T&G external Cladding options ?

[RickH]

Looking for some help.

been building some outbuildings ... basically timber frame panels with trussed
& tiled roofs.

I want to 'clad' the outside, but don't really want to spend rest of my life
staining the wood ...

It's about 8m x 6m x 2m plus a pine end.


I did a bit of Googling .. and came up with Rockpanel Secret Lines

http://www.rockpanel.co.uk/graphics/Rockpanel-UK_NEW/pdf/products/Productsheet_S\
ecretFix.pdf
or ... http://tinyurl.com/ctambu

In natural it ages and looks like wood.

Which seemed ideal until I got a quote ... it works out at £41 sq m excluding
fixings.
That would mean I would be close to £1500 to clad it !

Anybody else any other suggestions .... I had originally thought of log wrap
treated softwood t&g
Just trying to minimise maintenance.

Standard vinyl siding would look awful.

 

[^woody^]

Western Red Cedar or Siberian Larch can be left untreated to weather naturally and will last 60 or so years, but still probably £4-6 per metre

A couple of weeks ago in the Architects Journal, there was an extension where the guy used 25mm WBP ply 8x4 sheets. It looked Ok if you like modernist design.

 

[MHTILER]

hi,there is pvc cladding available in different colours,never needed to be painted,go anywhere that sells things like conservatories, windows,available with grain looks like real wood.