding can be made of many different types of wood and generally give a rustic cabin like appearance to a wall. 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. Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle. 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.

The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes. A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.

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. May 30 2018 tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. Lay in the following course of tongue and groove board next to the first. To ensure that the nail gets into the groove where it will be hidden it must be inserted at an angle.