Interior finishing

[kevineng]

Bought a unfinished house, so the summer project is getting it ready. I would like to go with the thinnest cedar tongue and groove I can get. The only thing I have been able to find is from menards, 5/16 unfinished T&G. It'll do, but if I could find prefinished stuff ( I hate staining and/or painting), that would make my day.

Just wondering what other guys have done or if anyone knows of a place where a guy can get a good deal and product.

[Hawg]

That's probably the stuff you will hear most about. Yes, it is kind of a pain to seal but with a sprayer it goes fast. Be careful with stain in that it does have a tendency to darken a house. I used good quality clear sealer from Sherwin Williams(about $45/gal)and really like the look you get. The grain does come out with the clear sealer. I've seen many clear varnishes yellow a lot in a year or two and I just don't like the look. Watch Menard's, it's buy one get one or on sale quite a bit.

[brian6715]

I have been stocking up on this stuff for the last 6 months, I just buy it as I can afford it and wait for it to be on sale. Black Friday weekend it was $5 a pack, and every 6 weeks or so it is %50 off (with a rebate, or buy one get one free, same thing). I have yet to see pre-finished. In my research I have found it is a good idea to finish both sides, as it helps reduce expanding due to moisture absorption

[JRB fishing]

I installed this in my house and have had no problems. I purchased a sprayer and sprayed the back side with one coat and the front with one. After i installed it and filled all the nail holes i brushed on a second coat. Have had no troubles in 6 years. I used marine grade Cabot from fleet farm.

[kevineng]

Looks like the way to go, guess I'll have to man up and finish it my self. Now, just wait and see if the stuff goes on sale

[brian6715]

It will go on sale, just be patient. It hasn't been on sale in a while I believe, so my guess is within a week or 2 it will be on sale.

JRB did you use pine or cedar? I want to find a product to use on mine that won't yellow over time.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

Over the last 5 years it has gone on sale every 6-8 weeks. I haven't watched the ads for it recently, though. It was not on sale today when I was there. Paid $15/bundle for it.

[JSK76]

Just going to put this out there, I have the cedar paneling in my ice cabin, it's real cedar veneer. You can get the 4x8 sheets at menards for around 32.00. I'm not sure how that compares price wise with the T&G. It's only about 1/8 thick so it might save some weight on the house too. Sorry about the horizontal pic, you would run this style vertically of corse.

[Chad Holst]

We used the menards TG. Ran the boards horizontal, above the counter top line/wheel well line with the flat side out, so the grooves are wide. And then ran the side with the 4 inch groove OUT and the boards verticle below the countertop line. Painted the lower area and stained the upper.

It made it look like it was "wanes coating".