Recent content by Annabelleb

Thanks for all the advices. Intake the point about the plywood and the damp at the contact points. As we aren’t doing this for a vapour barrier (the icf is waterproof) but purely for looks, How about the option of a black insect mesh instead. I understand they are affixed directly behind...

I know! It’s because we’ve changed our minds. We were going to do board on board with black painted plywood behind, but it’s proving too long winded/expensive. I have been looking at powerlon, but just need to know if i can affix boards straight onto it

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We are planning open gap vertical cladding, but as the building is ICF, we want to see a black shadow behind rather than turquoise. so after much research, a black UV membrane behind the cladding seems to be the answer. Trouble is, we have already affixed all the battens and cross battens. Can...

On a new build, (ICF construction) we’re going to have vertical board on board cladding. We were going to have Siberian Larch, but not now, for obvious reasons, so are looking at Welsh or British larch instead. I’m getting conflicting advice from different suppliers. Should it be kiln dried and...