Nailing Tongue And Groove Siding

With tongue and groove paneling the nails are inserted into the groove and hammered to below the surface.

Nailing tongue and groove siding.

Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. 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. Lay in the following course of tongue and groove board next to the first. 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.

To ensure that the nail gets into the groove where it will be hidden it must be inserted at an angle. The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. 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.

Align the groove with the tongue and slide the board in place. 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 next grooved edge will hide the nail holes.

Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. 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.