A skin that suits the site, and lasts.
Cladding does two jobs at once. It sets the character of the home, the first thing you see from the road, and it does the hard, unglamorous work of keeping the wall dry for decades. We choose it for both, and we detail it so the wall behind it stays dry and healthy.
Everything we clad sits on a drained and vented cavity over a rigid air barrier, taped and sealed. That cavity lets any moisture that gets past the surface drain and dry, so the structure behind stays dry. It is the same thinking as our work on airtightness, just on the outside of the wall.
Systems we specify
Hermpac offer quality vertical shiplap weatherboards in a wide range of standard profiles. These popular off-the-shelf profiles give designers and specifiers extra freedom and creative scope to meet individual needs.
Via the natural weathering process the surface rusts and creates a protective layer, producing a deep brown patina that varies slightly over time. As a facade cladding it is used as a rainscreen element on a Thermosash engineered rail system over a cavity wall with a rigid air barrier.
A safe, secure home requires strength, reliability and compatibility. Whether you're growing your home, revamping your exterior or planning a new design and build, you're sure to find your perfect match in the James Hardie range of claddings.
Resene Construction Systems provide advanced plaster cladding solutions made in New Zealand, incorporating Rockcote and Plaster Systems. They comply with current building-code requirements, are durable, and finished in the Resene colour of your choice.
Natural schist stone for striking feature walls and facades, a premium, enduring material that roots a home in the New Zealand landscape.
The look matters, but the detailing is what keeps the house sound. The drained cavity, the rigid air barrier, the flashings around every window and door, and the junctions between different claddings are where weathertightness is won or lost. We get these right so the wall breathes, stays dry and holds up to the Nelson sun and, near the coast, to salt-laden wind.
Natural materials change, and that is part of their appeal. Cedar and Lawson Cypress silver over time unless you choose to oil them. Corrugated steel holds its colour for many years. We will tell you honestly how each option will look in five and fifteen years, so you choose the finish you actually want to live with, not just the one that looks best on handover day.
On real homes
Timber shiplap, weathering steel, plaster and natural schist, each detailed to weather beautifully rather than fail early, on homes across Nelson Tasman.
Good questions
Hermpac vertical shiplap weatherboards are one of our standard choices, and we have also clad homes in Lawson Cypress, such as Redwood Valley, for a durable, low-maintenance timber look suited to the local climate.
We select the timber species to suit the design and site rather than defaulting to one, and Hermpac's range of profiles covers most cedar-style vertical shiplap looks clients ask for.
Thermosash weathering steel for a rainscreen with a deep natural patina, James Hardie fibre cement, and Resene Construction plaster systems for a rendered, low-maintenance finish.
Yes. Wanaka Stone schist gives a striking, enduring feature wall or facade that roots a home in the New Zealand landscape, usually combined with one of our other cladding systems.
It depends on the material: weathering steel and stone need almost none, and quality timber and plaster systems are chosen for character and longevity rather than constant repainting.
Only if you want to hold its colour. Left alone, cedar and Lawson Cypress silver to a soft grey and keep protecting the wall. Oiling is a look, not a structural need. We will show you both so you can choose.
Yes. A quality pre-painted steel cladding holds its colour for many years and needs little more than an occasional wash, a bit more often near the coast.
Absolutely, and it often reads best that way: timber to warm the entry, steel or plaster for the strong forms. The skill is in the junctions between them, which we detail so they stay weathertight.
The drained, vented cavity lets any moisture drain and dry instead of sitting against the structure. It is one of the quiet reasons our homes stay dry and healthy for the long run.
Ask us which cladding best suits your design, your site and the Tasman climate.
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