Poplar Board And Batten Siding

Local lore holds that termites don t like yellow poplar.

Poplar board and batten siding.

The underside of front porch gets rusty tin. Get it dry paint it and keep it away from ground contact and it will last a long time. I ve been having back and forth discussions involving board and batten siding. It makes the wood a light brown and the odor soon fades leaving a bug proof board highly resistant to rot mildew and moss.

Homeowner wants a rustic cabin look. Board and batten siding is sometimes called barn siding because many barns in north america are constructed this way. Then cover outside with battens nailing in the middle of the batten and through the edge of two boards. I ve never seen an insect problem with it.

The siding will be a rough cut poplar ran vertical board and batten style. A rainscreen is created when siding is spaced off the building s sheathing moisture barrier with furring strips. 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.

By the name of the author on. The opposite side of my discussion who has been considering using yellow poplar writes. Even today this type of siding on a house exudes a comfortable informality. Some use 3 battens.

At least ones that still have a good roof. For you nc sc folks we are having a gathering in a board and batten hunting lodge april 4 5 6. He now has a rustic looking cabin overlooking his twin ponds that is very weather proof. Thus horizontal siding became mainstream and board and batten fell by the wayside except for mostly post and beam outbuildings.

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Just finished framing this 3000 sqft house. I too was worried about board and batten however our barns are 60 100 years old and still are in good shape. Works very well for siding and history has proven that fact. Traditionally white oak and yellow poplar were the first and second choices of local species for siding barns.

The increased popularity of rainscreens lends itself well to a revival of board and batten siding. 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. He used the used oil diesel combo also. Some people use 2 battens.