Would like to use 1X6 T&G pine carsiding for a porch gable ceiling. 2X6 rafters 16″OC, 8/12 pitch. Would you start at the peak and work down, with the groove ripped off the first stick (the rip at the pitch angle so the middle joint is the finished joint — no trim) and the tongues down? Toe-nail into the tongues as you go or face nail? Galvinized finish nails?
Or should the grooves be on the bottom? Could get some wind driven rain or snow up in there, so I want to detail to shed moisture. I believe I will pre-stain these with Cabot pigmented stain, and also back prime with the same stain or maybe linseed/thinner 50/50.
Now that I think about it, the grooves should probably be on the bottom for better moisture shedding. So would you still start at the top with the tongue angle ripped off the first two sticks?
Any issues I haven’t for-seen?
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I normally start at the bottom ( measure for OA and divide by face width, to determine if ya rip it or split it between the T&B) with the groove ripped off at an angle.
Tongue up is MUCH easier to nail IMO.
Rip the last pcs ( check as you go for parallel) and face nail the last course or two. Of course you know the very last run needs the back of the groove removed to get it in, right?
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Yes, your technique makes sense. Thanks. I'll get the tape out tonite. The trick, I suppose, is to split the difference and cheat to maintain parallel so you don't end up with a tapered toothpick at the peak.
Exactly, A tapered toothpick looks like crap, and really hard to nail if ya have a ridge beam, like I once had to work around.
A pea shoooter was made on site to nail the thin rip up..and it was all 40' up on scaffold. And hot.
I have since found that making a full run up top is not as crucial as having a solid starting point, it can't flex, or you'll move it tapping in the next few runs..cuz they will be bowed some.
I either tie into a common band around the room or just split it up so that the top is not less than a half board wide. Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Yow-sah...brings me back to when we did a ceiling in ripped butternut...no t&G just good parallel rips. We started at the bottom and ended up at the ridge pretty good with a slope-ripped finish board. That was a bugger that I ended up screwing up with black finish screws. Still looks good.
So what do you use for nails outside? Hot dipped galvanized finish nails? 6D ? 8D?
Galvy staples in the tongue....1 and 3/8ths . Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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