Better Board and Batten

摘要

The western edge of Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains is a rural landscape, with small communities surrounded by farmland dotting the washboard hills. On a lot of the country roads, old barns are as much a part of the scenery as the trees. These barns aren't particularly unusual, but they have a look that people like and that clients want me to replicate. Often, I do this with board-and-batten siding.Sometimes called barn siding, board and batten is made up of wide vertical boards and narrower strips (battens) that cover the gaps. The material is often rough-cut, leaving the sawmill as "finished" siding without an additional trip to a mill shop for further beautification.