Use a stud finder or knock or drill holes until you find the studs at the top and bottom of the portion of wall you are going to install your planks on.
How to install tongue and groove paneling on walls.
Insert the nails into the tongue at an angle and use enough force to have the nail flush with the surface of the tongue.
Remove any old trim from your walls.
Popular throughout the 1960s and 1970s wooden wall paneling or tongue and groove paneling is still widely used today to create a rustic traditional or even retro look in the home.
Secure sections with a nail on the tongue and simply slide in the next cut when you need one.
The paneling will be nailed directly to these furring strips.
To install tongue and groove paneling vertically begin by nailing 1 by 3 furring strips horizontally either directly to the wall studs on a new wall or over the drywall on a finished wall.
Install the plank with groove closest to the wall.
Install furring strips running horizontally across the wall if you want your tongue and groove boards to run up and down rather than sideways.
If it doesn t line up to the stud rafters the end matching ensures that you won t have any problems.
Avoid visible nail holes install planks with the tongue up.
As each section of tongue and groove wall paneling is installed don t worry about stud rafters overrun.
Measure and mark every 16 inches vertically on the.
Secure the first row by nailing into the tongue to the joist or furring strip and secure the groove side of the plank by face nailing into the joist.