Matching decking and cladding OR using decking as cladding?

[phatboy]

Hi all,

 

Wasn't sure quite where to put this thread, as it's not strictly decking.

 

I am looking to fit a deck but have matching vertical cladding so they can meet each other neatly ande seem almost continuous. For the cladding, I suspect we want tongue and groove for water resistance?

I am struggling... nobody offers such a combination that I can find.  We are looking at composite ideally.

 

If we were to use decking as cladding, I am not sure about the gaps between the boards, as it may show up the grey housewrap underneath, and make it easy for things to live behind the boards.  Is this a valid concern?

 

Many thanks!
 

[JohnMo]

I really wouldn't do the same on deck and wall as the contrast looks way better. I wanted to go the same route as you, but the wife said no and she was right.

 

The other thing with composite is the expansion and contraction is a lot more than wood, not clear how you would account for that and still look good on the walls. It's also pretty heavy. You can nail the wood in place you can't the composite.

[markocosic]

We also considered this.

 

Rejected it because it's an invitation for wasps/hornets etc to make home behind the boards; and those little swines will much straight through any membranes (which must now by UV proof) that you have behind there.

 

We used decking on the deck (120*28 mm nominal) and square edge overlapping cladding (145 mm; overlap meant for 10 mm nominal space between boards) on the walls. 

 

https://www.statybumedis.lt/lygi-terasa-28x120mm-ab-kat-iki-5proc-c-kl-pusis-impr-giluminiu-budu-ruda74576-1-65886.html

 

https://www.statybumedis.lt/vertikalios-su-5mm-tarpuku-20x96120145mm-c-kl--egle-siurkstus-pav74541-1-60518.html

 

Wound up like this. Decking still to be cleaned/coated. (we were waiting for excess brown dip coat to rinse off and weather a little)

 

Cladding for a tinted acrylic dispersion from Cetol; to keep it "weathered look" rather than they "mmmmm yellow" that it would turn if given only a clear coat.

[phatboy]

Thanks all, great advice.

 

After a drive around all the local stockists, we are likely to go with completely different deck to cladding.... takes a proper look to re-assess everything, we find.

 

Of course  the wife has expensive taste, and wants Millboard Board & Batten cladding!   https://millboard.co.uk/cladding/board-batten  Fortunately we don't need a lot.

 

We won't go with Millboard decking, as we need quite a bit and I want to save my spare kidney until I need it.  But there are loads more decking options than cladding it seems.

 

Any more pics of peoples projects for inspiration would be great  

[Kelvin]

We are doing Scottish Larch board on board cladding and thermopine decking. We’ve had the same debate about which way to run the decking. Haven’t decided yet. 

[Great_scot_selfbuild]

On 22/07/2023 at 14:00, phatboy said:

Thanks all, great advice.

 

After a drive around all the local stockists, we are likely to go with completely different deck to cladding.... takes a proper look to re-assess everything, we find.

 

Of course  the wife has expensive taste, and wants Millboard Board & Batten cladding!   https://millboard.co.uk/cladding/board-batten  Fortunately we don't need a lot.

 

We won't go with Millboard decking, as we need quite a bit and I want to save my spare kidney until I need it.  But there are loads more decking options than cladding it seems.

 

Any more pics of peoples projects for inspiration would be great  

@phatboy what did you go for in the end? We're at the stage of investigating cladding options. It'll be composite (for both the vertical cladding and decking). We have considered the Millboard for various reasons, but the cost is off the charts, so may struggle to make the budget work. Interested in what you did if you'd be happy to share?

[phatboy]

10 hours ago, Great_scot_selfbuild said:

@phatboy what did you go for in the end? We're at the stage of investigating cladding options. It'll be composite (for both the vertical cladding and decking). We have considered the Millboard for various reasons, but the cost is off the charts, so may struggle to make the budget work. Interested in what you did if you'd be happy to share?

 

Hi, we did go with Millboard in the end.  It was hugely expensive (£8000 including fixings) for both decking and cladding.

 

This is it, in Golden Oak:

 

 

 

It is very nice and we are very happy with it.  Spent a lot of time fitting it, as any wrong cuts were worth a lot of money!

 

It's unpleasant stuff to work with, the resin dust is very itchy.  But the results are very good, and it doesn't expand or contract in changing weather.

Edited April 15 by phatboy

[Andehh]

Just shows you can over think this all, but all the pics in this thread look really good in their own right!