Poplar Board And Batten Siding

Some people use 2 battens.

Poplar board and batten siding. Thursday november 13 2014. Board and batten shutters which use the batten as a horizontal brace are also considered less formal and more provincial than louvered shutters. He now has a rustic looking cabin overlooking his twin ponds that is very weather proof. It amazes me that a yellow poplar log or board will disintegrate within three years when lying on the ground.

I ve been having back and forth discussions involving board and batten siding. I too was worried about board and batten however our barns are 60 100 years old and still are in good shape. At least ones that still have a good roof. Ger your anchorseal here.

The siding will be a rough cut poplar ran vertical board and batten style. The underside of front porch gets rusty tin. By the name of the author on. 1 gallon size http amzn to 2diahys 1 quart size http amzn to 2dkvkto one mans.

I ve never seen an insect problem with it. It makes the wood a light brown and the odor soon fades leaving a bug proof board highly resistant to rot mildew and moss. The increased popularity of rainscreens lends itself well to a revival of board and batten siding. Even today this type of siding on a house exudes a comfortable informality.

Board and batten siding is sometimes called barn siding because many barns in north america are constructed this way. First video on how i install board batten siding. Some use 3 battens. Local lore holds that termites don t like yellow poplar.

Then cover outside with battens nailing in the middle of the batten and through the edge of two boards. Homeowner wants a rustic cabin look. Tulip poplar yellow poplar is what they used in the old days around here to build log cabins and non load bearing parts of covered bridges. Just finished framing this 3000 sqft house.

He used the used oil diesel combo also. Butt the siding board up as tight as you can and yes nail in the middle. This is the post title. Traditionally white oak and yellow poplar were the first and second choices of local species for siding barns.

Thus horizontal siding became mainstream and board and batten fell by the wayside except for mostly post and beam outbuildings. For you nc sc folks we are having a gathering in a board and batten hunting lodge april 4 5 6. Enjoy working with the poplar. The opposite side of my discussion who has been considering using yellow poplar writes.