▲ 2 r/Carpentry
Wanted board-on-board, got talked into board-on-batten. Regrets?
Doing 7’ privacy fence, mostly so my dog can’t see anything moving on the other side. I came in wanting overlap but my contractor pushed board-on-batten
Now I’m wondering what I gave up. My understanding is overlap has more forgiveness built in when boards shrink, and batten is relying on a thin strip to cover the seam.
Anyone been living with board-on-batten for a few years? does it stay tight, or do you start seeing daylight?
u/No-Researcher1986 — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/FenceBuilding
Wanted board-on-board, got talked into board-on-batten. Regrets?
Doing 7’ privacy fence, mostly so my dog can’t see anything moving on the other side. I came in wanting overlap but my contractor pushed board-on-batten
Now I’m wondering what I gave up. My understanding is overlap has more forgiveness built in when boards shrink, and batten is relying on a thin strip to cover the seam.
Anyone been living with board-on-batten for a few years? does it stay tight, or do you start seeing daylight?
u/No-Researcher1986 — 2 months ago