Plywood Siding With Battens

Each siding panel is easy to maintain and care for.

Plywood siding with battens.

With a helper expect to spend a day installing 800 square feet of siding. Plytanium plywood siding from georgia pacific is easy to install offers durability and is available in a variety of thicknesses and groove patterns. Board and batten can be installed onto solid plywood or osb sheathing. There are a variety of plywood types to choose for a board and batten project.

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. On center pressure treated plywood is made of weather resistant pine. Plytanium t1 11 natural rough sawn syp plywood panel siding common. The board and batten method for finishing walls is a common theme in rustic homes.

The first layer of boards is installed butting up against each other while a thin strip is installed on top of the gaps between the boards to hide the seams and create a contrast. I no longer had to worry about hitting the framing studs with the fasteners. Description documents this exterior siding features a rough sawn textured face with an attractive reverse board on batten appearance. Before you begin cover the sheathing with building wrap and install trim boards and flashings.

Exterior walls sheathed with 3 4 plywood making the vertical board and batten siding easily to install using screws. 0 594 in x 48 in x 96 in. Groove spacing t1 11. Compare click to add item roseburg sound douglas fir plywood siding 12 oc to the compare list.

Ideal for exterior siding or shed applications. Add to list click to add item roseburg sound douglas fir plywood siding 12 oc to your list. Perfect for garden sheds doghouses or duck blinds this 5 8 in. 4 on center or 8 on center.

If your sheathing is not solid you will need to first attach horizontal furring strips. 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. 0 563 in x 47 875 in x 95 875 in item 12957 model na. By swapping the old fiberboard for 3 4 plywood i was able to install the board and batten siding using deck screws.

Reverse board batten rb b no groove. Finish rough sawn or scratch sand.