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Stupid question? (carpentry)
Is installing tongue and groove boards a job for a novice?
I'm considering installing 6" t&g cedar boards on the ceiling of a porch and carport myself. On a scale of 1-10, with "1" being virtually no experience or knowledge of carpentry skills, I would be a "1". Or maybe a "0". On the plus side, I'm fairly methodical on things I undertake and am well coordinated working with my hands. If this could be practical for a novice to attempt to undertake, are there any tips or suggestions that any of you would care to offer? Thanks in advance for any input. |
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On Apr 23, 10:50 am, al wrote:
Is installing tongue and groove boards a job for a novice? I'm considering installing 6" t&g cedar boards on the ceiling of a porch and carport myself. On a scale of 1-10, with "1" being virtually no experience or knowledge of carpentry skills, I would be a "1". Or maybe a "0". On the plus side, I'm fairly methodical on things I undertake and am well coordinated working with my hands. If this could be practical for a novice to attempt to undertake, are there any tips or suggestions that any of you would care to offer? Thanks in advance for any input. You are probably the best judge of your own capabilities so look over the books at your library and read up on the nuances of tongue and groove. If you find a book you like, check the displays at a box store for the same or similar to buy. Odds are you'll see it's all pretty much common sense stuff and your project will go forward quite well. HTH Joe |
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Stupid question? (carpentry)
"al" wrote in message oups.com... Is installing tongue and groove boards a job for a novice? I'm considering installing 6" t&g cedar boards on the ceiling of a porch and carport myself. On a scale of 1-10, with "1" being virtually no experience or knowledge of carpentry skills, I would be a "1". Or maybe a "0". On the plus side, I'm fairly methodical on things I undertake and am well coordinated working with my hands. If this could be practical for a novice to attempt to undertake, are there any tips or suggestions that any of you would care to offer? I'd rate it about a 3 level job. Can you swing a hammer? Cut with a saw? Then you are at least a 2. |
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Stupid question? (carpentry)
On 23 Apr 2007 08:50:17 -0700, al wrote:
Is installing tongue and groove boards a job for a novice? I'm considering installing 6" t&g cedar boards on the ceiling of a porch and carport myself. On a scale of 1-10, with "1" being virtually no experience or knowledge of carpentry skills, I would be a "1". Or maybe a "0". On the plus side, I'm fairly methodical on things I undertake and am well coordinated working with my hands. If this could be practical for a novice to attempt to undertake, are there any tips or suggestions that any of you would care to offer? Thanks in advance for any input. It's a god-awful job for one novice, it's not that bad for two. Soft rubber mallets are your friend, as is a scrap peice of T&G that you slide into the one you're pounding in place, so you don't damage the groove. |
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According to Edwin Pawlowski :
"al" wrote in message oups.com... Is installing tongue and groove boards a job for a novice? I'm considering installing 6" t&g cedar boards on the ceiling of a porch and carport myself. On a scale of 1-10, with "1" being virtually no experience or knowledge of carpentry skills, I would be a "1". Or maybe a "0". On the plus side, I'm fairly methodical on things I undertake and am well coordinated working with my hands. If this could be practical for a novice to attempt to undertake, are there any tips or suggestions that any of you would care to offer? I'd rate it about a 3 level job. Can you swing a hammer? Cut with a saw? Then you are at least a 2. I'd rate it a 3 also. Tips: 1) Have help. Even a kid. Your arms will hurt after a few hours. 2) Do whatever surface treatment you're going to on _before_ installing it (eg: prime/paint or stain). This also forces you to inspect the boards, do any repair or sanding you want. You may still want to do a coat after installation, but do the majority before putting it up. "Tip off" the paint before letting it dry, so it doesn't screw up the T&G. Rollers are faster for bulk coverage, but tipping it off with a brush will knock down the globs. 3) Measure carefully, and precut batches to length. Speeds things up tremendously. 4) For a large job of this nature, I'd suggest renting an air nailer. Nailing large ceilings from the underside gets real old real quick, and the air nailer makes smaller holes for where you have to face-nail it. Even if you don't want to air nail the whole thing, the air nail is real good at getting the thing to stay put long enough to come back at it with hand-driven nails or screws. -- Chris Lewis, Age and Treachery will Triumph over Youth and Skill It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them. |
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Stupid question? (carpentry)
in short pieces its relatively easy. with 16 footers its a mutha by yourself
or even with a helper like a wife who doesn't even own her hammer "al" wrote in message oups.com... Is installing tongue and groove boards a job for a novice? I'm considering installing 6" t&g cedar boards on the ceiling of a porch and carport myself. On a scale of 1-10, with "1" being virtually no experience or knowledge of carpentry skills, I would be a "1". Or maybe a "0". On the plus side, I'm fairly methodical on things I undertake and am well coordinated working with my hands. If this could be practical for a novice to attempt to undertake, are there any tips or suggestions that any of you would care to offer? Thanks in advance for any input. |
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On Apr 23, 8:50 am, al wrote:
Is installing tongue and groove boards a job for a novice? I'm considering installing 6" t&g cedar boards on the ceiling of a porch and carport myself. On a scale of 1-10, with "1" being virtually no experience or knowledge of carpentry skills, I would be a "1". Or maybe a "0". On the plus side, I'm fairly methodical on things I undertake and am well coordinated working with my hands. If this could be practical for a novice to attempt to undertake, are there any tips or suggestions that any of you would care to offer? Thanks in advance for any input. I am with the others. I is not a 'hard' job to lay T&G but it does require knowledge. Books just don't give it all. Same as with dry- wall. You can read all you want (I did) but 10 minutes watching a professional will show "how" to do it. Try catching a pro laying flooring somewhere. I would recommend you do a sorta 'dry-run' by taking one of your longer stips nailing it down on a floor somewhere and then installing anther piece to it. That will give you pretty much the total process. Yes, it will cost you two pieces of T&G. Now picture doing it upside down. Definiely not a 1 person job. Harry K |
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