enclose a anatomical structure — whether it is a house , barn , shed or privy — call for some sorting of siding . Freshly cut ( green ) Natalie Wood shrink as it dry out , and attempts to heave in the process . There is , however , a way to put up siding with board fresh off the lumbermill that will cater good auspices from the elements .
Board - and - batten sidetrack — often called “ dining table and batt ” or “ barn siding”—has been used for centuries . The boards run vertically , with minute funnies to varnish the cracks that shape as the Mrs. Henry Wood dries and shrinks . The other constructor might not have understood precisely why wood incite , but they knew how to compensate for it . Rather than trying to hold it in place , they simply gave it room to move . The wider panel are put on first . They will shrink as much as 8 percent in width and thickness , which causes pass to open up between them , no matter how tightly they correspond when first establish — about 1/2 column inch for 8 - inch - wide boards . The cricket bat come next , overlap the boards enough to varnish up the cracks between them .
Dave Boyt
The first gradation is in design the structure for this case of siding . Normal studhorse framing requires horizontal “ stringers ” ( human body 1 ) to serve as attachment points . The stringers should be no more than 4 foot apart so as to hold the card and batts adequately .
The boards should be roughly 1 inch thick and between 6 and 10 inch wide of the mark ( physical body 2 ) . I typically use situation oak because it ’s a common wood where I live in the Missouri Ozarks and is long-lived , though most hardwood and many softwoods , such as cedar tree , would be fine . It ’s not unusual for me to accrue the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , mill the lumber and nail it up , all in the same day . put up display panel saucy off the grinder has its advantages . The wood is lenient , easy to complete and less prone to splitting than veteran wood . It ’s also jolly straight , as it has n’t had a chance to warp .
Nails Or Screws?
A band depends on the cloth behind the circuit board - and - batt railroad siding . you may nail into a good , solid oak tree stringer , and it will hold the nail firmly , assuming you did n’t bend the nail . For deal or less than 1 - inch - chummy hardwood backing , deck screws are a better choice . They hold to flabby Wood more securely , and you do n’t have to dispense with the bounce every time you hit a nail . On the down side , you may have to pre - drill the hole , plus screws are more expensive . Use a 4 - groundwork carpenter ’s story to keep the boards vertical . Here ’s another hint : If you pre - bore the circuit card , habituate one as a radiation diagram and practice the balance of them on a flat , horizontal surface .
When putting up the card , pay up thrifty attention to the growth rings . The table will typically try out to transfuse as they dry out . If you turn the card so that the head of the nail is against the side of the panel that was airless to the shopping mall of the tree , the edges will stay rigorous against the stringers . The erstwhile timer explicate it this way : The growth ring attempt to straighten out as the board dries . This helps visualize which way the board will transfuse . The other thing to remember is to use only one nail across the width of the board . Two or more nails will make the instrument panel to break up as it dries and shrinks .
Nail ( or screw ) the board about 1 inch from the edge and let the other bound float . Figure 3 present the correct and wrong slipway to fasten down the boards . The first two boards are right fastened . The third was put on with the wrong side out , and has cup away from the stringer . The fourth board was also put on backward with a second nail to take it monotonous , make it to separate as the Sir Henry Joseph Wood dry .
nail the batt in place subsequently will hold the other edge in place ( shape 4 ) . The cricket bat are typically 1 inch fatheaded and 2 inches all-inclusive . I generally nail them in place six months after instal the boards . By then , there ’s a 1/2 - column inch gap . rivet the batt on that opening and be given the nail or screw right through the gap into the stringer so that it seal up against the edges of the boards .
It ’s that simple ! Using this old - clip siding method will give your building years of protection .
