How Important Are Exterior Siding Boards And To Barn Stability

We pay attention to detail in everything we do but this custom barn wood we create holds a special place in our hearts.

How important are exterior siding boards and to barn stability.

I favor board and bat siding. If the details of your barn wood siding project are as important to you as they are to us check out our barn wood siding corners and trim. The battens are usually but not always about 1 2 inch wide. Save the hickory for cabinets smoking meat and firewood.

Click here for higher quality full size image. Be sure to ask if your barn board is kiln dried. When viewed up close the depth of grain and natural variations of the wood mean that the character of each plank is unique. Water resistant exterior barnwood collection new barnwood combines the performance of newly milled lumber with the rustic weather worn qualities of authentic reclaimed barnwood.

It is hard to mill and not very durable. Below is a 100 plus year old dairy barn i cut the siding for all oak. Board and batten or board and batten siding describes a type of exterior siding or interior paneling that has alternating wide boards and narrow wooden strips called battens the boards are usually but not always 1 foot wide. Kiln drying barn board is less important for the dimensional stability of the boards and more important for killing any insects left on or in the wood.

Barn wood siding corners trim. The boards may be placed horizontally or vertically. Second would be white oak then red oak. Barn board is almost always salvaged as vertical siding so vertical orientation of your boards reproduces a more authentic barn look.