Bournbrook Posted Monday at 13:19 Share Posted Monday at 13:19 Hi there. Just specifying some black external, vertical timber cladding on our new build. It is all in a fairly accessible place so maintenance is not too much of an issue, but still don’t want to be doing anything too regularly. We would like to go with real timber as opposites to a composite. We would like to do this fairly cost effectively. Does anyone have any recommendations on wood/stain we could use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted Monday at 15:25 Share Posted Monday at 15:25 Bedec black barn paint. Like painting with yogurt. On softwood if you like (can come ready with basic stain/paint from factory) or hardwood if you want longer life (the wood, not you unfortunately). Then there's a bunch of grilled wood options - search the forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisInKent Posted Monday at 21:09 Share Posted Monday at 21:09 5 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said: Bedec black barn paint. +1 Used this on a softwood cladding 6 years ago and it still looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted Monday at 21:45 Share Posted Monday at 21:45 +1 for Bedec Barn Paint. 1 coat on softwood and it's "black". 3 coats and it's belt and braces. It just lasts and looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted Monday at 22:45 Share Posted Monday at 22:45 Actually, you might check it out on hardwood yourself - thinking about it, I painted some oak dowels black and they’re flaking a bit. The softwood is good tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted Tuesday at 19:50 Share Posted Tuesday at 19:50 Not cheap but we went for Shou Sugi Ban (charred timber). Looks amazing and no maintenance at all. With the benefit of being fireproof, insect proof, weather proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted Tuesday at 19:59 Share Posted Tuesday at 19:59 We went with charred timber for some of our cladding and love it. I charred it myself and after a bit of trial and error got a pretty good system going. Happy to share if anyone wants to do similar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted Tuesday at 21:27 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:27 1 hour ago, Thorfun said: Not cheap but we went for Shou Sugi Ban (charred timber). Looks amazing and no maintenance at all. With the benefit of being fireproof, insect proof, weather proof. Do you have to do all faces & edges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted Tuesday at 21:45 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:45 17 minutes ago, Onoff said: Do you have to do all faces & edges? Not sure what you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted Tuesday at 21:52 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:52 6 minutes ago, Thorfun said: Not sure what you mean? Do you have to char all faces & edges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted Tuesday at 21:57 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:57 Oh right! We bought ours ready charred. Edges are fully charred and the back was also blackened but not charred to the same extent as the front. might be worth asking @Tom if he did his all around as he said he did his himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markharro Posted Tuesday at 22:06 Share Posted Tuesday at 22:06 This is ours as work in progress. We used a black stain from Treatex on Douglas Fir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firsttimer Posted Tuesday at 22:12 Share Posted Tuesday at 22:12 We Shou sugi banned our cladding also, which saved a sweet 10k. Terribly boring, but only about took us about 50 man hours from what I remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firsttimer Posted Tuesday at 22:16 Share Posted Tuesday at 22:16 47 minutes ago, Onoff said: Do you have to do all faces & edges? We just charred the front and edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzPaulzz Posted yesterday at 04:55 Share Posted yesterday at 04:55 6 hours ago, Firsttimer said: We Shou sugi banned our cladding also, which saved a sweet 10k. Terribly boring, but only about took us about 50 man hours from what I remember. Nice saving and a great hourly rate😊 What timber did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firsttimer Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Larch. Just about to get onto the cladding now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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