Sealing Board And Batten Siding

You can also use 1x8 or 1x12 boards and 1x4 battens.

Sealing board and batten siding.

Here are four methods to do the job right. Board and batten siding has a unique style many homeowners choose to set their house apart from other homes in their neighborhood. To seal out moisture the boards should be in sound condition and free of open knots and the battens should lap at least 3 4 inch onto the boards on both sides. Barns and houses with board and batten siding were inspired by nordic european buildings and gained popularity in america sometime around the middle of the 19th century.

Slim vertical boards known as battens are layered over the top of wide flat boards creating a subtly textured effect that s intriguing from up close as well as far away. Writing to fine homebuilding s breaktime forum wenws is looking for some advice on the best way to finish the board and batten siding for his new house. His plans call for 9 1 2 in. It typically consists of vertical boards.

While traditional board and batten siding uses wide boards and narrow overlying battens there are variations of the traditional narrow over wide technique. Board and batten siding recently installed on our boathouse using cedar boards stained with cabot solid color acrylic deck stain in dark slate. Perhaps the most common arrangement uses 1x10 boards and 1x2 or 1x3 batten. Battens which he says he ll finish with a high quality stain.

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.