In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
Tongue groove cedar siding installation.
Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance.
For interior or exterior use.
How to install tongue and groove siding.
Both seasoned kiln dried and unseasoned green sidings are available.
Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
Tongue groove siding is available with rough or smooth faces.
The stales are installed every 12 into the tongue of the board and are covered and hidden by the next boards groove is installed.
Cedar is renowned for its appearance stability durability and weather resistance.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
Tongue groove cedar siding clear grade 1x4 pre finished custom 50 50 mix cabots pacific redwood heartwood tongue groove patterns t g have the greatest variation in profile the outline or shape of the board.
A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges.
Every piece meets the highest grading standards for strength and appearance.
Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements.
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.
We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
Cedar is versatile and just plain attractive to look at.
Tongue and groove is great for any wall or ceiling applications.
Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.