Going to be doing a tongue and groove mahogany porch. Straight out from the house 10′ and runs the full front approx 50′. My question is how to start the run, should I start from the middle and groove the other side of the 1st board and work out to the left and right or should I start from one end? I’m using a hardwood flooring nailer and stainless cleats. Starting from one end I’m worried about the boards getting skewed when I reach the other end. Starting from the middle is there going to be an issue with expansion since I’m changing sides that I’m nailing to?
Thanks.
Mike
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You have to nail into the tongue so the fasteners stay hidden.
Check your layout every 3 or 4' and you should be able to stay pretty straight.
Boss,
We start in the middle sometimes. We just make a double tongue piece. This works better with out of square porchs since it can be shifted a little and the odd pieces are on the ends of the porch.
KK