Nailing Tongue And Groove Ceiling

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Nailing tongue and groove ceiling. What gauge nails do i need for tongue groove pine ceilings. Cut your first board to length and nail in place with the groove. Groove facing the wall tongue facing out.

Choose the best side to start. Set your first board as perfectly as possible. Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle.

Common gauges for nails used in tongue and groove installation include. A nail s gauge represents its diameter. The gauge of the nails you use for the installation of a tongue and groove ceiling is unimportant.

One of the cool things about tongue and groove walls is that you can use a technique called blind nailing if you do it properly you won t have any nail heads showing or holes to fill. For the next piece you will connect the groove of the new piece into the tongue of the first piece. With tongue and groove paneling the nails are inserted into the groove and hammered to below the surface.

An official how to video. Start with your first piece. As most of my videos are rambling about what i ve done this one is actually a how to.

The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes. Use the framing gun to add a nail to the tongue of the plank and secure in place. How to install tongue and groove ceiling step 1.