Board and Batten Calculator

Count boards and battens for a board-and-batten wall.

Wall width

Board width

Batten width

Boards needed 6

Battens needed 7

Formula: boards = wall width ÷ (board + batten coverage)

Step-by-step with your numbers:

1. Values used:

2. Wall width = 1

3. Board width = 1

4. Batten width = 1

6. Boards needed = 6

7. Battens needed = 7

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Estimate the wide boards and narrow battens for a board-and-batten wall.

The math behind it

Each board+batten unit covers (board width + batten width). Boards = wall width ÷ that; battens = boards + 1.

16 ft wall, 11.25 in boards, 3.5 in battens → 13 boards, 14 battens.

Spacing?

Adjust batten spacing to suit the look; this assumes battens cover each seam.