board and batten furring strips

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January 22, 2019

We have had ZERO issues with 3/4 plywood or 3/4 pine/fir furring strips. Notice how some boards were spaced further apart to ensure seams were located in the correct position. I had the guys at Lowes rip it there. To get the length of the side pieces, hook your tape onto the top of the window on each side and measure down to the bottom of the lower trim you just installed. You should use siding nails to put the battens in can use something cheaper. I bought two sheets and had quite a bit left over. hard to follow. Cut a board to length, which will be an inch or so past the bottom furring, depending on how much clearance there is to the ground. This is most likely to be needed (I Pingback: Board and Batten in the Girls' Bathroom | The Turquoise Home, Pingback: How to Choose the Best White Paint Color | The Turquoise Home, Pingback: How to Install Board and Batten | Home Craftster, Pingback: Inspire Me Please #59 | House of Rose, Pingback: Moonlight & Mason Jars Link Party {#53}, Pingback: Moonlight & Mason Jars Link-Up Party #53 - Mama Dish | Mama Dish, Pingback: Moonlight & Mason Jars Link Party #53, Pingback: The Scoop Linky Party #116 - Worthing Court, Pingback: The Scoop Link Party #116 - The Everyday Home, Pingback: The Scoop #116 - Cedar Hill Farmhouse, Pingback: Painted Picture Frame Wall Gallery, Pingback: Living Room Makeover Part 7: Final Reveal. Ha! (and I considered not replacing the baseboards. Looks great! writing? Pine boards were way too expensive for my large room, but would be my first pick if money was not a factor. Im about to put it in our laundry room, and Im thinking about putting it in our guest bathroom next. I can see this being even more important over something less rigid such as mineral wool. Installation of cedar board-and-batten siding, Rain screen for vinyl board-and-batten siding, Proper nailing pattern for reverse board and batten, https://www.protradecraft.com/prepping-rainscreen-walls-siding, https://www.rockwool.com/a/s/understanding-vapor-diffusion/, https://hammerandhand.com/best-practices/manual/4-rain-screens/4-6-horizontal-rain-screen-battens-vertical-siding/. You must be a magazine subscriber to access this feature. Attach every foot or so with pairs of fasteners. Ive got your link up on my calendar, so Ill be linking up every week. These steps You can do it!! Wow, that was a big job, but it looks absolutely beautiful! You need to leave a gap of half an inch vertical rows of nails three inches apart, This gave the room so much character and charm. were to take everything off and start again, to nail the But I LOVE it now, especially since most of my furniture is brown. XOXO, Thank you so much!! straight claw. [emailprotected]. Required fields are marked *, document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "aef811efa1127f0134f267e71a863c48" );document.getElementById("gdd7bf3394").setAttribute( "id", "comment" );Comment *. on all sides (including the ends) with preservative if you're going galvanized nails will probably suffice. Its actually a great and useful part of data. Ive been wanting to do some good ol board and batten too! You also need to ``acclimate'' your wood, as described later. Because mineral wool is self draining, it doesn't need to be textured, regular house wrap is fine. I grossly underestimated the time it would take to get everything painted and nailed to the wall, caulked, spackled, sandedand painted some more. Thanks for sharing. them, for at least a week before painting or staining them. I was thinking of buying the strips pre-cut because I figured ripping the MDF sheets would mean I would need to sand them first. (Of course it would take much less time in a smaller room, mine is just a big room.) I think if you had told me last year that my living room would look like this, I wouldnt have believed you. A Guide to Wall Trim and Wall Molding Ideas, How to Add Curtain Trim Tape for a Custom Look, DIY Chinoiserie Pumpkins {with video tutorial}, Formal Dining Room to Functional Play Room, http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2014/04/centerpiece-wednesday.html. Otherwise A lot of work but the results are stunning! Of course, here on the dry prairies, it is perfectly sensible to use raw spruce as a siding material, especially in vertical application. Dont look at the messy garage. The double strapping is to get the spacing to match the battens and get correct embed with that specific siding. [these pages are in preparation and not yet public]. With your feedback, and the feedback from others, I'm thinking now that a rain-screen is an unnecessary expense especially given that it's not required by code. Are Expensive Building Components Necessary? I really need this somewhere in my house!!! before you put them up. A lot of the time factor was due to having to work around a 2-year-old. at Home Hardware (at least in Ontario). Thanks so much for linking up to The Weekly Creative! And thanks for all the details! . Great tutorial! damage and repair it. run cables around very easily. They do make provision for propriety rain-screen alternatives, but I've never seen mineral wool boards included in that. Just pace yourself, ask for help, and you can do it!! Once I had the first round painted {I had limited space to lay the boards as they dried, so I had to do painting rounds}, I nailed up the horizontal boards first. Thank you Natalie!! Also mineral wool is vapor open which will readily allow drying to the exterior. Schmidt prefits, finishes then installs each corner board as a unit. Handy tip:The fastest way to put caulking in place Thanks for leaving a comment and following!! The boards are solid wood, and you should paint them We are not builders. I am featuring you on my blog tomorrow! Dont forget to come by this evening to link up again . On the gable end walls, run furring strips parallel to the roof line and then fill in the horizontals. As a woodworker, I most enjoy working with materials and finishes that are not harmful to me, my clients or the environment. Love everything in it. Sooooo much better!! I used my all-time favorite primer: Zinsser Cover Stain. Handy Tip: Bang nails all the way through the battens Where did you purchase the bureau the t.v. It looks so crisp and clean that you just want to put it everywhere! This was quite the decision because I had to work with the fireplace. These are some notes I made about how to do that, by about quarter of an inch. Lets take a look at the before and after side-by-side shot. You can vary the board and batten widths, or there are many other variations on this theme. I realize that only using horizontal furring presents some potential problems with trapping moisture that I may have to consider more carefully. For windows, start at the bottom and cut a piece of 24 at 1/16 longer than the window. I have not The entire weight of the siding will hang off these furring strips, so they should be well attached. Love the project and cant wait to get going on this in my home too! After the furring strips are in place, along with any insulation, in North America, is probably chipboard or plywood, although Disclaimer: I am not a builder, and I don't Hi there Russell and Brian, thank you for your replies. I would love for you to share with us at the Pretty Things party (live now!). Here's the video I was thinking of--right website; wrong insulation. You might want to prime them, or to My plan is currently to install 1.5 Comfortboard insulation, an artificial rain-screen drainage mat, then horizontal 14 furring strips to attach the Alaskan Yellow Cedar board and batten to. Very helpful. Trim can be as simple as applying 24 dimensional lumber directly onto window and door flanges (after whatever waterproofing treatment you desire). This planter bench will offer a seat to anyone who needs it and add colour to the area with some flowers. I love that board and batten can be made to look polished with surface treatments such as rounded edges and sanding, but can also be instantly rustic when constructed with rough sawn lumber and all its lovely machine marks. After all, we do not have much opportunity to do that here on the prairies. the position of the nails is also important. get the primer (or stain) tinted to match the paint colour you have (They got another coat of paint once they were on the wall. before relying on them! the boards, as you'll see later.. so a lot of them have split. Don't forget the ends! the boards might not all have been the same width! smooth it down into place. Aside from the air space requirement, I was concerned that the horizontal furring could trap any ingress water and hold it on top of the furring strips. held firmly down with thin vertical strips of wood called Window Cut-outs The depth of this cut-out is arbitrary depending on board spacing, but is generally at least 2" from either edge of the board. You would have to check with your local building official if mineral wool would be acceptable, I can't see why it shouldn't be. After you have put the battens in place you may want I was anti-gray for a long time too, or at least very skeptical. the furring strips and the insulation. Julia, looks great! i splurged and used pine in my entry way and love how it turned out. Niagara on the Lake ON L0S 1J0, 1-800-204-1773 Yes it's a capillary break. Practically though, building and Alberta, I'm not sure that's important. The proper siding nails have little rings into I love board and batten and Im too chicken to try it!!! What a difference they make to the whole room! The gaps between the boards allow the house to flex a little Seriously considering 2x4's for furring based on your point about 1x's moving too much. Hi there Akos, thanks for the link, great info there! I would love to do this in my hallway! in an older house (at least in Ontario) it might be brick. Angle the top cut and leave a bit of a gap above the drip cap to encourage water shedding and evaporation. You can always bevel the top to slope away from the siding as extra insurance. Cut the board a little long to start. Just gotta paint it. swell with the changing seasons (which it will!). Plumb each board as you install it, especially if there are a lot of bowed boards. wood either of the boards or of the battens. Laura this is fantastic! boards you need to raise each board up from the one beneath WOW! Below the window, cut a bit of an angle on the top edge of the batten so that it does not protrude and catch water. Finish Before Installation Now is the best time to apply finish. Thank you Andi!! I had planned to use a rain-screen mat to meet the 9.5mm drained and vented air space requirement by many building codes. Looks great! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Video codec: H.264 I couldnt nail up the boards while she was sleeping because her room shares a wall with the living room. Required fields are marked *. I was majorly inspired by these other great tutorials: Jackies, Emilys, Anas, Kates,Mandisand Annas. (Read about how I Picked the Perfect Gray. I had originally decided to put the boards just above the fireplace, but Im so glad a good friend of mine helped me re-think that decision. If you have this on your house And then painted them one coat of paint. Separate Levels Optional thicker furring strips at second story/gable ends add interest and efficiency of materials. on your house. If I have some time this afternoon, I'll see if I can find it, but you might try YouTube. And we all know that design works best with the rule of thirds, right? Absolutely gorgeous! Pinning this project and featuring it next week! I had been thinking that 3/4 penetration with ring nails into the furring scrips would be sufficient but now Im second guessing. Its so true! On our house most of the battens were nailed at the edges, Certainly worth considering the double furring method though. Thank you! Door casing runs past the bottom in the same manner. you should also seal any boards that are leaking pitch, Except they tried to rip a few 8 foot long pieces for me, and when it didnt go well, they had to cut it the other way and I ended up with a bunch of 3 feet 4 inch long strips. (which it will!) But Im glad you shared it again. Thank you so much Courtney I appreciate it so much! To clarify, my plan is to attach horizontal furring strips directly over the insulation without double-furring. Again, mirror the drip cap angle over windows. If you wish to break up the wall face (gable end or second story) for interest and/or ease of installation, change to 24 furring strips above the 8 height. Chalk a line for the bottom of the upper layer of boards and install these next. Thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects. Should I consider screws instead of nails?Or thicker 24 or stacked plywood furring strips? Let's go through this one step at a time. Cedar is a good wood to use, but if it's too expensive you Remaining layers of furring are regular 14 spruce. to help the wood to get acclimatised before you fasten it on. Come on over and grab your featured button, you deserve it! So, I was just careful to paint the smooth side. How awesome is this tutorial! And I couldnt use my nail gun while she was awake because its too loud and she cries. Design crisis averted! So, they ended up having to rip the boards in 4 foot long strips. One-by-eight inch boards are very efficient, as one board can be ripped into three strips of roughly 2.5 to use as battens. Most ask for more than 3/4" of embed for board and batten. I am glad for you to distributed this useful data about. I want to install board and batten in our place it would really make our front room pop. Amazing!! If your code doesn't require run-screens, I would omit the drainage matt and rely on the mineral wool with WRB behind. I need some brightness so I want to hang out down their with my hubby! This will drastically reduce the chance the batten soaks up, or misdirects, water. barrier, such as Tyvek or vapour barrier over both

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