Cladding options for timber-frame house

Open A

I'm an architect building a timber-frame house. Just wondering what cladding options people have used. In projects to date, we have generally used concrete blocks due to costs and client preferences. The other render finish option we used worked out at €90 per square metre.

Thanks!

Claire

Poor Uncle Tom

Blockwork, brickwork stone and timber (in ship lath finish) are the types I've seen used extensively. I have wondered about other finishes like slate, uPVC coated aluminimum even corrugated iron but I've never had anyone interested enough to get a price variant.

SC024

I have fitted ship lath sheeting. come in a stained "greenish" im sure it can be got in other colors also, looks quite well in my opinion.

sydthebeat

if you intend on building a single skin system, do your homework on what home insurers will cover and what they wont cover.

Outkast_IRE

Would heraklith boards be used at all for this ?? i know in germany etc it would used a bit more common . Just wondering what the experiences here are

Open A

Thanks for the quick feedback! @Outkast_IRE: do you know what kind of cost per m2 the Herakilth Boards work out at? They look like an interesting solution. @Poor Uncle Tom, costs / client preferences have brought me back to concrete block to date, though it seems counter-intuitive that something (potentially) structural would be the cheapest weather proofing.

Continuing the roofing material down the sides is interesting. Have you guys seen Dominic Stevens €25,000 house (materials only)

http://www.irishvernacular.com/finished-house.html
http://www.irishvernacular.com/materials.html

Outkast_IRE

Open A wrote: »

Thanks for the quick feedback! @Outkast_IRE: do you know what kind of cost per m2 the Herakilth Boards work out at? They look like an interesting solution. @Poor Uncle Tom, costs / client preferences have brought me back to concrete block to date, though it seems counter-intuitive that something (potentially) structural would be the cheapest weather proofing.

Continuing the roofing material down the sides is interesting. Have you guys seen Dominic Stevens €25,000 house (materials only)

http://www.irishvernacular.com/finished-house.html
http://www.irishvernacular.com/materials.html

Sorry i dont know the costs , i was on a short passivhaus course in germany for tradesmen , and while there all the architects and master carpenters that were training us were saying how they cant beleive its not used here more as there are a lot of different finishes for the outside and when used in conjunction with an air cavity behind them they safeguard you from any driving rain encroaching .

The idea would be to place vertical battens on the outside of your timber frame and screw the boards to these. Its an option i would defo consider.

BryanF

Open A wrote: »

I'm an architect building a timber-frame house. Just wondering what cladding options people have used. In projects to date, we have generally used concrete blocks due to costs and client preferences. The other render finish option we used worked out at €90 per square metre.

Thanks!

Claire

are we thinking 'green' here? or any external material that will work on timber frame. kinda similar to the other wood product mentioned - have you checked out 'Trespa' and 'medite Tricoya'. the trespa is a little pricey (looks great) but the Tricoya priced ok
there was an article in one of the sunday times 'home' sections recently , with an Architect that had some form of timber backed uPVC/PPC finished corrugated looking cladding...I'm not sure about its longevity though

have you looked at timber frame with hemplime or even strawbale with lime plaster finish?