Achieving Consistent Colour Tones in Exterior Cladding - Abodo
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Achieving Consistent Colour Tones in Exterior Cladding

Many exterior durable timbers have significant variability in colour, so how can you achieve a consistent appearance?

Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), for example, can have an extreme colour range, from pale yellow to deep red – and many colours in between.

Australian hardwoods, for example Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata), can also have significant variance in colour. The colour variations are often the result of heartwood variation due to growing conditions, location and soil.

These conditions affect relative extractives developed in the trees heartwood, and consequently it’s colour.

Many users and designers embrace these colour tones. Others require “colour sorting” to take place – where boards are sorted to a colour tone prior to use. Colour sorting is a difficult and expensive process.

Some timbers have very consistent colours tones.

Abodo’s Vulcan Cladding (Radiata pine) is an extremely consistent timber available in an almost homogenous colour range. Created by using a thermal modification process under computer controlled conditions, the chocolate brown colour of Vulcan allows for clean lines, and consistent colouration.

Spotted Gum

Western Red Cedar

Abodo Vulcan

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Timber: Vulcan Cladding

Type: Rusticated 90x20MM

Lineal Meters:

200.00

Total approximate weight - KG:

268.80

Fixings - Pieces:

485

Oil - Litres (second coat to front face installed):

9

Oil - Litres (one coat all sides + two coats face):

9

Note: The figures given here include 10% wastage and are approximate only. Final order quantities are the buyer’s responsibility and should be checked and verified prior to order placement. Abodo will not accept liability for over or under-ordered items. Thank you!

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