page_title: Batter board
hierarchical_section_title: Batter board
caption_attribution_description: English: Foundation Dimensions are 16' x 16' with footers 4" beyond. For a storage barn at Core Point, NC
context_page_description: Batter boards are temporary frames, set beyond the corners of a planned foundation at precise elevations. These batter boards are then used to hold layout lines to indicate the limits of the foundation.
context_section_description: Batter boards (or battre boards, Sometimes mispronounced as "battle boads") are temporary frames, set beyond the corners of a planned foundation at precise elevations. These batter boards are then used to hold layout lines (construction twine) to indicate the limits (edges and corners) of the foundation.
caption: Batter Boards for a 16' x 16' foundation
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