A wooden cladding gives the aging stone or concrete wall a completely new look in no time at all, which blends in extremely attractively with the natural environment. You can significantly influence the subsequent effect through the type of wood, the width of the boards used and their horizontal or vertical attachment.
Cladding with wood turns an old stone wall into a beautiful wooden wall
Which types of wood are suitable?
| wood type | benefits | disadvantage |
|---|---|---|
| douglas fir | Very weather-resistant, resistant to fungi, remains dimensionally stable in changing weather conditions. | The light wood darkens quickly. |
| Oak | Available in many shades of color and with an attractive grain. Oak is water-repellent and extremely durable. The material is easy to process and has high elasticity. | Heavy and hard wood that darkens quickly. |
| larch | Pleasant reddish inherent color with interesting grain. Very good durability, can be processed well. Has a natural resistance to rot and insect infestation. | This is often desired: the weathered larch wood changes color over time and develops a silvery-grey patina. |
| Tropical woods such as teak, bangkirai, ebony or bongossi | Pretty grain and coloring. Tropical woods are hard and extremely durable. | Expensive. In addition, the environmental balance of these materials is poor. Tropical woods are susceptible to fungal attack. |
method
The basic principle of this embellishment for an old wall is very simple: A lath frame is screwed to the wall surface, which serves as a frame for the paneling of boards.
Material list:
- Support slats of appropriate length and width
- boards
- Stainless steel countersunk screws
- dowel
Tool List:
- cordless screwdriver
- drilling machine
- saw
- drills and countersinks
If desired: impregnation agent or glaze and brush
Execution:
- First clean the wall surface thoroughly. No dirt that could attract moisture should remain.
- Check the stability of the surface, for example by drilling a test hole. If material breaks out, the unstable surfaces are repaired with plaster.
- The load-bearing elements of the battens are attached transversely to the course of the subsequent cladding.
- Mark their position and drill a hole through the batten into the masonry every 25 centimetres.
- Insert dowels and screw the slats.
- For good ventilation, counter battens are recommended so that a wooden lattice is created. You can simply mount these on the existing strips.
- Additional screws, which you insert at the crossing points, ensure better stability.
- The cladding boards are now screwed from bottom to top or from one side to the other. Here, too, a screw should be set every 25 centimetres.
tips
If the cladding with wooden boards is too complex for you, you can achieve a similar effect by attaching bamboo mats. However, this material weathers relatively quickly and has to be replaced after a few years.