Oak Cladding

Local timber cladding using oak

oak cladding

Oak is definitely one of the most popular homegrown timbers for cladding, rainscreens and brise-soleil.

Oak is quite a bright yellowy cream colour when Fresh Sawn but it mellows and pales in colour as it dries and, if left unfinished, it slowly greys to a silver which varies in tone and depth depending on orientation and weathering

Fresh Sawn Oak is best used where a planed finish is not required, the machined profile is fairly simple and especially thin or long dimensions are not required. FS timber is generally suitable for overlapping profiles only. Air Dried Oak is available where a smooth planed finish is needed, a more demanding interlocking profile and a more predictable level of stability.

It is typically available in square-edge, feather-edge and waney-edge boards in dimensions up to 300mm wide and lengths up to 4.0m. Shingles and shakes are also available and can be produced from Fresh Sawn material, whether machine sawn or hand riven.

Of all the species available Oak is the most durable and therefore has the longest lifespan potential. It has only medium moisture movement in changing moisture levels. It is difficult to treat due to tannin content, density and levels of moisture present but once the surface has dried it will take an external finish.

It is tough and strong, with a density of around 815kg/m³ when Air Dried (20% moisture content) and around 1100kg/m³ when Fresh Sawn (50% moisture content)

We have a cladding price sheet that details some standard sizes for F/S cladding and the guide prices to match, these are good for a rough idea but we would advise you contact us for a firm quote on your requirements.

For A D cladding, rainscreens and brise-soleil we would need to quote on each individual specification, but as a rule costs will be much higher for this type of product due to wastage and amount of machining required.

Notes
It is worth noting that Oak does have a high tannin content and a tea coloured staining and leaching is likely to happen over the first 12 to 18 months. There are also issues to do with corrosion of Ferrous metals

Oak Cladding

Local timber cladding using oak

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