Home Construction: What is "Tongue and Groove"?

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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers, Coldwell Banker Realty (Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area)

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Harry F. D'Elia III

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I have to admit I am tongue tied.

Aug 11, 2016 10:58 PM

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I say it's flooring (not only flooring) but it's how floor board planks are connected :)

Aug 11, 2016 10:49 PM

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When they didn't bite their tongue and put in in the cheek!

A modern dance.

Aug 11, 2016 10:13 PM

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Grace Hanamoto

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I just want to know why everything in construction always sounds so "porn"! LOL!!

Aug 12, 2016 06:49 AM

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My first thought was ...Oh no ... are we going there. Leave it to Ken Jones for the correct response ... which I happen to know as well.

All I know is that we never want to get our tongue caught in a groove.

Be well ... now carry on.

Aug 12, 2016 12:57 AM

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Jennifer Mackay

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"Groovin', on a Sunday afternoooooon". Not it?

Ah, flooring uses it

Aug 11, 2016 11:37 PM

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Wayne Martin

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It is when you are in the swing of things and the conversation is going your way but I digress! See Ken Jones for the real estate answer!

Aug 11, 2016 11:16 PM

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Praful Thakkar

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Well, Ken Jones has an excellent answer.

Sep 11, 2016 03:54 PM

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Dorie Dillard Austin TX

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Ken Jones to the rescue with a great explanation and visual!

Aug 13, 2016 11:13 PM

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Patricia Kennedy

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The floors in my old house!

Aug 13, 2016 12:05 PM

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Ken Jones and others already nailed this one.

Aug 12, 2016 05:42 PM

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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

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A groove and a tongue allowing for interlocking pieces together.

Aug 12, 2016 12:19 PM

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Debbie Laity

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I know this one. It's a way of connecting wood pieces.

Aug 12, 2016 12:18 PM

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Ken Jones has this one!

Aug 12, 2016 09:23 AM

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Will Hamm

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Boy that goes back, do they still do that?

Aug 12, 2016 04:56 AM

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Okay, I will skip the funny answer here and go with the real one.

A joint on the side of a board where one side has a groove in it and the other side has a narrow edge which will fit into the groove on the neighboring board.

Aug 12, 2016 04:25 AM

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Barbara Todaro

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you're a funny guy!!!!

Aug 12, 2016 04:02 AM

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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA

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Why a style of flooring where one side has a part that sticks out and goes into a groove on the piece next to it, locking it in place.

Aug 12, 2016 03:13 AM

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individual boards that fit together, whether it be flooring, walls or ceiling.

Aug 12, 2016 02:32 AM

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Jessie Cochran

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Inter groove connection system usually used to join to pieces of wood or other structure

Aug 12, 2016 01:19 AM

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Larry Johnston

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We had a house that the floor, walls and ceiling were ALL tongue and groove.

Aug 12, 2016 01:02 AM

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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers A type of joint commonly used in hard wood flooring.

Aug 12, 2016 12:15 AM

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Is this 'Kinky Friday'?

Aug 12, 2016 12:12 AM

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Ken Jones has one version of tongue and groove but I have used other designs.

Aug 11, 2016 11:24 PM

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Gita Bantwal

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I know this one.

Aug 11, 2016 11:18 PM

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Mary Yonkers

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See Ken Jones answer with photo. Right on!

Aug 11, 2016 11:13 PM

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Debbie Gartner

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I see it every day. Some of the older floors (e.g. 1700s) don't have it.

Aug 11, 2016 10:15 PM

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A joint made by a tongue (a rib on one edge of a board) that fits into a corresponding groove in the edge of another board to make a tight flush joint.

Aug 12, 2016 10:57 PM

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I say it's flooring (not only flooring) but it's how floor board planks are connected :)
When they didn't bite their tongue and put in in the cheek!

A modern dance.
I just want to know why everything in construction always sounds so "porn"! LOL!!
My first thought was ...Oh no ... are we going there. Leave it to Ken Jones for the correct response ... which I happen to know as well.

All I know is that we never want to get our tongue caught in a groove.

Be well ... now carry on.
"Groovin', on a Sunday afternoooooon". Not it?

Ah, flooring uses it
It is when you are in the swing of things and the conversation is going your way but I digress! See Ken Jones for the real estate answer!
Ken Jones to the rescue with a great explanation and visual!
A groove and a tongue allowing for interlocking pieces together.
Okay, I will skip the funny answer here and go with the real one.

A joint on the side of a board where one side has a groove in it and the other side has a narrow edge which will fit into the groove on the neighboring board.
Why a style of flooring where one side has a part that sticks out and goes into a groove on the piece next to it, locking it in place.
individual boards that fit together, whether it be flooring, walls or ceiling.
Inter groove connection system usually used to join to pieces of wood or other structure
We had a house that the floor, walls and ceiling were ALL tongue and groove.
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers A type of joint commonly used in hard wood flooring.
Ken Jones has one version of tongue and groove but I have used other designs.
I see it every day. Some of the older floors (e.g. 1700s) don't have it.
A joint made by a tongue (a rib on one edge of a board) that fits into a corresponding groove in the edge of another board to make a tight flush joint.