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Batten or Bearer.
Mar 28^th, 2008, 3:40pm

In Carpentry what is the difference between a batten and a bearer?

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

Would this be a good description?

Bearer a term used for a batten in first fix carpentry or roofing which is normally concealed i.e. sawn timber not planed or machined timber.

Batten a term used for a bearer in 2nd fix carpentry that is concealed or visible and usually planned or machined timber.

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jasonB GDPR opt-out	Re: Batten or Bearer. Reply #1 - Mar 28^th, 2008, 5:54pm A bearer usually goes below something and bears the load, but could also have something hung from it. A batten is usually fixed vertically and has something fixed to it. Batten is also used to describe the strips of wood that tile/slate is fixed to when roofing. Both could be 1st or 2nd fix Jason
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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Batten or Bearer. Reply #2 - Mar 28^th, 2008, 6:03pm i had a discusion with d/t earlier and expressed simmilar setiment about bearers being heavy fully load bearing and battons being lighter and more spreading the load
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Dolallytap GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: Batten or Bearer. Reply #3 - Mar 28^th, 2008, 6:31pm Quote: A batten is usually fixed vertically and has something fixed to it. So is it a batten or a bearer that helps support a shelf ? In the enclosed drawing I have described the timber supporting the plywood as bearers is this correct?
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jasonB GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: Batten or Bearer. Reply #4 - Mar 28^th, 2008, 8:09pm Can't get your site up but without seeing it I would go with batten, but if its a trap door then "stop" may also be a possibility, will try the site again later Jason
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Dolallytap GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: Batten or Bearer. Reply #5 - Mar 28^th, 2008, 9:38pm It’s not a stop Try this link it’s direct to the pdf file http://www.practicaljoineryandcabinetryguides.co.uk/Guide/Semi%20Concealed%20Tra...
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jasonB GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: Batten or Bearer. Reply #6 - Mar 29^th, 2008, 8:20am Got it now and would still go with batten, maybe its a regional thing Jason
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