How To Install Cedar Board And Batten Siding

The next panel will fit over the edge of the previous one disguising the nailing strip and lock securely into place.

How to install cedar board and batten siding.

Boards up to 6 inches wide should be fixed with one nail per bearing driven through the center of the board. How to install board and batten siding. If your sheathing is not solid plywood or osb these strips are needed to provide a nailing surface. The overlying batten covering the gap between boards should be attached with one nail per bearing the shank passing between the edges of the under boards.

Siding should be nailed to horizontal blocking lines or to furring strips. Secure these boards using fasteners fasteners placed at the center of the siding boards. A board and batten siding is basically a siding type which uses strips of narrow wood called batten. You nail through the batten to only one edge of the board and let the other board edge float under the next batten he writes.

In addition to applying stain to both sides and all edges nailing both boards and battens correctly also is key. Rdesigns suggests the traditional method. Like many types of siding you ll start installing the board and batten panels from one side. Centering the fasteners allows the boards to expand and contract without bowing or splitting see diagram below.

In some areas it is common to attach vertical 1x2 furring strips before installing board and batten siding. To install board and batten siding start with installing wide vertical boards spaced approximately one board width 7 8 apart. Attach strips around windows and doors then lay out and attach horizontal strips every 16 inches. Use two nails per bearing on boards 8 inches and wider placing the nails 2 1 2 to 3 inches apart.

Line up the panel with the edging and use screws to secure it in place on the nailing strip. Drew goldsack posted in general questions on july 23 2020 07 30pm thanks to some excellent advice from the members here on the gba website i have progressed well with a re siding project on my 70 s era house in alberta. All of the existing siding is being stripped down to the sheathing tar.