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Scottish Larch Shiplap cladding on wall

Shiplap Cladding

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Shiplap is an overlapping cladding profile, designed for horizontal installation. While it can also be installed vertically, shadow gap cladding offers a similar aesthetic with a more balanced look for vertical applications.

Shiplap’s overlapping boards provide reliable protection from the elements, offering the same effective coverage as tongue and groove profiles, while being quicker and easier to install.

Technical specifications

  • Thickness: 18mm
  • Width: 95mm or 120mm
  • Lengths: 2.4m or 3.6m
  • Orientation: horizontal.
  • Coverage: 85mm or 110mm (based on a 10mm overlap)
  • Price: see cladding prices here.

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About Scottish Larch

Larch is a naturally durable timber, meaning it requires no special treatments or coatings before being used outdoors – making it a perfect choice for cladding, decking, and other exterior projects. Larch cladding, for example, offers a lifespan of twenty to thirty years when properly applied, and requires minimal maintenance for its upkeep.

While larch may carry a higher upfront cost than other non-durable or treated softwoods, its long lifespan and minimal upkeep can make the additional upfront cost feel incredibly worthwhile in the long run.

Find more information about larch timber’s natural durability, and other factors that make it such a well-valued and versatile timber in our About Larch page.

Freshly cut larch starts out as a warm, pinkish-orange hue. Exposure to the elements will gradually cause the colour of larch to weather to a silver-grey. 

Below are some examples of the weathering and durability of untreated larch cladding on walls that are South-facing and exposed to the elements, meaning they receive high levels of weathering. None of these walls have needed any further maintenance.

Find more information and examples of weathering in our Larch Colouration and Weathering page.

New larch decking being installed on house garden by Neil Porteus Building
Deck laid by Neil Porteus Building

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