Weatherboarding

muskoka

Have house pebbledashed - not keen on dash. Brainstorm now to maybe weatherboard, if planning allow.....Does anyone please have any idea/indication of how much weatherboarding costs ??? Can't find any prices online. Thanks....

Could be way toooooooo expensive....

leveller2911

Last time I bought some ,which was about 9 months ago it was around £1-40 per linear metre (for 7" feather edged)....IMO I wouldn't use timber weather boarding any more as it starts to rot within a few years especially at the joints.It can also split quite badly and knots bleed through ...You could go for a composite weatherboard which looks pretty real...link below should give you an idea.......



http://www.vivalda.co.uk/cladding_Cedral_Weatherboard.asp

muskoka

hmm, thanks. House is 3 bed semi - circa 24' wide x 18' deep - usualy 2 story. Err, any vaugue, rough, approximate, circa err,idea how much that might cost please???? Ya, I know windows/doors/etc. I'm just trying to get a very, very vague idea how much.....it might cost and yes I agree the composite stuff

jcr16

how about getting it re-plastered all over. made smooth and then re-painted ? if planning wouldn't allow weather board.

leveller2911

muskoka wrote: »

hmm, thanks. House is 3 bed semi - circa 24' wide x 18' deep - usualy 2 story. Err, any vaugue, rough, approximate, circa err,idea how much that might cost please???? Ya, I know windows/doors/etc. I'm just trying to get a very, very vague idea how much.....it might cost and yes I agree the composite stuff

Rough idea would be about £9-80 per square metre....For ex7" softwood feather-edged .....

So a wall with no window/door openings,measuring 8m (length)x 4m(height) would be 32 sq metres x £9-80 per square metre)

= £313-60 rough guide only..


EDIT: I need to get out more.........

muskoka

Thanks to all the above. Considered going to plain render, but decided not to as we're getting older, need to cut down on maintenance issues. i.e. plain render could craze & will need painting every few years. Said we'd never renovate another house, but just bought one where we're having to go right back to replacing joists........here we go again..............but no more after this one ......:rotfl:

knowloads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_u5LPMls7w Pimp your Pebbledash 9-)

leveller2911

May be worth considering Western Red Cedar weatherboarding as its very durable and will last a good 30 years or more.....

ormus

softwood boarding will cost about 5/10 quid per sq m.
it lasts 30 yrs. but itll need treating every five yrs or so.

red cedar will last 60 yrs. cost? about 5 times as much!