Bournbrook Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 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 November 4 Share Posted November 4 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 November 4 Share Posted November 4 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 November 4 Share Posted November 4 +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 November 4 Share Posted November 4 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 November 5 Share Posted November 5 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 November 5 Share Posted November 5 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 November 5 Share Posted November 5 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 November 5 Share Posted November 5 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 November 5 Share Posted November 5 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 November 5 Share Posted November 5 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 November 5 Share Posted November 5 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 November 5 Share Posted November 5 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 November 5 Share Posted November 5 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 November 6 Share Posted November 6 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 November 6 Share Posted November 6 Larch. Just about to get onto the cladding now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post and beam Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 On 04/11/2024 at 15:25, Alan Ambrose said: Bedec black barn paint I have also been using this in the past week for my Barge boards initially. Goes on great with excellent coverage. Recommend it. £75 for 5 litres. I am more than half way done and less than half of the tin used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 On 05/11/2024 at 21:52, Onoff said: Do you have to char all faces & edges? I only charred the one side, though I stained the edges with a black wood stain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bournbrook Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 On 05/11/2024 at 21:57, Thorfun said: 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. Do you remember how much you paid per sqm? I’m finding it’s a bit pricey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 9 minutes ago, Bournbrook said: Do you remember how much you paid per sqm? I’m finding it’s a bit pricey! £63/m2 exc VAT in Feb 2022. I did say it wasn't cheap! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 I've decided! I'm going to char the pallet cladding on the cat tree house. It seems fitting as he is part Siamese. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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