The unique castellations and top face slope are designed to allow effective air ventilation and help eliminate the risk of water pooling, so it can be used in a system that is compliant with drainage requirements of the National Construction Code 2022.

The Hardie Structural Batten also helps to enable re-cladding over an existing brick exterior with vertical Hardie Oblique Cladding and Stria Cladding.

Key Features

• H3 treated for durability and weather resistance
• Standard 70x35mm dimensions to suit common construction sizes
• Multiple cladding fastener solutions in line with current common James Hardie fastener specifications, including a conceal fix solution
• Battens can be installed at a maximum of 900mm spacings for up to N4/C2 wind zones when face fixing