I'M STARTING IN THE SPRING, ON AN ADDITION, AND A REMODEL OF MY HOME. I LIVE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND IMFORMATION, ON THE DO'S, AND DON'T OF FIR T-111 WITH BATTEN STRIPS. I UNDERSTAND THAT FIR T-111 WILL LAST AS LONG AS ANY OTHER MATERIAL, AS LONG HAS IT HAS A GOOD PERSERVATIVE APPLIED. PLEASE HELP!!!