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09/12/2005 Subject: Q & A
02:39 PM
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to bwest
Ceiling Panneling Problem:
Kiln dried, tongue & groved (T&G) red pine (6″x 1″) panneling was installed
(tightly) on the ceiling in March; in 42 rows from peak to eave. The spring
was wet and hot, humidity high and in June a number of rows (est 10-
15)fell off or buckled due to excessive expansion (the 2″ air driven
staples pulled right out). Do you have any suggested remedies other than
taking it all down and reinstalling without jacking the T&G tightly as
before? I am not thrilled with the concept of face nailing and filling
holes, but the ceiling is a cathedral with 11′ eaves to 22′ at the peak,
total width is 33 ft and length is 41 ft. Please respond as soon as you
can. Thank you.
FirstName: Brian West
Email: [email protected]
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Gee Brian you sure have a unique posting. Never saw one like that before. The format, not the issue.
Welcome to the forum. You'll be hard pressed to get a personal;ized response to your email address, so I hope you check back here.
Where is the house located? Seems unusual that a conditioned space would have that much of a moisture change to buckle bords that much. 2" staples shouls have worked. i have used 2-1/2" 15 ga finish nails with no problems. The other choice would be 2-1/4" finish scrwews which have a very small head.
What was on the up side of the t&g boards? Any kind of insulation or sheetrock?
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
I'm on a lake in Ontario Canada. It is new construction and the engineered trusses above have r40 insulation between them and vapour barrier. I think the kiln dried wood picked up moisture and expanded maybe a 16th on each board, so about 25 to 30 rows down the 2' stples pulled out. Do you think I should have everything taken down and re-installed leaving expansion room (this was NOT done before) Thanks for your quick response B