Before and After External Wall Cladding Gallery

BEFORE

Before

This house is clad in cedar and the problem with cedar is it buckles and warps like vinyl cladding in the Australian climate.

AFTER

After

The house was scaffolded prior to work commencing. The facia boards and eaves are clad to save future costs of painting and scaffold. Palliside weatherboards are installed. The insulating cellular core of Palliside absorbs expansion and contraction, no warping, buckling or cracking.

BEFORE

Before

1930’s iron roof, Hardie plank, skinny aluminium windows, “do it yourself “20 year old previous renovation.

AFTER

After

Old iron roof removed, roof battens replaced and new insulated colorbond roof (black) installed. With matching black gutters/facias and primrose downpipes. The old awning was replace with a new colorbond (black and creme) fitted to the facia. The old windows are replaced with cladding windows that have an external 65mm architrave as part of the window. The Hardi-plank was clad over with Australian made Palliside UPVC weatherboard, which are category C cyclone rated and used as a primary structural cladding in tropical Australia. Again note the rusticated corners that add class to the overall look of the Palliside.

BEFORE

This is a typical 1960’s weatherboard home with a terracota tile roof.
The maintenance costs were becoming absorbinate. The weatherboards would have needed to have all the paint stripped, undercoated and then painted, also some of the boards had dry rot along with the timber facias on the gables. The gutters needed replacing along with the downpipes and the facias also needed painting.
The eaves also needed repair.
The terracotta roof needed a restoration, as it was covered in lychen, the pointing of the tiles was in a bad way.
The bakalite fittings on the power line point of attachment to the home needed to be changed. (the Tiger tails were removed after the job was finished, they are there to protect my tradesmen.)
Now have a look at the after photo!

AFTER

The existing weatherboards have had all the dry rot cut out and been covered with Palliside UPVC weatherboards. The roof has had all the broken tiles replaced,cleaned, antifungicided, rebeded and pointed,as you can see it looks just like a new roof! The rotten facia boards on the gables were removed and the Palliside weatherboards finish under the tiles to give a cleaner look. All the gutters,downpipes and barges were changed to colorbond,the facias were also covered.The eaves and verandahs were lined with Icon eave sheet.
No more painting!

The only mainenance required is a wash and this cottage will look like new for another 50 plus years

The windows and Palliside weatherboards are matching colours (primrose).
The roof has been restored, note the pointing has been done after the membranes have been applied.

BEFORE Cladding renovation

The eaves have been clad in Icon eave sheet which never needs painting and the gutters, facias and downpipes are in colorbond, so no painting is needed on this home in the future, it is now maintenance free!

AFTER Cladding Renovation

BEFORE fibro renovation

Note the roof /gutters and facias had already been renovated (you can tell it is a painted roof because it has been pointed before it was painting, whereas I point after I apply two roof membranes, then the house gets the apearance of a new tile roof not a painted one).
I installed windows with laminated glass for insulation as the home faces west, and we were able to discard the old awnings which dated the home. The eaves were clad in Icon eave sheet.
A new colour bond awning and carport were installed .
And of course Palliside UPVC weatherboards which will not fade, powder, warp, burn or hail damaged were installed as they also insulated the house and never need painting,

AFTER Sydney Home fibre Renovation

BEFORE

Before

60’s log cabin, fibro (asbestos ) home with timber windows.

AFTER

After

This home was not a full renovation, like most jobs I do . It is all a matter of budget! I have designed the cladding system so that the gutters, facias, eaves, and roof can be done at a later date when the budget allows. The fibre glass awning was removed and replaced with a brown and creme colorbond one. New aluminium cladding windows are tailor made for the home. Glade colour Palliside weatherboards have insulated the home and encased the asbestos. Notice the rusticated corners.

BEFORE

The home was previously clad in Vinyl cladding, which had deteriorated over the years as it is imported and not suitable for Australia’s harsh climate. The windows were old butt jointed skinny aluminium ones and a timber architrave had been fitted in order to take away the hole, in the wall, look.

The house had been originally built with round corners at the entry. The gutters and facias were original and needed replacing and the roof needed a complete restoration. The front patio was completely useless giving no protection from the weather.

AFTER

The whole exterior of the home was renewed:

1. The roof was restored replacing all broken tiles, cleaned, a sealer applied and then 2 coats of Nu-tech 2000 roof membrane in black.
2. The gutters facias and downpipes were renewed in colorbond in black to match the roof.
3. The eaves were covered in Icon eave sheet which gives the appearance of the v-jointed timber, a beachy look.
4. The windows were changed to Bracey cladding windows which have 70 mm built in external architrave which eliminates the “hole on the wall look ” of normal aluminium windows, laminated security glass was used in the windows for security and to also insulate.
5. The old warped and faded vinyl cladding was replaced with Australian made Palliside UPVC weatherboards which never have to be painted ,will not fade, warp and also insulate the home. Notice that the old fashion round corners were squared off.
6. The old patio was replaced with a colorbond one, fitted to the new facia and extended to the front eave line to give maximum weather protection.

Now the home has been fully renovated and is now maintenance free!