Batten Down the Shed

Installing the battens.

My son and I got up early Saturday morning to beat the bad weather that was approaching and get the battens on the shed we have been building. As you know if you have read previous posts, this shed was built with green lumber so as it dries the cracks between the boards get bigger. 

It is dry now so we put up 1 X 3 X 8 pine strips to cover up the cracks. The trick to installing them is to pound your nails through the batten and into the crack then into the 2x4s that support the wall. These go horizontally inside the wall. You don't pound anything into the siding itself.