Installation Guide

7. INSTALLING BOARD-AND-BATTEN SIDING

Board-and-Batten is a vertical pattern created using cedar boards and battens of various widths for a wide range

of appearances. For nominal 6 inches boards spaced ½” apart, battens should overlap by a least ½”. With wider

boards, increase batten overlap proportionately. While there are no set widths for board-and-batten siding, an

attractive combination is 1x3 battens with 1x10 boards.

Siding should be nailed to horizontal blocking lines or to furring strips. Boards up to 6 inches wide should be

xed with one nail per bearing driven through the center of the board. 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. Use two nails per bearing on boards 8 inches and wider placing the nails 2 ½ to 3 inches apart.

INSTALLATION

House wrap

(eg. Tyvek® Drain-

Wrap™)

Batten

Ring shank nails

must penetrate

solid wood 1¼”.

Nails 2½”-3”apart

Exterior

sheathing

Board

Batten overlap

minimum ½”

(A) Narrow boards 6”