How would you clad this ugly concrete shed?

[Norfolkandchance]

Hi,

We have a pre cast concrete sectional shed. 9m long with a door at each end. About 2m high I guess.

Currently it has brick effect but it doesn't match the rest of the house.

After much thought, including removing walls, adding windows, moving the doors etc, we would like to keep the shed but clad the two visible sides in something like larch. One of the big issues is the white doors which my wife thinks make it look like a public toilet, so we'll need to clad or at least paint those.

I think we'll go for a traditional shed style horizontal boards, rather than modern vertical ones.

But what boards / size / fixing methods etc would you recommend. About 2m high I guess.



Your creative ideas please!

[steveo3002]

few vertical battons and some 7" featherboard fixed horizontally ? tin of paint for the doors?

[Norfolkandchance]

steveo3002 said:

few vertical battons and some 7" featherboard fixed horizontally ? tin of paint for the doors?

Thanks. Which wood do you think would be suitable? Look nice? Maybe age well / interstingly?

[steveo3002]

not sure if theres a choice of woods like that available , its just pressure treated soft wood for sheds etc , i think hard woods would be big money

can always stain /paint it

[Norfolkandchance]

I was thinking of larch

[drab1]

I'm glad you started this thread as I have pretty much the exact same issue! Only difference is my building is asbestos cement so I'm a little more wary of banging studs into it.

[Gav147]

Plenty of options of timber cladding, all depends on how much you want to spend

[Norfolkandchance]

Gav147 said:

Plenty of options of timber cladding, all depends on how much you want to spend

Where can I find out about options and potential advantages / disadvantages?

[elanfan]

Here's a different thought for you. Brick can be dyed so I see no reason why concrete can't be too (lots of bricks are concrete rather than clay anyway). I suspect you could have it professionally dyed to match the garage at cost that probably isn't too different from the cost of cladding etc. Paint the doors to match the garage doors.

[Norfolkandchance]

elanfan said:

Here's a different thought for you. Brick can be dyed so I see no reason why concrete can't be too (lots of bricks are concrete rather than clay anyway). I suspect you could have it professionally dyed to match the garage at cost that probably isn't too different from the cost of cladding etc. Paint the doors to match the garage doors.

Thanks, that is interesting - I'll look into it. Roof wouldn't match though.

[A500leroy]

Trellis around the wall then get some rapid growing plants for year round colour? Would also be cheap and give year round interest

[elanfan]

Norfolkandchance said:

elanfan said:

Here's a different thought for you. Brick can be dyed so I see no reason why concrete can't be too (lots of bricks are concrete rather than clay anyway). I suspect you could have it professionally dyed to match the garage at cost that probably isn't too different from the cost of cladding etc. Paint the doors to match the garage doors.

Thanks, that is interesting - I'll look into it. Roof wouldn't match though.

I suspect they could dye the tiles too, you'd probably have to pressure wash them first.

Please let us know the outcome of your enquiries in this regard - I'm sure a few of us will find it interesting.