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European Oak Board on Board Cladding

European Oak is a highly durable cladding that looks amazing when applied to a building.

Photo: European Oak.

European Oak timber cladding

Work out a Price Below

Please note that iWood is a wholesale timber merchant, and to maintain such competitive prices, we have a minimum order amount of £750.00 ex VAT for delivery (£350.00 ex VAT for collection).

1) Click to choose a Board on Board Cladding profile

IWC28 Board on Board (174mm face)
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IWC28 Board on Board (174mm face)
IWC29 Board on Board (100mm face)
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IWC29 Board on Board (100mm face)

2) Click to choose a grade of European Oak

Select Prime Quality Cladding
Prime Quality
Prime quality T & G cladding is kiln dried and has very few knots, giving a clean, modern look
Select Light Character Cladding
Light Character
Light Character T & G cladding is kiln dried and has more knots for a more traditional look

3) How much European Oak Board on Board Cladding do you need?

 
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How to measure for cladding

Working With Set Lengths

Product Description
Treatment

European Oak Board on Board Cladding

Oak Board On Board cladding (also known as Yorkshire boarding) is simply planed all round boards which are laid on top of each other. As with all cladding it is important to make sure you have a waterproof, breathable membrane in behind as the timber along won’t keep the water out.

Much like feather edge and waney edge cladding, Board on Board has been used throughout the ages as a simple yet effective cladding. It can be used both externally and internally (IWC26 is the more popular internal cladding).

What Profiles of Oak Board on Board Cladding are on Offer?

We offer two profiles of Board on Board, so what are the main difference between the two?

IWC28 – These boards are laid in a particular pattern where the back boards have a 29mm gap between them, and then the top board overlap the two boards behind by 20mm. This leaves a hit and miss effect along the wall. It’s important to use long enough stainless steel nails and screws to into the fixing batten behind, you don’t want to nail two pieces of the cladding together as it becomes more prone to splitting.

IWC29 – Similar to IWC28 but utilises smaller boards, with a smaller 5mm gap between the larger boards. As with all board on board cladding, you can either place the large boards or smaller boards at the back, just back sure to work out the correct gap for the way you wish to lay them.

Both of these profiles are vertical fit only, if you fitted them horizontally water would build up on top of the boards, causing them to rot.

What about the different Grades

Our Oak is available in Prime and Light Character with the main difference between the two being knot content, the cheaper light character grade will have more knots (all of which will be sound) whilst the prime will have very few small pin knots.

The grade will have no impact on the durability of the timber. However, due to the timber being kiln dried, it is important to seal the wood on all four sides and both ends in order to prevent moisture getting into the wood as Oak is prone to movement.

Example Pricing for European Oak Board on Board Cladding - Boards in Stock Machined to Order
Price From £19.90 ex VAT per meter (Profile: IWC28 Board on Board (174mm face) - Grade: Light Character - 1m)
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Prime Quality
Product Code: IW-18-32-1-22

Specify: Prime Quality Oak, European External Cladding Board on Board Cladding from iWood Timber

Light Character
Product Code: IW-18-32-5-22

Specify: Light Character Oak, European External Cladding Board on Board Cladding from iWood Timber

Some commonly asked questions

DELIVERY TIMES

Our timber is imported straight from sawmills on the continent. Our usual lead times are therefore 10 to 14 working days.

WHAT ARE YOUR DELIVERY COSTS?

We calculate our delivery costs based on how far away you are from us, to get more information on this please check out our shipping costs page.

DELIVERY DAY

Our delivery lorries visit different parts of the country on different days, so once your order is ready we will work with you to arrange a delivery day for when one of our lorries is in your area. We will always arrange the delivery day in advance with you.

DELIVERY TIMES

We deliver weekdays Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am to 5pm. Our delivery vehicles will have multiple jobs on them which can affect the delivery time to you, depending on factors such as traffic and how long it takes to offload the previous jobs. The driver will call you in advance with an estimated time of arrival to make sure you'll be there.

HOW DO I PLACE AN ORDER FOR CLADDING?

You can place your order online by working out your price above and adding your items to your shopping basket. You can then check out and your order will be processed securely and a confirmation email sent. Once your order arrives in our depot, we'll give you a call to arrange delivery.

CAN I ORDER SAMPLES?

Yes you can, you can order samples of certain timbers at www.iwood.co.uk/sample-request/. If the species you need isn't there please give us a call or talk to us on our online chat.

The timbers shown are planed all round samples and are not profiled.

Still Have Questions?

Call our seasoned sales team on 01889 597 281.

Send us a message through our Contact Form.

Email your cutting list to enquiries@iwood.co.uk.

To get a price, you can type in how many square metres of cladding you need. It's very easy to work out.

We're going to work out the total area of one side of a building, then subtract the windows and doors, then add 10% extra for wastage.

1) For each wall that you’re cladding, measure the full width and the height in metres to work out the total area.

In this (expertly designed) example, the frontage is 9 metres wide and 4.7 metres high. 9 x 4.7 gives a total 42.3 square metres.

How to measure For Cladding Step 1

Total area of frontage = 9 * 4.7 = 42.3 square metres

2) Work out the area of the doors and windows

In this house front there are four windows and a door. Measure the width and height of each window and door, then add the areas together:

How to measure For Cladding Step 2

  • Window 1: 1.9 x 1.2m = 2.28 square metres
  • Window 2: 1.2 x 1.2m = 1.44 square metres
  • Window 3: 1.2 x 1.2m = 1.44 square metres
  • Window 4: 1.9 x 1.2m = 2.28 square metres
  • Door: 1.0m x 2.0m = 2.00 square metres

Total area of windows and doors = 9.44 square metres

3) Subtract the area of the doors and windows from the total area of the wall.

We now have our total area (42.3 square metres) and the total area of the doors and the windows (9.44 square metres). Because we don't want cladding to cover the windows and door, we take the door and window area away from the total area.

Total area to clad = 42.3 – 9.44 = 32.86 square metres to clad

4) Add at least 10% spare for wastage

We recommend ordering at LEAST 10% more cladding than you've measured for to account for the required cutting and shaping.

32.86 square metres + 10% = 36.146 square metres. In this case, we'd round it up to 37 square metres.

Total to order = 37 square metres

Do the same for any other sides of the building, add them together and you'll have your grand total.

When working with set lengths it is important to take into account any waste.

This is easy enough if you can select the exact length you need, however, that isn’t always the case which is where you need to take a bit more care when ordering. If you can select the length you want, our website will automatically work out the number of pieces required, otherwise you will have to work out the additional quantity.

So for example, if you are cladding a wall that is 2.3m high and 6m wide (as seen in the below image) with vertical cladding, you may want set lengths so that you have no vertical joins.

Set length Example Wall

To work out your coverage you will need to do the quick calculation to work out your area:

Square Metre Calc

Height x Width = Square Metres
2.3 x 6 = 13.8m2

Once we have this we can work out your linear meters (Our website will let you enter either square or lineal metres as a quantity and will automatically work out the other for you).

The linear metres required depends on the profile, so for this example we are using IWC1 which has a 135mm face.

Linear Metre Calc

Square Metres / Face (in metres) = Linear Metres
13.8 / 0.135 = 102.22

Set length Example Quantity

This is where we need to work out what quantity you actually need. For a 2.3m length in this example, the closest set length is 2.44m so to get a price the iWood website will do the following calculation.

Number of Pieces Calc

Linear Metres / Length of Pieces (Rounded to next highest number) = Number of Pieces
102.22 / 2.44 = 41.89 – Rounded to 42

Now to work out the actual number of pieces we need, we need to change that calculation to this:

Linear Metres / Length Wanted = Actual Number of Pieces required
102.22 / 2.3 = 44.44 – Rounded to 45

So, with the first calculation we would have been 3 pieces short.

So now we need to work out the actual number of lineal metres we need in order to not be short on order. So now we need to rework out our quantity.

Number of pieces needed * Length of Pieces = Actual Quantity
45 * 2.44 = 109.8

Enter the new Actual Quantity into the linear metres and you will get the correct price.

We do recommend adding 10% waste on all cladding orders just to account for any cutting that needs to be done on site.

Wastage Calc

Qty (either square metres or linear metres) * 1.1 = total with 10% waste.