Batten Strip Siding

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.

Batten strip siding.

Before you begin cover the sheathing with building wrap and install trim boards and flashings. And unlike horizontal lap siding which has each board overlapping the next slight board and batten consists of two sizes of board. Wide planks are installed first running vertically up the sides of the home. If your sheathing is not solid you will need to first attach horizontal furring strips.

With a helper expect to spend a day installing 800 square feet of siding. Furring strips work well with horizontally installed siding and therefore not well with board and batten siding. Board and batten siding is made up of two different pieces. A wide plank with a batten or a smaller strip of siding overlaying the seam between the larger boards.

Rather than running horizontally over the building board and batten siding runs vertically. The gaps or joins between the planks are covered by a thin strip known as a batten which is how the style gets its name. Board and batten can be installed onto solid plywood or osb sheathing.