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Handy Tip: Bang nails all the way through the battens Its actually a great and useful part of data. 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. You can get it your local home improvement store. And thanks for all the details! Love everything in it. Im getting prepped to do this in my basement, so I love all of the free advice! In damper climates, spruce is still acceptable when finished with solid colour stain. After the furring strips are in place, along with any insulation, This vernacular building treatment was the most efficient option in the heyday of the timber-frame barn, whose horizontal framing members were well-suited to vertical siding attachment. I see in the link you provided that double-furring is a requirement in the east, I'm in Alberta and don't know of any such requirement. So, I was just careful to paint the smooth side. I think if you had told me last year that my living room would look like this, I wouldnt have believed you. Karin. there are no visible furring strips, so our only real choices I had planned to use a rain-screen mat to meet the 9.5mm drained and vented air space requirement by many building codes. ), It might be fine just to paint them once youve put them up on the walls and caulked and spackled them. Brian, that's a good point regarding the flex of the 1x4's, I have not worked with rigid mineral wool so hadn't considered compression being an issue. Just gotta paint it. e.g. hard to follow. I would think it's possible that bulk water could pool on top of the horizontal furring strips, but it's anyone's guess for how long. I want to install board and batten in our place it would really make our front room pop. fasten them on well. You also need to ``acclimate'' your wood, as described later. You know, cause thats what we do in the blogland. I'm not in an area where it is needed so I never had to look into it. Pine boards were way too expensive for my large room, but would be my first pick if money was not a factor. them all the way down, and ringed solid stainless steel nails I love it! On the sawhorses, use a combination square to transfer these lines onto the face. A lot of the detailing - like embedding framing lumber in the top of the foundation - that would be disastrous here, works absolutely fine in your dry climate. It is so nice. are really rough notes; do some research and ask someone local Hi Laree, they are 4 inches wide. The ends of the nails should stick out document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Inspiring Media Inc. Vertical wood siding is a time-proven, versatile, environmentally friendly, locally available option that requires minimal tools and equipment to install. Looks awesome! They do make provision for propriety rain-screen alternatives, but I've never seen mineral wool boards included in that. Good luck with your project! You can do it!! Plumb each board as you install it, especially if there are a lot of bowed boards. It took me quite some time from start to finish several week. [these pages are in preparation and not yet public]. We are doing this in our dining room and so far, Im loving it. (You can find all of the glorious details about this room in my Living Room Reveal post.). Side pieces run past the bottom furring strip about an inch, as will the siding. Finish Before Installation Now is the best time to apply finish. Using roofing nails, install a length of aluminum drip cap along the top. boards, where they were at one time ten inches, then nine and three Resolution: 800600, Wow, I love your room! Installing Rigid Foam Above Roof Sheathing, Climate Activists React to Dont Look Up. Love the colour scheme too so fresh and calm. it's a good idea to do a more thorough inspection and to Fabulous, Laura! Great tutorial! If you have this on your house I have always loved the look. It would have placed the boards almost in the exact middle of the wall, cutting it in half. 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. 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. As this is a renovation project, I'm trying to keep the wall thickness to a minimum. The whole room looks beautiful and the board and batten is the icing on the cake! I love board and batten and Im too chicken to try it!!! Given todays artificial construction materials, board and batten is a rare task that feels like a clean, outdoorsy endeavour. Oh. Once the See below for more on which nails to use and where to put them. Figure Four shows where the battens go, but Looks great! I am an Amazon Associate and earn from qualifying purchases. the position of the nails is also important. I really need this somewhere in my house!!! To clarify, my plan is to attach horizontal furring strips directly over the insulation without double-furring. Should I consider screws instead of nails?Or thicker 24 or stacked plywood furring strips? any electrical work you need to have done, For outside lights, though, by about quarter of an inch. The illustration in Figure 1 shows all the parts. Im starting to work out how to do this in my dining room, and Im wondering what sheen of paint you did your board and batten? If mineral wool satisfies this requirement, that would be a big bonus. Thank you for doing such a detailed and helpful tutorial! I also enjoy sourcing local materials. Fill in boards between those already installed, cutting the same drip angle over windows and doors. you should also seal any boards that are leaking pitch, it's recommended that you leave the wood outside with a tarpaulin 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. Is this unlikely with rigid mineral wool? This won't delete the articles you've saved, just the list. Trim The simplest window and door trim is made from 24" lumber with aluminum drip cap. Download link: http://bit.ly/1gtyQMi, File name: MFC_LovelyKana_2014_03_24.rar If I have some time this afternoon, I'll see if I can find it, but you might try YouTube. Dont forget to come by this evening to link up again . Thanks! in an older house (at least in Ontario) it might be brick. Wood prices seem to vary too much This was quite the decision because I had to work with the fireplace. Is this unlikely with rigid mineral wool? So then I decided to place the top board just below the sticking-out-top, not-sure-what-you-call-it part of the fireplace. run cables around very easily. Fasten them two feet apart from each other, or slightly closer. I recently did this in my front room, and I know how bit of an undertaking it is! I had thought about some sort of method like this but this video really helps. I love what you did with your living room! I was going to go with this option (and just search for straight boards by laying them on the floor and creating a huge mess in the back corner of Lowes), but at my store they all had rounded edges and I wanted a straighter line for my boards. Properly installed, breathable siding coupled with adequate roof overhangs should not allow significant water leakage in the first place. {side note: I dont know how I lived before I had a level. Very awesome! And the trim and fluorescent white looked terrible next to each other. I grossly underestimated the time it would take to get everything painted and nailed to the wall, caulked, spackled, sandedand painted some more. Battens can be rounded over for a more refined look and also prefinished. Thank you for every other wonderful post. and it also reduces the chance that the nails will split the Im glad you dropped by! On our house most of the battens were nailed at the edges, It is also great that the remnants can be disposed of enjoyably, in a backyard bonfire. Keep up the amazing works guys Ive added you guys to our blogroll. I returned my off-the-shelf white and had Lowes color match to the paint swatch. The double strapping is to get the spacing to match the battens and get correct embed with that specific siding. Run furring to the edge of any rough opening then fill in around the entire opening for flange and trim attachment. Following from HickoryTrail. I really must try this somewhere in my house! replace any split or rotting battens. quarters, today they are probably only nine inches wide, or nine But Im glad you shared it again. to use the old and timeless building methods, both to The airspace that is formed allows any moisture that gets past the siding to dry out before it causes damage. Great post!! Haha!! Your email address will not be published. I am featuring you on my blog tomorrow! Lets take a look at the before and after side-by-side shot. the edge, and we've had to do a mixture. Let's go through this one step at a time. to cover up the nails you used for the boards, if you like; if Wow, this is amazing! smooth it down into place. You are supposed to put the nails in the Hold the board against the side of the trim and mark the drip cap angle and bottom edge of the window onto the side of the board. wood: you need this wood to last, and you also want the I think they look great together instead of washing each other out. get the primer (or stain) tinted to match the paint colour you have Thank you for sharing the beauty you have created and blessings to you, Patti. Good luck with your project!! Everything look really nice! And we all know that design works best with the rule of thirds, right? One-by-four inch spruce is the most efficient and readily available material for strapping. For windows, start at the bottom and cut a piece of 24 at 1/16 longer than the window. Maybe just as easy and less time-consuming. Ive got your link up on my calendar, so Ill be linking up every week. in North America, is probably chipboard or plywood, although However, siding should be applied so that it fulfills its primary purpose: to shed water.

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