I've built a workshop in my garden; construction is 4x2 walls sheathed in 11mm OSB3, then wrapped with breathable roof membrane, with battens and cladding yet to come.
For 2 of the 4 walls, aesthetics isn't a concern - the building is in a corner of my garden and the neighbours can't see it. I was interested in box profile cladding the walls as I can quickly cover a large area (in theory), the m2 cost is cheaper than the cheapest half-decent wooden cladding and it is essentially maintenance free for several years. However, I am struggling with how I would deal with the point where the soffit meets the cladding. Do you just stop a couple of cm below the soffit line? If so what do you use to hide the gap?
Does flat metal sheet cladding exist? I don't need any structural rigidity. I had a quick look at buying metal off the roll and found it is surprisingly more expensive than the same gauge and quality of steel that has been profiled and coated. Something wrong there...
For 2 of the 4 walls, aesthetics isn't a concern - the building is in a corner of my garden and the neighbours can't see it. I was interested in box profile cladding the walls as I can quickly cover a large area (in theory), the m2 cost is cheaper than the cheapest half-decent wooden cladding and it is essentially maintenance free for several years. However, I am struggling with how I would deal with the point where the soffit meets the cladding. Do you just stop a couple of cm below the soffit line? If so what do you use to hide the gap?
Does flat metal sheet cladding exist? I don't need any structural rigidity. I had a quick look at buying metal off the roll and found it is surprisingly more expensive than the same gauge and quality of steel that has been profiled and coated. Something wrong there...
