Board And Batten Shed Siding
These sturdy board and batten sheds are built using eastern white pine in 1 thick siding.
Board and batten shed siding. The first step is to install blocking in several places so that i have solid nailing for the board and batten siding. The footprint ground area is 2100mm 7ft wide and 2400mm 8ft deep. 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. This sturdy shed is constructed of 100 50 2 4 framing and board and batten siding.
Feel free to call us and we will help you design a shed that has doors and windows positioned perfectly for your dream space. The boards run vertically with narrow strips to seal the cracks that form as the wood dries and shrinks. Alan s factory outlet board and batten sheds all come standard with high quality long lasting heavy duty oak framing. The early builders might not have understood exactly why wood moved but they knew how to compensate for it.
Board and batten is a fairly simple exterior siding system of gapped wide vertical siding boards with narrow overlying vertical battens to cover the gaps. The same boards that clad the walls are also used to clad the roof. So what exactly is board and batten siding. Our board batten siding provides a real wood feel with rough hewn and kiln dried white pine.
Truwood sturdy panel siding is engineered to provide a high quality textured surface that is pre primed and ready to paint. The technique is time tested durable easy to repair and allows for the natural expansion and contraction of the siding material. The boards and battens on the upper half of the shed are a combination of primed 1 10 and 1 4 trim boards. 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.
Board and batten siding represents one of the oldest and most traditional styles of wood siding. With a ship lap edge that makes installation quick and easy it is a proven choice for use in. It consists of wide boards and narrow wood strips called battens. Board and batten siding often called board and batt or barn siding has been used for centuries.
As with all our structures this roofline can be constructed with any of our siding types. The boards are nailed vertically to the wall framing and then battens are used to cover the vertical seams between the boards.