2 you have to seat the tongues and grooves together and they don t always want to marry.
Diy tongue and groove pine ceiling planks.
I used 2 long 18 gauge finishing nails though 16 gauge will.
Groove facing the wall tongue facing out.
Start with your first piece.
Two down lots more to go.
I like pine because it s lightweight and easy to work with.
1 you re usually working over your head.
A nail gun nails i wouldn t even attempt this with a hammer it will take forever.
Carefully work the tongue into the groove and again nail along the v groove side near the tongue.
Make sure to get extra for cut and damaged boards.
And they are super lightweight so i could easily lift them.
Ultimately i chose these pine boards from lowes which are a little over 3 wide 5 16 thick and 8 long.
Third i wanted narrow ish tongue and groove boards well somewhere in between the width of beadboard sans bead and 6 standard tongue and groove boards.
3 tongue and groove isn t always flat so you have to force the boards together to get them seated.
Use the framing gun to add a nail to the tongue of the plank and secure in place.
For the next piece you will connect the groove of the new piece into the tongue of the first piece.
Installing tongue and groove walls can be a real workout.
Tongue and groove boards mine were 3 4 thick 5 1 8 wide and 8 long.