how do you put tounge and grove pine on a wall?

Question

is this a rather simple project and what tools will i need

Answer 1

Tape measure, hammer, power saw with a shoe/fence if you need to rip a couple pieces, finish nails long enough to reach framing, level, nail set. All this assuming you don't have a finish air nailer which would make the job much quicker.

If you are installing it horizontally you just find your studs and toe nail into each one trying to butt your pieces on a stud. Stagger your butt joints so you don't have matching lines on the rows. Tap the nails down enough so the next board sits flush but not so far that you break off the tongue using the nail set. Make sure you start level which means you may have to taper or shim the bottom piece. It'll make the job look better and you'll have less or no end angle cutting. You will probably have to rip a piece to fit at the top to finish it nicely.

If you're installing vertical you will have to glue each piece. Browse the construction adhesives to find the best product. Rough up any painted surfaces so you will get good adhesion and, depending on the widths, you might want to throw some nails in when you reach a stud for extra strength. Usually if you push the pieces on and then pull them off for a few seconds you will accomplish 2 good things. 1) You can see where the glue may not have touched the wall and you can add more. 2) The adhesive "vents" and sticks better - like contact cement would. Again, start plumb (level) and you will probably have to rip a piece when you reach the end of the wall. Make sure you stagger your butt joints.

Quick tip: Make sure you use your level often so you don't have to try and make up large gaps when you get close to the end or make wild angled cuts.

Answer 2

It is simple with right tools. A littlr time consuminh however. First, make sure the wall is plumb. (stright up and down). Next, you will need some kind of backing to attach the pineboard to. Are your studs metal or wood? Where the tongue and groove line up together you will need a nail gun to attach to the wall. This allows for a better finish. You will need to know a little abot layouts and breaking studs before putting the pine to the wall. This will get you started.

Answer 3

I would remove the baseboard (if any)... start at the floor level and glue it with PL Premium (home depot) with the tongue upward facing. No nails or holes to fill, once it's glued and dry (overnight) ; you're done...fits together like a puzzle: tongue into groove. If you want to jazz it up a bit, when you get to the top, leave a space instead of cutting the plank to fit and put in some white MDF crown molding. Glue the crown to the wall and ceiling with a hot glue gun, caulk all along both top and botom and voila! No nail holes to fill/sand/finish.

Answer 4

You can use a lot of nails. You can also use construction adhesive and nail a board every 16" into a stud, plus nails at top and bottom into the headers and footers behind the dryway.

This way, you'll only have a few nail holes in the wall, and the top and bottom nails will (should) be covered with trim.

Answer 5

It's way simple. Start at the bottom with the tongue up. try to keep you nails hidden (If it is finish work.) Put the nails through the tongue, but at a forty five degree angle so they don't interfere with the next board. The very first board of course will need nails at the bottom. (For finish work) use finish nail and counter sink them about an 8th-16th so you can fill over them with wood putty. Good luck.

Answer 6

Simple.
The tongue & groove positions the pieces together.
Nail the pieces to a stud. Or, nail furring strips to the studs, panel over them, nailing to the strips, in which case, you might want the nailing tool for hardwood floors (Which also has a tongue and groove). That way, the nails are hidden, and the nailer actually drives the pieces tighter together.

Answer 7

Saw, hammer, nails (or nail gun), measuring tape, level, pencil, wood. It's fairly simple, just take your time, measure twice, cut once. Start in a corner and try to space so you don't have any lenthwise cuts, but it may be unavoidable. Also, corners are rarely true and plumb, so you may have to maneuver the boards, just keep them plumb and you'll be fine.

Answer 8

you will need no tools uther than hammer and finishing nails and nail set. the tounge goes into the grove

Answer 9

you glue it on. There is special glue available. Apply some and press the t@g against the wall with tiny nails in the edges which you won't see.

Answer 10

saw tape pencil caulk gun and glue tube ask at hardware for right glue