I know sanmark is going for the somerton facade and any one else building with carlisle who can offer their opinion do so.
the timber was of a standard grade with the knots and all ,it stood out like DB even after it was painted and didnt do the render any justice.
if i saw this earlier i would have asked for a brick infil
We are doing the Somerton facade as well - could you PM me the address I'd love to go see one in the flesh.
The other thing Re the infill, it was going to cost about $2k to get brick I believe - I have read elsewhere that it maybe possible to add cladding or render to the timber beam but I have not looked at this any further.