Board-and-Batten
Board-and-batten is a vertical siding style where wide boards or panels are covered at the joints by narrow battens, creating deep shadow lines and strong vertical emphasis.
In Detail
Why It Matters
Board-and-batten is both a style and a detailing system. It can be built from wood, engineered wood, fiber cement, or vinyl, but each material handles movement and joint detailing differently.
Related Terms
Clapboard
Clapboard is a traditional horizontal lap siding profile where each course overlaps the one below to shed water and create a tapered shadow line.
Rain Screen
A rainscreen is a wall assembly detail that creates a drainage and ventilation gap behind the cladding so incidental water can drain and the wall can dry more effectively.
Related Materials
LP SmartSide
LP SmartSide is an engineered wood siding product line made from treated wood strands and resin-bonded substrates, designed to mimic wood while improving impact resistance and dimensional stability.
Cedar Siding
Cedar siding is a premium natural wood cladding valued for appearance, dimensional stability, and natural extractives that help resist decay when properly detailed and maintained.