Timber Knowledge: External Cladding

A collection of articles around external timber cladding, available profiles and fixing information and best practises.
Our new Cladding section is now Live
Over the last few months we have been working on updating the cladding section of our website so that it
Our Charred Cladding FAQ
Burnt Back Cladding is one of our newest products, so we are getting more and more questions about this cladding
Our Tiga Wood Cladding FAQ
Tiga wood is one of the new charred cladding timbers that we supply along with burnt black cladding. Tiga wood
Our Hardwood Timber makes the finest Cladding
We stock a huge range of cladding Our Hardwood Timber cladding is sourced from the very best sawmills, that we handpicked
The very best shiplap cladding styles
What are the advantages of shiplap cladding & having my wood cut this way? Shiplap has a number of advantages over
Buying Vertical Cedar Cladding
Western Cedar timber cladding is one of our more popular products and it is becoming increasingly popular to fit
Types of External Cladding - Horizontal Boards
The most common form of cladding is a horizontal layout, these can be nailed with vertical battens on masonry walls
Types of External Cladding - Vertical Boards
For vertical cladding, tongued and grooved boards with limited widths are frequently applied to the timber frame so that moisture
External Cladding Protection - Surface Protection
Most external claddings can be left untreated to go the traditional silver-grey colour in the sun within around 18 months. Some
External Cladding Protection - Unfinished Timber
An alternative to using a coating system is to leave the wood unprotected so that it can weather and bleach
External Timber Cladding Profiles
The following profiles are currently available for our external timber cladding. Here they are all shown together for comparison. Please
External Timber Cladding Profiles - Horizontal Cladding General Information
  Click here to see a detailed side-by-side comparison of iWood's available external timber cladding profiles. iWood profiles best suited to horizontal
External Timber Cladding Profiles - Vertical Cladding General Information
Click here to see a detailed side-by-side comparison of iWood's available external timber cladding profiles. iWood profiles best suited to vertical
Fixing Information for External Timber Cladding - Hardwood
Normally in cladding you would fix hardwood boards to treated softwood fixing battens. It is advisable despite location to have
Why People are Turning to Timber
Why People are increasingly turning to timber For some time now Timber has been the material of choice in both interior