EASY MONEY | My 10 Favorite Shiplap or Nickel Gap Installation Tips

Love yr work and channel, so much great info + Tips ,thank you.

Is one material better than the other for a bathroom installation of shiplap MDF or real wood ?

Very informative information. Thanks

Great tip about the wood movement!

Awesome information. Thank you.

Can I use either of these without drywall? Remolding a bathroom and looking for alternatives that look good

Instead of a mallet I’ve just been making myself little beater blocks out of off cuts, I find you can hit a lot harder when a board is real stubborn. If anything the beater block breaks and it’s just an off cut so I can make a new one real quick no harm done.

How would you install in on a metal framed wall?

Awesome tips. How long should the MDF be acclimated before putting it up?

Nice scribe trick! Ty

Is it better to run full length nickel ship lap or a staggered pattern? Or personal preference. I’m doing a bathroom and the walls are small enough to run full lengths wall to wall. I’m running horizontally.

Will your painter come in then and caulk the butt joints and the ends that meet the walls or will you put up a trim piece I’ve seen done else where? I myself liked the trim boards but might more towards caulking next time.

Its always nice to see a smart carpenter teaching the up-and-coming trades cuz they need it!

Excellent tips.

What happened to T&G or is that to tough. Ship lap a whole different product.

Love all your tips, Spencer. Thank you! One question: you refer a couple times to a "JUNK BLADE". Is that literally a worn out blade, or is it a specific type of circular saw tooth pattern? Thanks!

How much did you charge for that job?

I have the same track saw, but how was this one attached to the track so that it doesn't come off?

A million thanks for this and all your other vids. I am in the planning stages of installing my first T&G or shiplap ceiling to cover a 110 year old T&G that has many large gaps. I'm so glad I came across your video because what I've learned here will be invaluable. I'll watch it a few more times before I get going. A video about the pros and cons of T&G v Shiplap would also be very helpful to us amateurs.

Many good tips. One learns a lot laying out 2 miles of that stuff! Only disappointment for me was no mention of details to make a perfect inside corner.
Thank you. GEA

You lost me at mdf
Would never use that junk on anything

Great video and great content on your channel. In your opinion, since mdf expands and contracts lengthwise, would it be acceptable to install without acclimating if the top and bottom will be covered by base and crown? I’m installing in new construction and the hvac isn’t hooked up yet but was needing to get started on trim and thought this may be one acceptable place to start. Obviously I’m not going to run crown, hardwood, etc without acclimating….

Anyone know if using MDF, is it just as easy to fill in nail/screw/lag holes as it is drywall? I would have thought using wood would be best for shiplap/nlckel back?

How you quote the job by lineal ft or square ft so you don't end up short on labor

Spencer do you have any experience installing Versatex tongue and groove pvc products for creating the nickel gap look? I am wondering what your thoughts are on that product as compared to wood or mdf.

Excellent work and instruction brother! I appreciate your craftsmanship!

Spline tip is genius

Where did you get your earplugs?

Thanks great info

Hi Spencer, do you have a video or a timestamp where you explain the differences between shiplap and nickle gap? Why is niccklegap your favorite? Thanks!

Love all the tips you talk about, do you have a video where showing how to hide the nails?

I read that Med isn’t good for high moisture installations.

Thanks some great ideas

If mfd shrinks should we be using a poplar board if we are using this around a fireplace?
We are installing Mdf base and casing in a basement, we live in Minnesota are we going to have trouble like you talked about with it shrinking?

White paint color has really been a godsend for us carpenters. Love it.

Awesome tips that are truly appreciated. I just found you, but please keep uploading these GREAT videos.

Do you sand with one grit specifically?

Where did you buy the nickel gap 1by6 ? Is it actually called nickel gap?
Thanks

So Im gonna make some cheater shiplap for a small bath. Cutting some saw kerfs w my tracksaw @8in in 1/2" sande plywood, also solves the nailing issue being vertical. Using square edge base. Switching house trim to craftsman style. (Townhouse) My question is install on top of 5/4 base or face install 3/4" Also thinking of using PVC for the base just because, well its a bathroom, with a tub. Was also thinking of running a PC of 5/8 x8 PVC through the thickness planner to start against the tile. Just a precaution for water. I don't think there would be an issue with expansion but ? I don't know might be over thinking it. Any thoughts?

Awesome video brother. What method do you recommend for installing shiplap on a concrete ceiling.

Spencer: can you give me the manufacturer name of the MDF tongue & groove nickel-gap product and a retail resource for it? Much thanks.

Thank you for your straight forward delivery! So nice to not have to watch corny bs. Great job

If you don’t mind sharing, where is a reasonable source for this style of shiplap?

I wouldn’t have MDF anywhere even near my home.
That stuff is absolute rubbish for anything.
Nasty garbage. It sucks so bad, you can’t even burn it without a hazmat suit on.

Shiplap... Best left at the store 😝

great vid....

Would an 18g nailer be ok?

Hey Spencer great video, very informative! I had a question, i need to install around 260 square feet of shiplap in a bathroom with a window where the sunshine goes through it (definitely affecting expansion and contrast in the Pine shiplap) and has a metal stud. If i glue it and nail it to the dryway is that enough to hold it in place? If you can get back to me that would be fantastic, thanks

Does it matter if you start from the middle of a board or the middle of the gap?
Also when do decide if you you'll end with a one inch rips either end to lose a board and have two bigger rips