External cladding that can be bent

[Arron]

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?

Thanks
Arron

[BobL]

fibreglass sheet?

[Arron]

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 ?

[rwbuild]

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

[Arron]

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?

[rwbuild]

If you saturate it with water, no problem, like I said, soak it for about 2 hrs

[russ57]

Mini-orb?
Or flat sheet metal.

[rwbuild]

Mini-orb?
Or flat sheet metal.

NO, its going to be rendered

[Beardy]

Agree with Ray’s advice , FC sheet will conform to that radius with that treatment

[rod1949]

If its going to be rendered then do a ferro cement (boat) type wall

[Arron]

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.

Cheers and thanks

[The Spin Doctor]

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.

[Arron]

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.