Installing Tongue And Groove Siding Chalking

Bottom of siding boards should not be caulked water is meant to exit through the bottom of each board.

Installing tongue and groove siding chalking.

Measure to see if you should start a board or a seam in the very middle of the room. Best case scenario you have to do very little trimming down on your last pieces. Measure and mark every 16 inches vertically on the. They ll give you a much more solid nailing surface.

An official how to video. Plan to start installing from the top and or middle. Install furring strips running horizontally across the wall if you want your tongue and groove boards to run up and down rather than sideways. Snap a chalkline or use a straight edge and mark a line on all studs so you know where to put your nails.

A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. Finally you should refrain from caulking the bottoms of horizontal siding sheets or the edges of the tongue and groove panels. The layering of siding panels acts as a natural waterproofing that will allow precipitation to fall off naturally so caulking would stop the normal movement and function of your panels. While paint does tend to somewhat glue these pieces together caulking them is never advised and can cause permanent damage.

Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. Avoid visible nail holes install planks with the tongue up. Also avoid caulking tongue and groove siding boards together. If you re installing tongue and groove boards over drywall or plaster especially it s a good idea to install 1x2 battens and fasten them directly to the framing with 2 1 2 in.

The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom. In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. 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. Use a stud finder or knock or drill holes until you find the studs at the top and bottom of the portion of wall you are going to install your planks on.

I designed and built my 3 story 3 car gar. To install the first piece of siding line it up with the bottom of the wall against an edge such as a doorframe. Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements.