Batten Board Cedar Siding

Installing board batten siding.

Batten board cedar siding.

While traditional board and batten siding uses wide boards and narrow overlying battens there are variations of the traditional narrow over wide technique. 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. With board batten certainteed has recreated a siding favored by early settlers to protect and beautify homes and outbuildings. Board and batten siding recently installed on our boathouse using cedar boards stained with cabot solid color acrylic deck stain in dark slate.

Board and batten is a vertical pattern created using cedar boards and battens of various widths for a wide range of appearances. For nominal 6 inch boards spaced inch apart battens should overlap by a least 1 2 inch. 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. There are no set board or batten widths various combinations are used to create different looks suitable for large or small scale applications.

There are no set board or batten widths various combinations are used to create different looks suitable for large or small scale applications. 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. With wider boards increase batten overlap proportionately.

Alternating wide and narrow cedar boards allows board batten vertical siding to create the look and feel of a bygone era all while offering a presence that stands up just as well with today s architectural designs. Western red cedar board batten is a vertical design created using wide clear or knotty cedar boards spaced apart with narrower boards battens covering the joins. When used in combination with cedar impressions double 7 straight edge perfection shingles the appeal is definitely real.