Some boards are rough on one face and smooth on the other.
Car siding ceiling install.
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It is super easy to install car siding on a wall or ceiling.
4 putty and paint if desired.
Press tongue of one board into groove of next.
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3 attach with a finish nail gun roughly every 18 inches.
Most of the tongue and groove you ll find at home centers and lumberyards is 1x6 or 1x8 spruce.
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Pine box car siding makes a beautiful ceiling treatment.
The nail must be long enough to go through the piece of pine and into the ceiling above.
If installing one half inch pine use 1 1 2 inch nails.
Others like the 1x8 boards used here have a groove down the middle of one face to give.
I am going to be installing car siding in a new 3 season room.
When you approach the holes in the ceiling for recessed lighting be sure to accurately measure the location for the center of the light image 1.
1 cut siding to length with a chop saw power miter saw 2 hold against wall or ceiling.
But other wood options and sizes can be special ordered.
The installation procedure for all of these materials is essentially the same and follows a pattern similar to install tongue and groove siding or flooring in other applications.
1 x 6 x 12 tongue groove carsiding.
Install furring strips horizontally from floor to ceiling every 16 inches on center across the face of the wall.
Continue planking the ceiling then go back and cut a hole for the light using a 6 1 4 hole saw image 2.
Sand the siding with 100 grit sandpaper and wipe clean.
Therefore the quantity shown may not be available when you get to the store.
Some are smooth while others feature beadboard style detail lines down the center and slightly rounded edges.
Can i install it directly on the studs or does code usually require drywall first.
If the nail is too short it won t hold the pine tongue and groove securely to the ceiling.