page_title: Batten
section_title: Board-and-batten
hierarchical_section_title: Batten / Wall battens / Board-and-batten
caption_attribution_description: Takayama Old Town (Sanmachi Suji)
context_page_description: A batten is most commonly a strip of solid material, historically wood but can also be of plastic, metal, or fiberglass. Battens are variously used in construction, sailing, and other fields.
  In the lighting industry, battens refer to linear light fittings.
  In the steel industry, battens used as furring may also be referred to as "top hats", in reference to the profile of the metal.
context_section_description: Board-and-batten siding is an exterior treatment of vertical boards with battens covering the seams. Board-and-batten roofing is a type of board roof with battens covering the gaps between boards on a roof as the roofing material. Board-and-batten is also a synonym for single-wall construction, a method of building with vertical, structural boards, the seams sometimes covered with battens.
caption: Board-and-batten with bamboo battens
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