Board And Batten Shed Siding

With the blocking in place i tack the first board up making sure to get it dead plumb.

Board and batten shed siding.

This sturdy shed is constructed of 100 50 2 4 framing and board and batten siding the outer covering of a building meant to shed water and protect from the effects of weather. The same boards that clad the walls are also used to clad the roof. 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. Alan s factory outlet has a large selection of prebuilt sheds amish sheds prefab garages 2 car garages 2 story garages 2 story sheds 2 story buildings wooden storage sheds and vinyl storage sheds.

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. The increased popularity of rainscreens lends itself well to a revival of board and batten siding. Thus horizontal siding became mainstream and board and batten fell by the wayside except for mostly post and beam outbuildings. The early builders might not have understood exactly why wood moved but they knew how to compensate for it.

Board and batten siding can be constructed from a variety of materials. Wood engineered wood products fiber cement boards and polymer vinyl products are all suitable materials for board and batten siding. Of these fiber cement boards and natural wood boards are excellent choices and both have advantages and disadvantages. A rainscreen is created when siding is spaced off the building s sheathing moisture barrier with furring strips.

The boards and battens on the upper half of the shed are a combination of primed 1 10 and 1 4 trim boards. The footprint ground area is 2100mm 7ft wide and 2400mm 8ft deep. Board and batten siding is known to be durable as well as aesthetically pleasing and it will weather beautifully with age.