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Board and batten siding width.
Rough sawn unseasoned boards or boards surfaced on one side and two edges s1s2e are commonly used for board and batten 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.
The battens are usually but not always about 1 2 inch wide.
The boards may be placed horizontally or vertically.
Houzz experts we are building a small rental property and are putting hardie plank board and batten siding on.
Sizes are from 1 x 2 to 1 x12.
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.
Our contractor got 4 x 10 panels for the board and 2 1 2 battens.
He says the battens will go at the seam of the panels and then two to split the panels so they are on a 16 center to.
There are no set board or batten widths with this cedar siding but a common combination is 1 x2 or 1 x3 battens laid over 1 x10 or 1 x12 boards.
Centering the fasteners allows the boards to expand and contract without bowing or splitting see diagram below.
Secure these boards using fasteners fasteners placed at the center of the siding boards.