Cedral Cladding - Hiding Screws ? Urgent

[Spinny]

Have Cedral cladding going up right now as I write.

Any tips, tricks, or advice for trying to hide the cedral screws they want to put into all the top most boards which kind of spoil the look a bit ?

[Nick Laslett]

I might be wrong, but I thought you could get screws with colour matched heads
 

Might be a different supplier.

 

I did order some bespoke colour matched screws for my soffit boards. 

[Pocster]

I did cedral they do expensive color matching screws . But mine was all metal clips and zero need for screws . I though that was the point of the system t n g type affair ?

i.e fittings are hidden zero screws 

Edited Tuesday at 15:21 by Pocster

[Spinny]

Yes Cedral do colour matched screws which are not countersunk into the board. End result is they are very readily clear pimples on the smooth cladding and obviously visible. They apparently specify or recommend they are used to secure all the top boards at 600mm centres and close to all joins. The idea being that they remain visible and accessible and are not covered by cappings, fascia etc so that boards can be removed again from the top down for maintenance etc. Definitely not a good aesthetic. Hopefully I can achieve something more acceptable.

 

Why cedral would think that people want to spend 4 and 5 figure sums on cladding to have visible screw heads peppering the top is beyond me. Might be OK on the top of a 4 storey commercial building, but not for high spec domestic work.

 

 

[Spinny]

For anyone having such cladding, please be aware that cedral boards don't seem to be manufactured to the highest standards. Our batch included boards with marked lines across at the end, and boards where the tongue thickness varied very significantly throwing boards out of alignment. Flaws in the board surface finish can also occur and may not be visible when wet. All of which has worked to slow installation and create bits of rework. I wouldn't like to see what some general builders might produce using it - needs care, diligence and attention to detail.

[Pocster]

8 hours ago, Spinny said:

For anyone having such cladding, please be aware that cedral boards don't seem to be manufactured to the highest standards. Our batch included boards with marked lines across at the end, and boards where the tongue thickness varied very significantly throwing boards out of alignment. Flaws in the board surface finish can also occur and may not be visible when wet. All of which has worked to slow installation and create bits of rework. I wouldn't like to see what some general builders might produce using it - needs care, diligence and attention to detail.

That’s strange . All my boards had no variation - all pretty much uniform .