Caulking Board And Batten Siding

A high quality paintable caulk is recommended.

Caulking board and batten siding.

Our board batten siding represents more than a novel and refreshing exterior design element. While paint does tend to somewhat glue these pieces together caulking them is never advised and can cause permanent damage. Featuring a 2 integral batten and 9 face you produce the classic american rough sawn cedar board and batten aesthetic. Caulking them is a mistake and the caulking is likely to fail prematurely.

Boards hardiesoffit pre cut panels artisan by james hardie hardiewrap weather barrier hardiebacker cement board. Plus choose from a beautiful palette of timeless colors. For my board and batten project i used a skirt board a k a. Board and batten is a traditional siding that works well if you re on a budget and live in rustic surroundings.

Joe i think your image is specifically for colorplus where they don t recommend caulking. This from installation instructions. For regular hardiplank lap siding the kind you paint after installation caulking at butt joints is optional. Re siding your house with hardiepanel vertical siding or combining it with hardieplank lap siding is sure to add visual punch to your design.

Homesteaders and farmers would use sawmills to cut the long boards and the battens were put in place to make the structure as airtight as possible. Perhaps the most common arrangement uses 1x10 boards and 1x2 or 1x3 batten. I used the same 1 x 10 cedar material for this skirt as the boards for the siding prior to installing the skirt board i beveled the bottom edge of the board using a 45 degree router bit to help direct water away from the wall. Band board water table at the base of my siding.

Bottom of siding boards should not be caulked water is meant to exit through the bottom of each board. In appearance board and batten siding can look rustic or modern depending on how rough the lumber is and its finish. It stands for a different kind of curb appeal and with its robust rigidity and low maintenance characteristics true peace of mind and long term cost savings for homeowners. True board and batten is made with vertically installed wide boards and narrow battens fastened over the gaps between the boards.

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.