Wood cladding for barn conversion

[Farmer Palmer]

I am converting a building to a 3 bedroom house , and we are going to clad most of it with it with vertical wood cladding( to cover the unattractive part) My builder has originally quoted for what I would call Yorkshire Boarding, which is obviously the cheapest option but I am now thinking that it may look a bit rough etc and I am not sure of the maintenance implications. I am unsure of my other options , wood, costs etc and would welcome anybody's opinion
Thanks in advance

 

[Pilgrimmick]

Cedar or larch!

 

[Farmer Palmer]

Well apparently cedar is twice the price of larch so probably going to be larch. But the original quote was really just sourcing regular Yorkshire boarding from the local Ag type builders merchant so not really sure what wood that is or how it would perform

 

[Pilgrimmick]

Probably treated pine, if larch it would be specified.

 

[SilliamWhale]

I don't think vertical yorkshire boarding would look that nice on a house. Think about tongue and groove or shiplap

 

[phillipe]

something a bit cleaner,easier to look after,

 

[rob1]

If its a barn conversion and you want it to look ag then why not use 6 by 1 board as used in yorkshire boarding but horizontal as oak/elm would have been used years ago, as its treated it will last years and look solid, we used it on ours and just used some light brown stain after 5 years,I wanted to use proper creosote but was overuled by her indoors.

 

[milkloss]

Just use oak weatherboard. Never needs treating but will need stainless nails.

 

[wilber]

If its a barn conversion and you want it to look ag then why not use 6 by 1 board as used in yorkshire boarding but horizontal as oak/elm would have been used years ago, as its treated it will last years and look solid, we used it on ours and just used some light brown stain after 5 years,I wanted to use proper creosote but was overuled by her indoors.

Parents did this, Mother turned her nose up at creosoting them, we waited till she went off for the day

The very dark almost black colour faded after 6 months to leave a lovely rose brown colour which she loves.

 

[Still Farming]

Try this https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/Mar...-C10-Blue-Grey-3600mm-x-190mm-x-10mm/p/754786

 

[phillipe]

Try this https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/Mar...-C10-Blue-Grey-3600mm-x-190mm-x-10mm/p/754786

Dreadful stuff looks hirud compared to wood

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Personally I'd go for Douglas fir. Ok Larch second (You may have a phytophthora felling op going on so this may be easy to acquire?) WRC is so very expensive it's not worth considering. You can 'treat' the Douglas with a roofers gas lance to 'black' it if you like but again personally I like the bleached look. 7" x 3/4" & 3" x 3'4 for the filler pieces x 12' or 16' lengths are the norm in my book. You'll need to consider how to do your corners. Consider bronze/ss fixings for these to save staining & quality galv nails for the nail gun.
The 'best' timber for this job is straight off the saw. In your area acquiring good Douglas shouldn't be that difficult.
SS

 

[del_boy]

this is what ive put up on our garage. Should look a bit better once its weathered in and gone a bit silvery.
looks alot better than Yorkshire board style in my opinion. Wasnt overly dear and quick to put up.

 

[Still Farming]

Dreadful stuff looks hirud compared to wood

Just an example.
Other's better about !

 

[spikeislander]

 

[Farmer Palmer]

Thanks for the replies , the roof is going to be black slate with a large gable end that has 4m bifold doors . I need to work out some m2 so I can work out how my choice will affect my budget.

 

[tje]

View attachment 544880

Is that yours ??? Looks great ...

Any chance of a few more pics ??

 

[spikeislander]

Yes I did have a thread going but needs updating. Hopefully got three days next week to finish cladding and guttering then it's down tools for us due to harvest etc. Got one chap and plumber staying on to do some internal work

 

[spikeislander]

I'll resurrect thread and add some pics

 

[quavers]

try international timber for a price for Siberian larch ,grown in the cold climate it take a lot longer to mature resulting a timber which is longer lasting , was cheaper than what they wanted for uk grown larch .