Board & Batten - How'd they do that?

[yeldogt]

xx78: looks nice - is that a shiplap -- or does it sit in a grove. I have seen both.


Barns being utility building and expected to last a long time used B&B as it was a simple siding requiring no complex edges.

 

[xx78]

xx78: looks nice - is that a shiplap -- or does it sit in a grove. I have seen both.


Barns being utility building and expected to last a long time used B&B as it was a simple siding requiring no complex edges.

This type has a lap.

 

[yeldogt]

This type has a lap.

Very nice -- I like that over typical shiplap ... looks very nice on a smaller building ... clean looking!

 

[skidadil]

I stopped by a large shed manufacturer in my area and saw how they do their B&B. They attach boards directly to the studs (not sheathing) from the top to bottom. There are no gaps in-between the boards. Then to get the drip-edge look, they attached a second course of boards on top of the first. So theirs is obviously purely aesthetic vs functional ... which would be fine for my purposes. Although I wonder how these sheds hold up over time since the boards aren't given any room for expansion.

 

[59chief]

I've seen t-111 siding sheets with a batten over the groves that looked really close to the real thing, quicker and cheaper, but not authentic.

 

[b4z]

The easiest way to do the board and batten look is with 4'x8" hardi panels and battens of your choice. They can be hardi or pt or tough sawn, in whatever size and design you want. They do need to be at least 11/4" wide to cover the gaps and allow for expansion and contraction. I did mine 8" OC but you can go as wide at 24" OC.

 

[Boost Creep]

my tribes maple sugar house is all board and batten.

https://scontent-a-ord.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t31.0-8/10357743_678204045600772_8640620557395264152_o.jpg

 

[ct71rr]

I did the sides and back of my garage in board and batten:

 

[David C]

This is how I installed my board and bat siding.

The wall framing is sheathed in 1/2" ply so that even with the minor gap between boards, and under the batt, it is not open to creatures entering the bldg. I prefer continuous boards and batts I think it is a better look and less chance of water penetration.

As to weatherization of this kind of siding; I used two layers of building wrap and vycor at the wall corners and openings. Not saying it won't leak but this is a fairly weather tight detail if done correctly.

 

[santagary]

That's what cats are for...my cat Ghost lives in the garage in protects his territory with a passion...no mice, rats, big bugs or anything else!

 

[Neighbor]

On my 120 year old barn they are simply an overlap of the bottom pieces. Even then boards weren't long enough to go from the ground to the roof.

 

[skidadil]

I started calling around today for pricing and availability of 1x10 rough sawn pine boards. I have called four lumber yards and so far none of them carry 1x10's, let alone 1x2's. They all carry 1x12's, however. So does that mean that people typically buy the 1x12's and rip it down to size to get the two widths needed for board and batten?

I see a lot of replies here saying these days people typically use rough 4'x8' boards and then put the battens on it. But that still leaves me trying to find 1"x2" lumber for the battens. I suppose that I might have better luck finding 1x2 cedar or cypress if I go that route. But from a cost perspective I'd prefer to stick with pine.

 

[4xdog]

I have done loads of it at work on barns, we usually run the batten through a table saw to put a chamfer on the front corners but it does add a lot of time to the job.

+1. That's exactly how my old house and garage was put together.

 

[yeldogt]

In PA you should be able to find a saw mill -- I did a 200 feet of 8' B&B fence and a matching out building 10 years ago. My contractor picked it up .... out by Lancaster. I used full thick 1" pine -- it has held up well.

We did two different sizes -- I guess 8's and 10's. I liked the variation -- but it's a bit more work.

 

[iagsxr]

my tribes maple sugar house is all board and batten.

Right on, that's awesome.

 

[skidadil]

In PA you should be able to find a saw mill -- I did a 200 feet of 8' B&B fence and a matching out building 10 years ago. My contractor picked it up .... out by Lancaster. I used full thick 1" pine -- it has held up well.

Yeah ... I might have to expand my search area a bit. Lancaster is roughly 1.5 hours from me, but there are some other places closer that might be able to get me what I want.

Since I posted my last comment, an 84 Lumber nearby called me back and said they can get me some 1x10 cedar. Still no luck with the 1x2's though, so it looks like I'll have to rip them from the larger boards?!

 

[PugetDude]

Yeah ... Still no luck with the 1x2's though, so it looks like I'll have to rip them from the larger boards?!

No big deal on a table saw, and it lets you cull out the pile-rip the batts out of the lesser-quality boards.