Renovation Detail: Board and Batten Siding
Classic board and batten siding adds timeless appeal to traditional homes, modern structures and every style in between
While some people dream of sugarplum fairies, I spend my slumbers dreaming of beautifully sided homes. As of late, I've been snoozing with visions of homes with board and batten exteriors. The exterior treatment is a vertical design created by installing wide wooden boards with smaller wooden battens covering their seams.
The fun part about this style of siding is that there is no standard for board or batten widths and spacings, allowing for innovation. You can even develop varying patterns on a single home by using multiple board to-batten ratios.
The installation method also insulates your home well. Insulation and a moisture barrier get tucked between the outside wall of the house and the siding, with the wide boards going up next and the battens last.
The fun part about this style of siding is that there is no standard for board or batten widths and spacings, allowing for innovation. You can even develop varying patterns on a single home by using multiple board to-batten ratios.
The installation method also insulates your home well. Insulation and a moisture barrier get tucked between the outside wall of the house and the siding, with the wide boards going up next and the battens last.
A one-and-a-half-story cottage-style board and batten addition highlights this traditional 1902 foursquare. Notice how the design team played with proportion while installing the board and batten on each story.
This seaside home features 1 x 12 boards with 2 x 2 battens in Western red cedar.
Board and batten siding, a metal roof and diagonal cross balustrades combine to create a farmhouse feel at this home in South Carolina's Lowcountry.
White board and batten pops alongside brown clapboard and staggered shingle siding.
Board and batten, sometimes referred to as barn siding, looks exceptionally nostalgic in a deep barn red.
Architect Peter Eskuche used board and batten siding to create Norwegian character here.
Architect James Crisp used board and batten siding on this pool house and clapboard on the main residence to create a hierarchy between the two structures.
Board and batten in bright blue makes for a vernacular choice in the historically eclectic Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz, California.
This home in Menlo Park, California, features many of our favorite design touches, including a metal roof, exposed rafter tails, board and batten siding, awning windows and a perfect pergola.
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