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External cedar wood cladding

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  • 28-10-2014 10:10pm
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    baggote2
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    Hi. Just wondering has anybody any experiences of external cedar wood cladding on house. Unsure as to whether it'd be a good idea although initially it dies look great :/ Please help.


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    galwaytt
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    It depends on what you'll think of it down the road: it's a purely personal thing.

    New, it's got a nice red/gold hue. Down the road it will 'silver'. Actually nearly flat primer grey imho.

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    BryanF
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    baggote2 wrote: »
    Hi. Just wondering has anybody any experiences of external cedar wood cladding on house. Unsure as to whether it'd be a good idea although initially it dies look great :/ Please help.

    Some don't like cedar changing colour and want to peserve/ treat it, this never looks great.. Some want it to immediately & consistently to change grey, this rarely happens due to irish weather protection requirements. Few appreciate the effort required to detail (arch) & install (carpenter). It's a natural material that Imo looks great at whatever stage of aging it happens to be at.

    If the cladding is running up under the eaves that area will change colour much slower, and at plinth level a lot quicker - your designer should be aware of this and capable of discussing the options with you.


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    PROJECT K
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    its also possible to bleach the timber (weak mix - try on a small or test area first!) to help it age quicker and more uniformly (ie under eaves/overhangs as per previous post). Personally, aged cedar does look great and i wouldnt dare try and treat it - firstly its never going to look as good as day one but more importantly this is a life long maintenance committment!!! :eek:


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