Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 16, 2017 11:05 pm Has anyone used timber or timber look cladding for their facade? from 1. Scyon - axon grain with timber stain 2. Western red cedar (cedar sales in victoria) 3. Weathertex timber look Just wondering how often each would need re-staining if at all. Building south east melbourne. Scyon is concrete, weathertex is mdf, and WRC is self explanatory. Any pics would be great too! Tyia Follow our Arden Toulouse build at http://ardentoulouse.blogspot.com.au Re: Timber cladding 2Oct 19, 2017 6:51 pm Hey, We are thinking about using Axon cladding and staining it.. finding it very difficult to find real examples on the net for this having been done before though! (I'm sure you encountered the same problem) Have you made a decision about using any of the materials you mentioned? Would be interested to hear how you are going! I'm going to check out your blog now.... Re: Timber cladding 3Oct 19, 2017 7:29 pm JessieNewie Hey, We are thinking about using Axon cladding and staining it.. finding it very difficult to find real examples on the net for this having been done before though! (I'm sure you encountered the same problem) Have you made a decision about using any of the materials you mentioned? Would be interested to hear how you are going! I'm going to check out your blog now.... Yes we decided not to go with scyon or weathertex . You can stain it however you would need to maintain it otherwise the wood would fade to gray. We have instead gone with permatimber which requires no maintenance. More exy of course hehe Follow our Arden Toulouse build at http://ardentoulouse.blogspot.com.au Re: Timber cladding 4Oct 20, 2017 1:46 pm Hey thanks Iโve just looked up permatimber - looks awesome! Love the idea of no maintenance. Do you know how much per m2 it costs roughly? Cheers Re: Timber cladding 5Oct 20, 2017 1:47 pm JessieNewie Hey thanks Iโve just looked up permatimber - looks awesome! Love the idea of no maintenance. Do you know how much per m2 it costs roughly? Cheers Follow our Arden Toulouse build at http://ardentoulouse.blogspot.com.au Re: Timber cladding 6Oct 20, 2017 2:41 pm Hi, is this the final facade? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Does the timber wrap around to the left hand side? Wow, $7,500 isn't cheap! I like timber features, so much so I'm using it in my own house lol. I just saw your post. I'm going to use Biowood- cladding http://biowoodaustralia.com.au/biowood- ... ts/facade/ I'm sourcing it myself so no builders margin. With the trim etc, the material works out close to $200 sqm + install. I'll prob end up using approx 20sqm of it externally (and some interally also), the rest of the house upper floor cladding will be painted cement weatherboard. Like yourself, I was looking at using natural timber- Cedar or Silvertop Ash. They are lovely looking for about 3 months and it goes downhill from there. I'm not a fan of the weathered timber look and it's not practical to oil/varnish it twice a year. Re: Timber cladding 7Oct 20, 2017 2:54 pm JB1 Hi, is this the final facade? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Does the timber wrap around to the left hand side? Wow, $7,500 isn't cheap! I like timber features, so much so I'm using it in my own house lol. I just saw your post. I'm going to use Biowood- cladding http://biowoodaustralia.com.au/biowood- ... ts/facade/ I'm sourcing it myself so no builders margin. With the trim etc, the material works out close to $200 sqm + install. I'll prob end up using approx 20sqm of it externally (and some interally also), the rest of the house upper floor cladding will be painted cement weatherboard. Like yourself, I was looking at using natural timber- Cedar or Silvertop Ash. They are lovely looking for about 3 months and it goes downhill from there. I'm not a fan of the weathered timber look and it's not practical to oil/varnish it twice a year. Sourcing yourself? Does that mean you will do the cladding post handover? Follow our Arden Toulouse build at http://ardentoulouse.blogspot.com.au Re: Timber cladding 8Oct 20, 2017 3:15 pm geminithinker JB1 Hi, is this the final facade? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Does the timber wrap around to the left hand side? Wow, $7,500 isn't cheap! I like timber features, so much so I'm using it in my own house lol. I just saw your post. I'm going to use Biowood- cladding http://biowoodaustralia.com.au/biowood- ... ts/facade/ I'm sourcing it myself so no builders margin. With the trim etc, the material works out close to $200 sqm + install. I'll prob end up using approx 20sqm of it externally (and some interally also), the rest of the house upper floor cladding will be painted cement weatherboard. Like yourself, I was looking at using natural timber- Cedar or Silvertop Ash. They are lovely looking for about 3 months and it goes downhill from there. I'm not a fan of the weathered timber look and it's not practical to oil/varnish it twice a year. Yup wraps around to the left! Sourcing yourself? Does that mean you will do the cladding post handover? I suppose $7,500 isn't too bad if it wraps around to the left. They aren't cheap, hence why I'm not doing the whole upper storey cladding in it I'm owner building, however a carpenter will do the actual work. From a labour perspective, it's going to be similar or marginally more than installing cement based weatherboards. I'm using a profile similar to the below but slightly wider sections (4 instead of 5 sections per plank). I'm leaning towards installing them vertically rather than horizontally. Of all the timber cladding I looked at, I found this one is the most natural looking ones. Some look just like brown painted cement based weatherboards. Re: Timber cladding 9Oct 20, 2017 3:17 pm JB1 geminithinker JB1 Hi, is this the final facade? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Does the timber wrap around to the left hand side? Wow, $7,500 isn't cheap! I like timber features, so much so I'm using it in my own house lol. I just saw your post. I'm going to use Biowood- cladding http://biowoodaustralia.com.au/biowood- ... ts/facade/ I'm sourcing it myself so no builders margin. With the trim etc, the material works out close to $200 sqm + install. I'll prob end up using approx 20sqm of it externally (and some interally also), the rest of the house upper floor cladding will be painted cement weatherboard. Like yourself, I was looking at using natural timber- Cedar or Silvertop Ash. They are lovely looking for about 3 months and it goes downhill from there. I'm not a fan of the weathered timber look and it's not practical to oil/varnish it twice a year. Yup wraps around to the left! Sourcing yourself? Does that mean you will do the cladding post handover? I suppose $7,500 isn't too bad if it wraps around to the left. They aren't cheap, hence why I'm not doing the whole upper storey cladding in it I'm owner building, however a carpenter will do the actual work. From a labour perspective, it's going to be similar or marginally more than installing cement based weatherboards. I'm using a profile similar to the below but slightly wider sections (4 instead of 5 sections per plank). I'm leaning towards installing them vertically rather than horizontally. Of all the timber cladding I looked at, I found this one is the most natural looking ones. Some look just like brown painted cement based weatherboards. Follow our Arden Toulouse build at http://ardentoulouse.blogspot.com.au Re: Timber cladding 10Oct 20, 2017 3:28 pm You learn something new everyday. I had the google 'castellation' lol. You installing them horizontally or vertically? The issue I have with using them horizontally in my house is there will be a very conspicuous join due to the span and it's very unattractive (you can't butt join them). Looking at your facade, it looks like the max span of each area of the timber cladding is no more than 4 odd metres so you won't need to butt join them if you decide to install it horizontally. Re: Timber cladding 11Oct 20, 2017 3:34 pm JB1 You learn something new everyday. I had the google 'castellation' lol. You installing them horizontally or vertically? The issue I have with using them horizontally in my house is there will be a very conspicuous join due to the span and it's very unattractive (you can't butt join them). Looking at your facade, it looks like the max span of each area of the timber cladding is no more than 4 odd metres so you won't need to butt join them if you decide to install it horizontally. Follow our Arden Toulouse build at http://ardentoulouse.blogspot.com.au Re: Timber cladding 12Oct 20, 2017 10:01 pm Hey JB1, the biowood looks good! I am also wanting to do castellation type cladding, but vertical. Do you have your own build thread? Iโm fairly new to homeone so my apologies if that is obvious and I just canโt find it ๐๐ Re: Timber cladding 13Oct 21, 2017 1:25 am JessieNewie Hey JB1, the biowood looks good! I am also wanting to do castellation type cladding, but vertical. Do you have your own build thread? Iโm fairly new to homeone so my apologies if that is obvious and I just canโt find it ๐๐ Hi Jessie, No build thread yet because nothing has happened yet, but lots have been happening in the background. If you read my post, I'm also installing them vertically and the reasons why. I'm impressed with the biowood. I spoke to the distributor and have a sample of the product. Re: Timber cladding 15Oct 22, 2017 6:37 am I've used red ironbark from Queensland on my place. It is laid horizontally - shiplap join. The timber cost around $150/sqm. The idea is to have minimal maintenance and as such it will not be treated and should be good for 50 years plus. It will go a soft grey in due course which is not a problem for me. Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15886 Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. An insulated standard 90mm stud timber frame can have an R value of around 2.7. Even if you insulate a… 17 12002 The spacing of the studs looks pretty large especially for a load bearing wall. 3 11106 |