Nailing Tongue And Groove Siding

Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.

Nailing tongue and groove siding.

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

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. In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. To ensure that the nail gets into the groove where it will be hidden it must be inserted at an angle. Because the nail goes in at an angle and needs to be sunk a nail gun is a better option than a hammer.

With tongue and groove paneling the nails are inserted into the groove and hammered to below the surface. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. Lay in the following course of tongue and groove board next to the first.

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. Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements. The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes. Align the groove with the tongue and slide the board in place.