Tongue & Groove cladding

[kenmac]

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?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Start at the top and work down.

Andy

 

[kenmac]

Cheers Andy

 

[big-all]

has the wood been stored in doors out doors under cover or in the wet ??
has it been pressure treated ?

 

[^woody^]

At the bottom and work up, surely?

Then it's all tight

 

[big-all]

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

 

[kenmac]

has the wood been stored in doors out doors under cover or in the wet ??
has it been pressure treated ?

Indoors mate & not treated, I've started from the top down

 

[big-all]

Indoors mate & not treated, I've started from the top down

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