Exterior Vertical Tongue And Groove Siding

The first step was to use a level and install the first piece plumb.

Exterior vertical tongue and groove siding.

Get free shipping on qualified tongue and groove composite siding or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. It can be installed horizontally vertically or diagonally each method giving a distinctly different look. 1x6 t g flush joint profile clear vertical grain cvg cedar siding. We started at a corner since all four corners were going to have corner board trim installed.

A variety of siding types fit together by means of tongues and grooves or over and underlapping edges. Vertical tongue and grove siding corners. Note photo example. 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. We installed this tongue and groove siding vertical. The corner conditions both exterior and interior are most easily handled by lapping boards. 1x6 tongue and groove is the most popular but a wider 1x8 pattern can be selected to have a more rustic appearance.

Because the overlap is less than on other types of siding these provide somewhat less protection from the elements. Tongue groove siding is available with rough or smooth faces. Western red cedar tongue groove is widely used for its good looks and versatility. Figure 3 tongue and groove vertical siding lapped corner.