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Hi, she has this idea in her head about using some artificial wooden panelling on the front of the house so the house looks like it's made from wood. Apparently, it's quite common in Thailand but I can't grasp exactly what it is she wants. Any ideas what it is and any ideas how to fix it to the walls? Thanks

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Sherawood or concrete planks? Looks great, comes in colors, can be painted, termite and moisture resistant and cheaper thnt wood. I used it for my FIL's house, to close in the gables of mine and as fencing. Great stuff in me opinion. Most building supply places have it. Here's a link to Sherawood, but other brands are available: http://www.sherasolution.com/uploads/download/2/shera-wood-en.pdf

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Yup ^^^.

Our eaves, soffits, gable infill and exterior decorative 'wood' panels are all 'mai shera'. Economical and maintenance free.

Then there's the real teak barge boards, window frames, doors .........

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Also assume "she" is referring to fibre cement lap siding:

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For which there are 3 major brands (and several smaller ones):

Shera

Conwood
SmartWood

All the benefits Wayned mentioned above, plus they add a little insulation value, and hide imperfections in the cement render perfectly.

In combination with cement copings (bua) around the windows and doors it can really lift the appearance of a house, for a relatively small investment, IMHO.

There are generally two different install methods:

1) Directly nailed into the cement walls using a compressor nail gun (note: it's impossible to nail by hand, unless you're prepared for a LOT of wastage and re-doing)

2) A C-Line frame is first screwed onto the wall, then the siding screwed onto the frame.

The 2nd option gets heavily promoted by those brands that also manufacturer C-line (of course), but really isn't necessary. A good compressor and nail gun will fix them on just fine.

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Third option, the option that I used, is no cement walls.

Frame construction house with studs (either wood or metal) at 40cm centers finished with boxed corners and window frames set 1" outside of the studs so no additional trim required. Planks nailed or screwed to to studs, I prefer screws since any planks can be removed if necessary without destroying them.

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Yes Yes, thanks... that's the one. Sherawood. Is it feasible to cover the front of a single story house with? Also, how to fix it? A builder has this scheme to fix vertical batons to the wall and then fix the panels to the batons. That kinda defeats the object in my opinion because the wooded batons are liable to infestation.

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Yes Yes, thanks... that's the one. Sherawood. Is it feasible to cover the front of a single story house with? Also, how to fix it? A builder has this scheme to fix vertical batons to the wall and then fix the panels to the batons. That kinda defeats the object in my opinion because the wooded batons are liable to infestation.

I already answered that, look up :)

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It was following the construction of this building that inspired me to spec the shera cladding planks for mynew build but just 1st floor (Brit...that means upstairs)

These guys fixed onto 25x25 steel tiling battens direct to blockwork no render.

I will render first just in case the planks ever need to come off.

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Third option, the option that I used, is no cement walls.

Frame construction house with studs (either wood or metal) at 40cm centers finished with boxed corners and window frames set 1" outside of the studs so no additional trim required. Planks nailed or screwed to to studs, I prefer screws since any planks can be removed if necessary without destroying them.

Any pictures? Also any issues, I presume you used insulation and gproc on the inside.

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What's c-line?

The steel strips normally used for suspended ceilings.

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Sorry, not aware of what it might be called in English - in Thai, it's C-Line :)

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What's c-line?

The steel strips normally used for suspended ceilings.

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Sorry, not aware of what it might be called in English - in Thai, it's C-Line :)

C line short for channel. the larger section steel also rwferred to as a c section .....other than childbirth.

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