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  1. 18th July 2022, 08:09 AM #1
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    Default External cladding that can be bent

    Hi. I need to clad a low wall about 2500mm long and 900mm high. It’s timber frame, outdoors, and will be rendered and painted. The problem is that the wall is curved - around a 1200mm radius so fairly tight in building terms.

    Does anyone know of a cladding that will do this job?

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  3. 18th July 2022, 10:08 AM #2
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    fibreglass sheet?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobL View Post
    fibreglass sheet?
    Maybe, I’ll investigate.

    I was also thinking maybe Alubond or signboard. I’m not sure what my chances of bending that are though - anyone had any experience with it ?
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    Hardiflex, just soak it with water for about 2 hrs then bend around the frame, use LARGE head gal clouts to fix to framework DO NOT make the heads flush with the surface, head should seat on the bottom of the head
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    Quote Originally Posted by rwbuild View Post
    Hardiflex, just soak it with water for about 2 hrs then bend around the frame, use LARGE head gal clouts to fix to framework DO NOT make the heads flush with the surface, head should seat on the bottom of the head
    Would you use that around a 1200mm radius? I’m thinking there would be a lot of stress?
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    If you saturate it with water, no problem, like I said, soak it for about 2 hrs
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    Mini-orb?
    Or flat sheet metal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by russ57 View Post
    Mini-orb?
    Or flat sheet metal.
    NO, its going to be rendered
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    Agree with Ray’s advice , FC sheet will conform to that radius with that treatment
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    If its going to be rendered then do a ferro cement (boat) type wall
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    Default Yep, hardiflex looks good

    I went into The rabbits and checked out 4.5 mm haridflex, and yes, it looks like it will do the job easily.

    I have another question on the same project so will post it separately.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rwbuild View Post
    Hardiflex, just soak it with water for about 2 hrs then bend around the frame, use LARGE head gal clouts to fix to framework DO NOT make the heads flush with the surface, head should seat on the bottom of the head
    Especially if it's 4mm instead of the exterior 6mm. Two layers is best, if you want to eliminate the slight kink you'll see at the studs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Spin Doctor View Post
    Especially if it's 4mm instead of the exterior 6mm. Two layers is best, if you want to eliminate the slight kink you'll see at the studs.
    Wouldn’t the render eliminate that kink?

    I’ll probably put the studs every 300mm.
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