A nail gun nails i wouldn t even attempt this with a hammer it will take forever.
Diy tongue and groove pine ceiling planks.
Make sure to get extra for cut and damaged boards.
1 you re usually working over your head.
For the next piece you will connect the groove of the new piece into the tongue of the first piece.
And they are super lightweight so i could easily lift them.
Two down lots more to go.
You will now only need to nail on the tongue side as the groove will be held in place by the previous board.
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.
Groove facing the wall tongue facing out.
2 you have to seat the tongues and grooves together and they don t always want to marry.
I used 2 long 18 gauge finishing nails though 16 gauge will.
Tongue and groove boards mine were 3 4 thick 5 1 8 wide and 8 long.
Carefully work the tongue into the groove and again nail along the v groove side near the tongue.
I like pine because it s lightweight and easy to work with.
Ultimately i chose these pine boards from lowes which are a little over 3 wide 5 16 thick and 8 long.
Materials needed brad nailer with brad nails miter saw or circular saw and jigsaw to cut around light fixtures power sander to smooth rough some spots and edges pine tongue and groove planks sold in 6 packs about 1 4 x 4 x 8 feel free to use the same size planks sold by.
Cut and position the next board.