Is your home a beachside cottage filled with character and warmth? A contemporary urban abode with cutting-edge style? A house in the ’burbs you are renovating? Or perhaps you have an eco-chic dwelling that pays homage to the natural environment?
No matter what your home’s style, there are many components that make up its exterior appeal and overall presentation, including walling, cladding, roofing, windows and doors.
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Cladding is the material that is fitted to the external wall system of a home or commercial property. There are a few different wall systems in Australia, the most common being a structural single timber stud system frame. On the inside, internal cladding like plasterboard is fitted, and on the outside, external cladding materials such as brick, fibre-cement or weatherboard are used.
Brisbane architect Shaun Lockyer from Shaun Lockyer Architects says when making decisions about cladding, he always discusses the
