Board And Batten Wood Siding

Whether used alone or combined with our moulding or shingles maibec siding will lend organic beauty and warmth to any architectural style for years to come.

Board and batten wood siding.

Installing board and batten siding like any vertical siding presents the challenges of fastening vertical siding boards to vertically framed stud walls. In appearance board and batten siding can look rustic or modern depending on how rough the lumber is and its finish. True board and batten is made with vertically installed wide boards and narrow battens fastened over the gaps between the boards. 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.

Perhaps the most common arrangement uses 1x10 boards and 1x2 or 1x3 batten. 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. Nailing allows boards to move as needed. Our genuine wood siding is made according to the industry s strictest standards for performance and appearance.

Board and batten is a siding and paneling style that uses narrow strips of wood placed over the joints of wide boards for a geometric layered effect. Board and batten siding is made up of wider vertically installed boards with overlapping narrower battens.