Window width/placement with wood cladding

[flanagaj]

Am I correct that window width/placement is very important when using vertical cladding?  The vast majority of images I have looked at online look like the window width has been designed around the width of the cladding?

Is this something that will have been done for the drawings at planning stage or will the technical design move windows slightly and reduce/increase window width so that you end up with a clean look like the image? 

[jack]

I think it's nice to try designing it in. We did that with horizontal cladding, which mostly worked. We also did it with brick slips, and that worked well.

 

That said, there's always going to be some variance in dimensions of the cladding you buy, so it might not be possible to convert your perfect cladding scheme into the real world.

 

The vertical returns into these windows will presumably have some sort of battening to form a cavity behind. It might be easier to shim out the battening so the reveal positions match the cladding either side of the window.

[Russell griffiths]

Look at the upstairs windows in your pic. 
they didn’t really get that right did they. 
 

I think your trying to micro manage that detail, if you get the windows to suit the cladding they will probably be off with something indoors, tile placement for example. 
cladding is so variable you can jiggle it to fit, unless you are using a large format sheet where you definitely don’t want a little rip. 

[JohnMo]

sorry life is way to short for that nonsense.

 

 

[Susie]

We are mixing two widths so we get a little wriggle room so far we’re ok see the blog for pics.