Board And Batten Vertical Wood Siding

Board batten features.

Board and batten vertical wood siding.

In appearance board and batten siding can look rustic or modern depending on how rough the lumber is and its finish. Given today s artificial construction materials board and batten is a rare task that feels like a clean outdoorsy endeavour. Perhaps the most common arrangement uses 1x10 boards and 1x2 or 1x3 batten. Traditionally board and batten siding starts with wide vertical planks boards which are then joined together by thin vertical strips battens to cover the seams.

Wood siding that consists of narrow vertical strips battens installed over a flat base board is known logically enough as board and batten. True board and batten is made with vertically installed wide boards and narrow battens fastened over the gaps between the boards. With board batten certainteed has recreated a siding favored by early settlers to protect and beautify homes and outbuildings. The technique is time tested durable easy to repair and when installed correctly allows for the natural expansion and contraction of the siding material.

Alternating wide and narrow vertical panels combine in a simple yet beautiful design well suited to distinctive architectural styles. Board and batten is a fairly simple exterior siding system of gaped wide vertical boards with overlying vertical battens covering the gaps between the boards. Homesteaders and farmers would use sawmills to cut the long boards and the battens were put in place to make the structure as airtight as possible.