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Kind of weird that the original old villa and bungalow houses clad in weatherboard without a cavity do not have the issues that the current materials being used for cladding on a cavity batten do.
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We're rebuilding our house right now and have chosen cedar cladding. We've noticed some knots that have turned to 'holes' and we're getting those panels replaced, not filled in. Cedar does need a lot more care to stop the colouring etc. Stain every couple of years.
cheers,
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We built a house in Whangarei in 2008 that has 70% cedar weatherboard cladding. We have painted it a dark colour and after 11 years have a little bit of chalking of the paint but absolutely no warping or issues with it at all. Finger jointed pine on another house bled from the joins after a year but that too was painted a really dark colour. In my opinion better to pay for solid timber boards than finger jointed.Originally posted by donna View PostComment
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then you have the problem of unstable timber. FJ overcomes this to a point.pay for solid timber boards than finger jointed.
your comment regards the villa is also ignoring the likly use of superior and desirable native timber that was resilient and hard wearing.You are not comparing apples?Comment
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So the oily matai on our old 1940's bach whose paint blisters and flakes is an old desirable native timber? Finger jointed boards in my opinion is rubbish and I wouldn't use them or recommend them.Originally posted by John the builder View PostComment
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Yes and the Matai (or is it Totara?)is still there? but you cannot afford the alternative and you cannot compare Radiata (FJ or clears) and Matai which probaly doesnt need paint at allComment
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