Professional Cladding Contractors in Croydon

Similar to European larch in that it saws, machines and finishes well but it tends to split on nailing and therefore drilling is recommended particularly at board ends.

Siberian Larch is moderately durable it is important to make note of the origin of Siberian larch is has to be slower grown and heartwood. The Siberian larch when used for cladding and decking applications and well detailed should last more than 25 years.

We have detailed Siberian larch cladding installation guidelines, showing the different configurations and batten sizes both cladding battens and counter battens. We have included different cladding weatherboarding configurations. We also give the cavity required for air circulation and breather membranes and insect mesh.

Siberian larch needs to be installed with annular ring shank stainless steel nails or stainless steel screws. For most Siberian larch cladding with a thickness of 15mm to 25mm use nails that 51mm long.

Siberian larch is used in a number of projects as is readily available, affordable, durable, no toxic, beautiful and can be enhanced with a number of techniques such as shou sugi ban, charring, burning, painting, oiling staining. It can be used for various joinery applications decking, cladding, garden furniture, windows and doors.