Exterior Vertical Tongue And Groove Siding

We started at a corner since all four corners were going to have corner board trim installed.

Exterior vertical tongue and groove siding.

The first step was to use a level and install the first piece plumb. A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. 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. You will have to cut the board lengthwise as shown in figure 3 in order for it to fit.

Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements. It is available in rough cut or smooth cut and is made with either clear wood or knotty pines. Exterior siding hardie siding tongue and groove composite siding less than 15 in. Flush joint tongue and groove has a similar appearance to classic ship lap siding.

Vertical tongue and grove siding corners. The actual installed board would be closer to the corner how to install tongue and groove siding. Both seasoned kiln dried and unseasoned green sidings are available. 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.

Western red cedar tongue groove is widely used for its good looks and versatility. 1x6 t g flush joint profile clear vertical grain cvg cedar siding. Vertically horizontally or diagonally. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.

Western red cedar is above all a wood of exceptional beauty. How doers get more done. In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. The corner conditions both exterior and interior are most easily handled by lapping boards.

Knotty cedar tongue and groove siding 6 pack every piece meets the highest grading standards for every piece meets the highest grading standards for strength and appearance. Figure 3 tongue and groove vertical siding lapped corner. Composite siding osb siding planks rigid ms uv. Note photo example.

3 tongue and groove siding as with the drop channel siding tongue and groove siding can be installed in any desired direction. We installed this tongue and groove siding vertical. 1x6 tongue and groove is the most popular but a wider 1x8 pattern can be selected to have a more rustic appearance. Tongue groove siding is available with rough or smooth faces.

Tongue groove installation tongue and groove siding can be installed horizontally or vertically.