Vertical Tongue And Groove Wood Siding

Perfect for accent walls.

Vertical tongue and groove wood siding.

Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. How doers get more done. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. Tongue groove siding has both a rough and smooth face and is normally graded to the rough face the best visible face unless requested otherwise for a higher price.

Patterns without any v edge are referred to as flush joint cedar pine or butt joint redwood. Sheathing should be a minimum of 5 8 inch thick and 3 4 inch thick is even better. Tongue groove paneling is naturally graded to the smooth face. The joints between adjoining pieces are usually v shaped and the surface usually has a smooth and a rough face.

In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. In order to provide a good nailing surface for vertically installed tongue and groove siding figure 1 the plywood sheathing underneath vertical siding should be thicker than that used for horizontal siding applications. Gorman pine tongue and groove siding 6 pack 168ptg6pk the home depot. This gorman pine tongue and groove siding meets the highest quality grading standards for strength and appearance.

How to install vertical tongue and grove siding. Western red cedar tongue and groove boards can be installed horizontally vertically or diagonally. Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.