Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Nov 06, 2008 10:00 am hi all,
Has anyone used Shadowclad plywood for external cladding on a house? We are planning on using it on the top level of a double-storey house, got a quote for a sheet size covering approximately 2.8 sqm at $110 a sheet which is seems a little excessive. Does anyone know where I could get it cheaper in the Brisbane area? I found a place in Melbourne for $60 but don't know whether they could ship it up here and how much it would cost. I could always go with just hardiplank... Re: shadowclad for external cladding 2Nov 06, 2008 11:39 pm Hi zepa, i've used marine grade ply on an outbuilding & all i can say is that it took almost bi-annual maintenance. if ur the type of person who doesn't mind regular painting or priming or whatever & the ply is manufacturered for external use i guess its ok, but from my point of view i would use hardiplankbut be careful about using dark colours. ie if u paint it a wood like colour be prepared for more regular maintenance. paints r a lot better these days, but all clading looks best when regularly maintained. a friend of my had a special stained pine clading - it was beautiful when the house was built, but it was not regularly oiled or whatever was meant to be done & now it looks terrible. all that said, the developement of building products improves every year. i used hardiplank on a seaside gable on a house i owned a few years back & it was a very good product, i used a light sand colour which was not so demanding maintenance wise - just my views!
cheers Tony. Re: shadowclad for external cladding 3Nov 07, 2008 3:00 pm thanks for the advice T&V, i guess the reason we chose the ply is that it was going to be too expensive to use blue board then render, (the render being the expensive part), but I did hear about the maintenance issue from others.
Nothing beats good old fashioned brick for easy maintenance down the years i reckon! Re: shadowclad for external cladding 5Nov 07, 2008 6:19 pm Does blueboard crack over time? My house will have rendered blue board pillars to the front portico... I'm debating whether to pay to have them brick instead. (I hate render )
I just want to know if the rendered blue board will crack and look crap after a while. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: shadowclad for external cladding 7Nov 07, 2008 8:27 pm I_BUILD If installed correctly and all joins are done properly and sealed then there shouldn't be any major cracking problems unless there is some major ground movement. Well I see lots of what I assume is rendered blue board that has cracks....... Are you saying that it is often installed incorrectly? It would look very crap if the front of my house was showing crack. I might just go the brick..... I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: shadowclad for external cladding 8Nov 07, 2008 9:32 pm Blue board is problematic because it is very inflexible in the joint.
The styrofoam cladding is far better for movement control but is more expensive - hey, no surprise - you pay for what you get. The plywood cladding shouldn't be such a maintainence nightmare if painted, but oiled may be a problem. If it is used then it is crucial that correct flashing detailing is followed or else it will rot due to water not being able to freely escape. Cracking and movement control is a whole new topic and a bit broad and technical to fill up this whole thread I think? Builders are people too.... Re: shadowclad for external cladding 10Jul 28, 2009 6:39 pm Hi! We have shadowclad on the outside of our house. We actually built it (well our builder did ), but the plans had already been done before we bought the property, so it already had shadowclad ordered etc. So I have no idea how much it cost, sorry! We haven't done any maintenance to it, I didn't actually know that I had to. It looks fine, but we've only been here for 18 months. We painted it a deep blue. Love Kristi Living the dream. 4 horsey acres in the country. What's the next project??? Re my second point – yes exactly. And often it may take additional time if the manufacturer recommends no more than X meters… 3 6226 Hi, Currently building, we are on a sloping block so we have from floor level to the roof in axon cladding. Below floor level to the ground I want to put brick facings /… 0 4854 The most definitive answer to your question James is this taken from the James Hardie Axon Cladding Installation Guide - i just happen to have it… 5 4055 |