You may choose to install corner trim first and butt the siding up to it as shown.
How to install tongue and groove cedar siding.
You can use your circular saw set to the depth of just the back part of the groove.
Insert your new board s tongue into your old board s groove and lay the new board s front groove over the other old board s tongue.
In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards.
If you want the trim to be more pronounced install the siding first and then apply the trim over the siding.
Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
How to install tongue and groove siding part 1 step 1 determine the amount of siding needed.
Once all the supplies are obtained siding included you still aren t quite ready to begin the.
We used 1 1 4 long 1 4 galvanized staples to install this cedar.
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.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
Before beginning a siding project you must first ascertain how much.
Step 2 prep wall surface.
How to install tongue and groove siding.
For a less pronounced reveal attach strips of 3 8 inch pressure treated plywood to the insides of the corner trims and install the corners before you install the siding.