Cladding options (now that Siberian Larch is contraband)

[Kelvin]

31 minutes ago, Modernista said:

You'd be welcome to come and see our Abodo cladding on the house if you are in reach of Dundee @Kelvin - we went round in circles on this before deciding.......

That’s very kind. We are only about 30 mins from Dundee. We loved the Abodo (in the patina coating) from the minute we saw it. We also love the Scottish Larch especially when it’s consistently silvered. We’ve made a decision on the larch! 

[saveasteading]

9 hours ago, ThomasD said:

Russwood is extremely expensive, for no apparent reason.

We have chosen Russwood, or rather the family have.

From what I gather, they are selective of the timber quality, so I am hoping to see far fewer knots, twists  and wide grain than might come with a pile of every plank out of a tree trunk.

Also, this is for only 50m2, so the cash cost is not horrendous.

[Modernista]

22 hours ago, Kelvin said:

We loved the Abodo (in the patina coating) from the minute we saw it. We also love the Scottish Larch especially when it’s consistently silvered. We’ve made a decision on the larch! 

That's good! It's been reassuring reading your decision process because we travelled a similar journey - starting at Russwood, then a contractor offering home grown Larch, then Glenalmond for Adobo, then a flirtation with cedral and other non-wood claddings, then back round again (only to find all more expensive than when we started to look!).