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How to Build Board and Batten Shutters

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2 Jun

Yesterday, I shared the Lowe’s Exterior Makeover Reveal with you, and today I wanted to show you how we made the board and batten shutters.

How to Build Board and Batten Shutters

 

We had the most amazing team of Lowe’s volunteers to help with the makeover!

They helped us build, sand, and stain the board and batten shutters for Grant and Beth’s house.  

Lowe's volunteers

Steve, the assistant manager, was helping us make the shutters, and I put him on the spot and asked him if I could video him making one of the shutters.

Without any practice at all, Steve whipped out this 3 minute video tutorial with complete perfection!  He nailed it in one take!

As soon as he finished, all of the volunteers erupted in applause!  It was so fun!  I told Steve he was giving Mike Holmes a run for his money and that he was better than most guys on HGTV!   

You are going to love this video tutorial!  Steve does such a great job!  :)  Please give him mad props because he deserves it. 

Here is our supply list:

  • 1×6 poplar boards
  • 1×4 poplar boards
  • compound miter saw
  • wood glue
  • nail gun and nails (1 1/4″, 18 gauge finish nails)
  • tape measure
  • sanding sponges
  • stain  (We used MinWax Dark Walnut.)
  • rubber gloves and cloths for staining
  • paint sticks to use as spacers between boards

 

 

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46 Comments

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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    June 2, 2015 at 11:02 am

    Love this post! I’ve been wanting to make my own to look exactly like these but didn’t know how I would do it to look that perfect! My only question is what is the best way to attach them to the house? Thanks so much for the post!

    Reply
  2. the uncommon pearl says

    June 2, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    Love these! Thanks for sharing! I have pinned as a possible later project on our little cabin in the woods.

    Blessing to your day!

    Reply
  3. Ave says

    June 2, 2015 at 1:15 pm

    Any suggestions on how to attach these shutters to Hard Plank siding?

    Reply
  4. Kay says

    June 4, 2015 at 8:59 am

    I like the way the shutters + window box are made from the same material. It’s important to repeat design elements, don’t you think? We’re trying to do the same in our white kitchen’s wood island. ;-)

    Reply
  5. Barbara H. says

    June 4, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    Fantastic video. He knows what he is doing, that’s for sure. Thanks!

    Reply
  6. Carol R. says

    June 7, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    I can’t wait to be able to have new windows put in. After this video, I think that I may now want to put these shutters and window flower box on also. I love this idea. : )

    Reply
    • Erica says

      April 3, 2017 at 9:06 pm

      Where did you get the window flower boxes that match the shutters?

      Reply
  7. Ann C says

    June 9, 2015 at 7:28 pm

    How did you attach them to the brick?

    Reply
    • Kasey says

      July 8, 2016 at 3:10 pm

      Did you ever figure out how to attach to brick?

      Reply
      • traci says

        October 30, 2016 at 4:05 pm

        We predrilled holes in the brick and used masonry screws to attach the shutters to the brick.

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        • Kathy says

          November 25, 2016 at 11:59 pm

          Where did you place the screws on the shutters?

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          • traci says

            November 26, 2016 at 7:57 am

            Through the horizontal boards.

      • Christina says

        December 27, 2016 at 9:41 am

        So how do you mark where your predrilled holes are and all? We really need a tutorial on this part! 😬

        Reply
  8. Debbie Boruff says

    June 15, 2015 at 8:09 pm

    How do you attach to siding?

    Reply
    • traci says

      June 17, 2015 at 10:51 am

      You just use exterior screws. :)

      Reply
    • Chris says

      October 29, 2016 at 11:16 am

      I am wondering the same.

      Reply
  9. Katie - creativeblinds.com says

    August 15, 2015 at 6:50 am

    It’s teamwork! And that’s what friends are for. Thanks for your explanation on the video. I will take a risk to do it with my husband later.

    Reply
  10. mckenzie says

    October 27, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    have the poplar boards warped at all after they’ve seen weather?

    Reply
  11. Cindy Hoffman says

    January 26, 2016 at 3:34 am

    Hi there, I really love the idea of using window boxes to the window. That’s one things that I will be doing in my next revamp. But how long should the screws be? I dont know if some 3 inch nails will be able to pin the box strongly, Any thoughts on this?

    Cindy

    Reply
  12. Andrew says

    April 25, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    Very nice shutters! We are thinking about building board and batten shutters for our house. I have a question, have you noticed the poplar ‘greening’? I’ve heard that when you stain poplar the wood tends to take on a green hue after some time, but I’ve never tested the theory…

    Reply
  13. Kelly says

    June 8, 2016 at 8:10 pm

    Pretty! How did you attach the shutters to the house?

    Reply
    • Marcie says

      March 13, 2018 at 12:27 pm

      Hi I also was wondering how you attach them to your house?? Thank you!

      Reply
  14. Emily Kitchen says

    June 9, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    Do you remember what color stain was used?

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    • Abbie says

      June 29, 2016 at 11:50 am

      It says Minwax dark walnut in the supply list

      Reply
  15. Fluffy says

    July 10, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    Board and Batten shutters are the last thing we have to make and install for our exterior makeover project. We have stalled ONE YEAR trying to figure out what wood to use and how to do this. This video is a blessing and to watch him whip a shutter out in minutes is AMAZING! What took us so long? I guess it was waiting on this video to assure us we can do this and FINISH!

    Thank you SO much! We really needed this video and we appreciate you!

    Reply
  16. Melinda Kibler says

    July 28, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    Thanks so much for this post, I plan to make a set of these for my living room. Watching this video really helped me. I learned a few things I didn’t know.

    Reply
  17. Ally says

    August 10, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    Would the lumber used here need to be treated so they wont rot later on?

    Reply
  18. W.C. says

    September 8, 2016 at 10:04 pm

    What color paint is on the house?

    Reply
    • traci says

      September 15, 2016 at 9:44 pm

      Dove White by Benjamin Moore

      Reply
  19. Amber says

    October 23, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    Dove White?!?

    I’ve been remodeling the exterior of my house by myself for the past 6 weeks and have been following the Lowes makeover to a T.
    I spent $1,000 on Valspar Reserve Exterior paint in Balanced Beige because that’s what you said was used in the original post for this makeover. Pllleeeaaassseee tell me it’s balanced beige and not dove white 😭😭😭😭😭😭

    Reply
    • traci says

      October 23, 2016 at 9:21 pm

      No! You are right! I am so sorry. We built the same board and batten shutters for our own house that we painted in DOVE WHITE. When I replied to your comment in my blog dashboard, it just shows the title and not the actual post, so I thought you were asking about the paint on my house. If I said Balanced Beige in the other exterior makeover, then that is what is was. But the homeowner did have it lightened a little. I need to go look up that older post. :)

      Reply
  20. Scott says

    October 24, 2016 at 1:03 pm

    How did you attach them to the brick?

    Reply
    • traci says

      October 30, 2016 at 4:05 pm

      We just predrilled a hold in the brick and used masonry screws to attach them to the brick. Thanks!

      Reply
  21. Jennifer Brauner says

    November 6, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    So the three vertical long boards are not attached to one another before attaching the short horizontal boards to them? Or did they do that part before the video? Just was confused as to if the three boards stay together soley because the batten boards get nailed across them. Any info would be appreciated!

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    • traci says

      November 6, 2016 at 9:40 pm

      No. The horizontal board is what holds the three vertical boards together. Thanks!

      Reply
  22. Lucy Norman says

    March 5, 2017 at 6:07 pm

    The shutters are gorgeous and look so easy to make. How do you attach them to wood siding? Wouldn’t screws let water into the walls?

    Reply
  23. Diana Hansen says

    May 2, 2017 at 10:05 pm

    Do the shutters have to be sealed after they are stained so they don’t lose color in the weather?

    Reply
    • traci says

      May 5, 2017 at 4:45 pm

      We did not seal our shutters, but you can. It would help them last longer.

      Reply
      • Amy says

        August 21, 2017 at 10:03 am

        Isn’t the stain you list an interior stain? How does this weather outside?

        Reply
  24. Holly says

    May 19, 2017 at 8:50 pm

    My husband and I loved the remodel and are trying to replicate the shutters on our house. We’ve got them made but trying to figure out how to attach them.
    Once you predrilled the holes in the mortar how did you line them up with the shutter? Also, what type of screws were used to attach them to the house and how did you mask them from being seen, as I assume they were screwed into the horizontal board?

    Reply
  25. Patricia says

    September 14, 2017 at 4:54 am

    I just wanted you to know I am making the same shutters. The video is so helpful. I do have a question do you screw the boards together or just the Badden?

    Reply
  26. Trisha says

    January 22, 2018 at 9:35 pm

    This is my next project for my house. But I am not exactly sure about attaching the shutters to the exterior brick. Is there a more simple way than drilling holes into the mortar

    Reply
    • traci says

      January 26, 2018 at 8:50 am

      Not that I know of. They need to be secured well so they don’t fall off easily.

      Reply
  27. Debbie says

    June 2, 2018 at 5:11 pm

    This stain is a interior how will it do outside?

    Reply
    • traci says

      June 13, 2018 at 1:45 pm

      It has held up fine. I just visited their home a few weeks ago (3 years later) and they still look great. You could add a coat of polyurethane on the shutters if you wanted to help the stain last longer.

      Reply
  28. Jennifer Ouderkirk says

    July 31, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    I’m interested in the window/flower boxes that seem to match the shutters as well. Is there a tutorial for that somewhere?

    Reply

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