Wide Board Batten Siding

Board and batten barn.

Wide board batten siding.

Thickness adds impact resistance and its full 9 16 in. Profile height provides rigidity so panels hang straighter. Installing board batten siding board and batten is a vertical pattern created using cedar boards and battens of various widths for a wide range of appearances. Board and batten siding in 6 10 widths trucedar steel siding accurately replicates the popular vertical craftsman style of board and batten siding available in wide 10 and narrow 6 profiles.

Board and batten siding was the first style of milled siding to come to the u s. The boards may be placed horizontally or vertically. Board and batten is considered as a style of paneling that combines vertical planks of wood known as the board and small narrower strips of wood known as the batten. 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.

It can be used as an accent or over the entire home for a distinctive look. Inspired by scandenavian homes these boards were installed vertically over the facade of the home. Its hefty 0 048 in. Wide 10 board with a 2 batten creates a 12 panel with the industry s widest vinyl board span.

With cedarboards board batten certainteed has combinded a popular historic siding with innovative foam insulation technology to provide a classic vertical siding with impressive energy saving sound absorbing and impact resistance benefits. For nominal 6 inch boards spaced inch apart battens should overlap by a least 1 2 inch. A small batten usually one or two inches wide is nailed where the two wooden planks come together in order to seal the crack at the joint between the boards. 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.

Alternating wide and narrow vertical panels combine in a simple yet beautiful design well suited to distinctive architectural styles. The original settlers built their homes from logs but once sawmills became more common and widely available people began to cut their logs into long boards. The full sized lock mechanism ensures secure installation. Ply gem board and batten siding provide homes with a bold vertical style.

The battens are usually but not always about 1 2 inch wide. This is a style of siding where 10 to 12 wide long cedar boards are nailed vertically from top to bottom of the house. The traditional look of alternating wide and narrow cedar boards with board batten certainteed has recreated a siding favored by early settlers to protect and beautify homes and outbuildings. With wider boards increase batten overlap proportionately.