Vertical board and batten as a cladding reaches back to the earliest days of New Zealand settlement. The memory of rough pit-sawn timber and the scale and familiarity remains and many owners find it appealing, so the use of board and batten continues to this day.
Major projects retrofitting insulation in older uninsulated or poorly insulated homes are currently underway. To do this right, there are installation pitfalls that need to be avoided.
