Wooden Batten Spacing for Roofs and Shear Walls Construction Guidelines

The spacing of wooden batten is determined according to the thickness of the roof concrete. In general, if the thickness of the roof is less than 0.15m, the spacing of the wooden batten should be 180mm. If the shear wall and width of columns or beams are more than 1 meter, must be an additional fixed framework. Shear wall: the wood batten spacing according to the height and thickness of the wall to adjust the spacing. For example, take a wall of height 2.8m and thickness of 0.3m The wooden batten spacing should be 170mm. The wood batten and the vertical rib of the board should be mutually perpendicularly fixed. The nail should be from the edge 15mm-30mm, the nail force should be moderate, and the nail length should be 40mm50mm, should not be too long or too short. No gaps shall be left...