Batten
（重定向自Board and batten）
![Board and batten siding on a chapel named the Wooden Church (Biserica de lemn) in Zvoriștea, Romania](/Images/godic/202501/01/Biserica_de_lemn_din_Zvoristea25611.jpg")
![Roofing battens or laths are the light colored strips on the Hillsgrove Covered Bridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.](/Images/godic/202501/01/Hillsgrove_Covered_Bridge_rafters5611.jpg")
![Battens in sailing](/Images/godic/202501/01/Verschiedene_Segellatten5611.jpg")
![A batten door. The battens are the horizontal pieces which hold the door together.](/Images/godic/202501/01/A_Photograph_of_an_Old_Door_from_the_Bolduc_House_in_Ste_Genevieve_MO5611.png")
Batten has multiple meanings in construction and shipbuilding but is generally a strip of solid material, historically made from wood but can also be made from plastic, metal, or fiberglass. In a sense used in flooring a batten may be relatively large, up to 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) thick by 7 inches (18 cm) wide and more than 6 feet (1.8 m) long.