Tongue & Groove cladding

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When I start putting tongue & groove on my shed whats the best way to do it, start at the top & work down or start at the bottom & work up?
 
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has the wood been stored in doors out doors under cover or in the wet ??
has it been pressure treated ?
 
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i go bottom up
dependant on roof you will have to leave 8mm gap at the top to get the last plank over the tounge

so i work up from the bottom and remove the back off the grove on the last plank and screw an off cut strip in its place
i also screw in case off shrinkage requires the boards to be closed up
 
Indoors mate & not treated, I've started from the top down :oops:

top down is fine just remember when you get to the bottom the wood should be separated from the ground and any concrete/brick

if its extremly low moisture content then leaving a 2mm gap is advisable and only one fixing per board in the top or bottom 20% off the board to stop cracking by allowing expansion and contraction
 

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