Installing Tongue And Groove Siding Nails

A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges.

Installing tongue and groove siding nails. For installing tongue and groove paneling you need 6d finishing nails. With tongue and groove planks each piece has a side where there is a groove cut along the length of the board and a side where a tongue runs the length of the board. I chose to install my wall with the tongue side facing up and the groove side facing down. The length of the nails is more important than the gauge when using the nails to install tongue and groove wood.

Install planks with the tongue up. In horizontal applications start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downward to assure a weather tight wall. In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. You don t need to nail through the face of the planks anywhere but on the bottom row and near the ceiling.

Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. Tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. To install the first piece of siding line it up with the bottom of the wall against an edge such as a doorframe. Start with the bottom row first and work your way up.

Siding up to 6 152mm wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. Tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. 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. If installing one half inch pine use 1 1 2 inch nails.

These 2 inch long nails have a narrow head that sinks below the surface of the wood. 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. Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle. The nail must be long enough to go through the piece of pine and into the ceiling above.

The tongue section of the board should be at the top with the groove section at the bottom. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. If the nail is too short it won t hold the pine tongue and groove securely to the ceiling. Horizontal or diagonal installation start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards and the tongues up.

The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes. Cedar t g up to 6 wide can be blind nailed through the tongue at an approximate 45 degree angle with one nail into each framing member. Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements. Nail styles are often not interchangeable between nailers because the guns cannot handle every type of nail that is why there are different nailer types.