Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Nov 16, 2013 2:55 pm Hi all Looking to start our new home build at the start of next year and trying to get a better understanding of the pros and cons of the different types cladding that we could use for the upper storey of our double storey home. There seems to be a lot of marketing hype (or lack of understand from me) around each type of cladding materials that can be used and hoping someone can help with the pros and cons of each product and other types do cladding to look at. Any help is greatly appreciated Thanks Martin Re: Cladding: Vinyl vs fibre cement vs ? 2Nov 24, 2013 4:37 pm From a resale point of view, vinyl is not so popular. I find most customers prefer the fibre cement products, especially secret nailing type. cheers Re: Cladding: Vinyl vs fibre cement vs ? 4Nov 26, 2013 11:10 am As per what leighton mentioned, vinyl = cheap and nasty. Any of the plank type Hardie products in my book tend to look a bit cheapish as well. They are however cheap to buy and install and only need painting to finish them off. Other cladding is sheet material , whether this is a Hardies fibre/cement type like Hardieflex which once again is relatively cheap but is usually rendered so it costs a bit more. Polystyrene sheet is better again because it has much better thermal qualities and like the "fibro" type products needs to be rendered and painted. The downside to this is that it needs to be 40-50-70-100mm thick ( depending on what R-value you are trying to achieve ) and it is also soft meaning you need to think hard about what you are going to hang off it like HWC's or AC units ( special brackets etc ). Then there are newer products like Scyon etc ( do a search on these forums for this or a general Google ). A lot of it will come down to what R-values you are trying to achieve for your house,whether these products will match your ground floor level ( I presume brick either natural or rendered ) and what your budget is. Stewie Re: Cladding: Vinyl vs fibre cement vs ? 5Nov 26, 2013 11:19 am When thinking of resale value you need to think of the people you will be selling onto. We were told to steer clear of polystyrene cladding (by a local real estate agent) as the people who generally buy in the area we are building will not buy it. We went for Hebel to our top storey. Re: Cladding: Vinyl vs fibre cement vs ? 6Nov 26, 2013 12:25 pm Agape When thinking of resale value you need to think of the people you will be selling onto. We were told to steer clear of polystyrene cladding (by a local real estate agent) as the people who generally buy in the area we are building will not buy it. We went for Hebel to our top storey. I agree with Agape. Talk to a builder or a real estate agent who do business in the slightly more upper market areas. They know what finishes people pay good maoney for. Re: Cladding: Vinyl vs fibre cement vs ? 8Nov 27, 2013 10:40 am We are building in an established area (known down rebuild). Before this we were looking to buy in the area, so had contact with a number of real estate agents. When I mentioned to one that I was now building she started talking about the houses she had int he area and invited me to go along to a few open houses. She was very honest about what people were looking for, and what they paid extra for int he area. Re: Cladding: Vinyl vs fibre cement vs ? 9Nov 27, 2013 3:32 pm I think you want to take what the real estate agents are saying with a grain of salt even though I am sure they are giving good advice. In our area there are at least three homes I know that have had extensions/KBR's done in the last five to six years with rendered poly as the upper cladding that have been sold. They got prices of $1.7, $1.8, $2.1mil. If done well it is virtually no different from rendered full brick except that it is much more energy efficient. If I was buying a house I'd be looking more at the design and the inclusions. Stewie Re: Cladding: Vinyl vs fibre cement vs ? 10Nov 28, 2013 9:01 am Stewie D I think you want to take what the real estate agents are saying with a grain of salt even though I am sure they are giving good advice. Why would you take "good advice" with a grain of salt? Im no fan of RE agents, but asking them for advice when they are not involved in a transaction with you, is not a bad idea. They will freely give honest advice, they dont have a reason to hoodwink you. Stewie D As per what leighton mentioned, vinyl = cheap and nasty. Do not agree. This house was done in vinyl board. Build is neat and looks a million dollars inside and out. It should do, its in Millionaire's suburb. Re: Cladding: Vinyl vs fibre cement vs ? 11Nov 29, 2013 6:58 am I don't have a very high regard for real estate agents and even less for their advice after seeing some results of their insightful knowledge over the years. That house looks OK but would probably look even better if done in real weatherboard. What I don't like about vinyl in general is how it is finished off around windows, doors, changes in wall directions etc. The trim is mostly awful and just adds to the general cheap and nasty look. In saying that though, most of the vinyl clad homes I've seen have been reno's and not new houses and I think a lot of the bad workmanship comes down to the cowboys people employ to install it. Stewie Re: Cladding: Vinyl vs fibre cement vs ? 12Nov 29, 2013 9:50 am Why not weatherboard for the top story? They have nice profiles. I think cement looks horrible. It has no endearing qualities at all to me. 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