cladding

I read a few different views on the thickness of the battens to use for attaching cladding to a solid brick built building. I was under the impression that 25x50 roofing lats are the norm, but the last couple of posts I've read say the battens should be 2 or 2.5 the thickness of the cladding...

Hi whats the best way to drill a hole for air condition pipes ~50mm wide through clay cladding and what would needed to cover the hole to prevent rain water coming in ? Image of wall below, Thanks In advance! M

hi i have a new shed thats 1.5 years old and since 6 months old its shown signs of not well made as as it has shrunk and expanded its warped and pushed some of the t+g cladding out at the join retailer not interested and no solution to a fix either im trying to see what the supplier can do...

Hi guys, We've got PVC ceiling cladding in our bathroom which temporarily needs removing from one end of the bathroom (see image below). Does anybody know how to remove these? I would imagine I need to remove the coving first but the coving appears to be firmly attached to the panels. Any...

Hi all, I'm currently in the middle of building an office in my garden. It's been pretty slow progress due to having 2 small kids, and having a tough time with my mental health. Due to Covid, the roofing sheets I ordered at the end of October still haven't arrived. I've constructed the roof...

Im hoping someone can help me - I am planning to clad my gable end with cedar cladding - currently it is mock tudor - I will remove the black wood detail and inspect the white sheathing/boards - I am hoping these are ok to batten onto and then clad - my question is whether I need to membrane...

I'm rebuilding a flat roofed garage and am wondering what the point in fascia boards are here because the rafters don't overhang the wall, instead they finish flush with the edge of the wall. Is there any reason I shouldn't clad right up to the roof line? A rubber roof will be installed with a...

We had a full width dormer extension built earlier this year which has dark grey cladding and a flat rubber roof. On warm sunny mornings there's lots of cracking noises as something expands. It responds very quickly to the sun coming out and the will be a cracking noise every few seconds a...

I've bought some T&G Shiplap cladding for my garden room. The intention was to mount it horizontaly but I think it would look way better vertical. Can anyone see any issues with that? I will counter batten to create an air gap, and I have installed a breathable membrane over the OSB sheathing...

Can anyone suggest a budget (white) cladding to hang under rafters in a cold loft that will look half decent? I have to cover approx 16000 mm x 2600 mm So far I've found 3m long hollow PVC soffit. Will this be suitable? TIA

Hi We have a square Bay that is currently Mock Tudor & a bit tired & tatty. Cement panels, framed by Wood. Some of the Cement has crumbled. I want to replace it with Wood & thought Reclaimed Scaffold Boards would look fantastic & be durable. Given that Scaffold Boards don’t have Tongues or...

Hi All, I'm looking for opinions. I have an old shed that I am looking to convert into a workshop. The shed has been clad in treated tongue & groove (vertical) some years ago (not by me). As you would expect, as the wood has weathered and aged, gaps have opened up between the boards. There is...

Building a shed and was going to clad it with uPVC white hollow soffit board applied horizontally. I will be using the secret nailing technique to fix it to the frame. I am planning to install a breathable vapour barrier onto the exterior 4 by 1 inch frame and then install the soffit. In the...

Hey guys. My partner moved into a new build apartment a while ago. She's asked me to do "something in the lounge where there is a 8m stretch of wall. The height is the standard 2.4m. I've decided to use reclaimed pallet wood to clad a 2.6m wide by 2.4 meter high area in the middle of the...

So last year I purchased a log cabin/summerhouse. We had some heavy rain last night and it drives into corners and I can see this never ever bring sorted. I think it was badly built in first place. The interlocking sections in corners have slight gaps where water is getting in, I'm sick of it...

Zclad 2 by Richard Hamlett posted 6 Sep 2018 at 11:54 AMZ Clad 1 by Richard Hamlett posted 6 Sep 2018 at 11:54 AMHi Guys, So recently bought some exterior wall cladding (Zclad) spent about £350.00 on adhesive, treatment and the cladding. It's all fallen off, I contacted the company who say...

The outside of my unusual conservatory needs finishing. Above the doors is a 152 mm steel beam (approx. 4.3 m), which has the grey factory coating. On top of the steel are aluminium window frames - with no sill - in RAL 7016. They are only a few mm behind the front of the flange of the steel...

Not sure if this is the best forum for this query, but hope someone can advise. After much deliberation, I decided to clad my garden studio in ply sheets and some cedar as an added feature. I will cut the ply sheets so they have a shadow gap between each one so will definitely need to treat...

About to wrap my timber framed garden office with the breathable membrane and battens but am unsure how the edge detail is finished with an EPDM roof. The cold roof rafters end flush with the stud wall rather than any overhang. If I go by the limited diagrams seen so far (see attached), then...

Hi, I need some advice if possible on the best type of membrane for a timber framed structure for a garden office. I was going to have the stud wall, membrane, battens, then ply cladding sealed with Osmo oil. Parts of the cladding might be open joint cladding with vertical battens, but am...