Exterior Vertical Tongue And Groove Siding

The actual installed board would be closer to the corner how to install tongue and groove siding.

Exterior vertical tongue and groove siding.

Next fit groove edges into tongue edges securing into plywood backing and to one another using a nail gun using stainless steel 2 finish nails. You will have to cut the board lengthwise as shown in figure 3 in order for it to fit. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically. Tongue groove siding is available with rough or smooth faces.

1x6 t g flush joint profile clear vertical grain cvg cedar siding. It can be installed horizontally vertically or diagonally each method giving a distinctly different look. Western red cedar is above all a wood of exceptional beauty. Western red cedar tongue groove is widely used for its good looks and versatility.

We installed this tongue and groove siding vertical. Measure mark and cut each tongue and groove exterior plank to size based on the pitch of the roof and the bottom edge of the wall. A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. Vertical tongue and grove siding corners.

Cut attach vertical planks. Exterior siding hardie siding tongue and groove composite siding less than 15 in. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. Composite siding osb siding planks rigid ms uv.

3 tongue and groove siding as with the drop channel siding tongue and groove siding can be installed in any desired direction. We started at a corner since all four corners were going to have corner board trim installed. Tongue and groove or lapped sidings generally have a rustic cabinlike appearance. Figure 3 tongue and groove vertical siding lapped corner.

It is available in rough cut or smooth cut and is made with either clear wood or knotty pines. Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements. 1x6 tongue and groove is the most popular but a wider 1x8 pattern can be selected to have a more rustic appearance. Note photo example.

Flush joint tongue and groove has a similar appearance to classic ship lap siding. Vertically horizontally or diagonally. How doers get more done. Both seasoned kiln dried and unseasoned green sidings are available.

The corner conditions both exterior and interior are most easily handled by lapping boards.