Vertical Timber Roof Cladding

Premier range vertical cedar claddings no 2 clear and better virtually knot free.

Vertical timber roof cladding.

Batten spacing unless specified by your architect or other professional should be fitted at 400 mm centres and meet bs 5534 with a section of 25 mm x 50 mm. Installing cedar shingles and shakes as vertical cladding is very similar to installing them on a roof. Standard range vertical cedar claddings select primary no 4 s. The cladding may be fixed to battens attached to a self supporting treated timber frame.

Detail design timber cladding basic principles in principle any timber cladding should be designed as a rainscreen. Matchboard t g board on board half lap. Assuming that the cladding will always be subject to some penetration of moisture a separate protective membrane will be necessary behind the cladding largely protected from wind rain and daylight by the cladding itself. Vertical timber cladding profiles include.

Typical section showing fitting of vertical cladding battens time and thought should be taken fitting battens to ensure they produce a level and flat surface for the cladding. Cladding refers to a covering for a structure as well as all the components attached to achieve this. These include a vertical joint timber look board and batten look and express joint composite panel look. Solid walls shall be protected from water penetration by either a water repellent coating or breather membrane.

This grade will include more frequent and larger knot potentially soft dead knot may also have larger face splits wane and sapwood. Some typical detail for a timber cladding roof can be found here with a timber board fixed to batten over a membrane clad plywood roof. It is available in a range of species the tree that the timber originated from and is machined to a range of profiles which determines the way the pieces fit together. Sheet cladding can be made from plywood but more commonly it s made from fibre cement sheets and comes in a variety of styles defined by textures and joint treatments.

We recommend jb red factory graded battens. Vertical cladding existing buildings. Timber cladding is a widely used common exterior finish for buildings.