Sustainable wood facade panels or wood look cladding?

Wood facade panels?

Why wood look cladding is a better alternative…Wood facade panels give buildings an exceptionally warm and natural appearance. This natural building material has therefore been gaining popularity for both big and smaller projects. But if you’re looking for sustainable, low-maintenance wood facade material, ‘real’ wood isn’t always the best option. There’s a very good alternative to wood: facade cladding with an authentic wood look that combines the advantages of wood and stone.

Onderhoud houten gevelbekleding

Hoe zit het met onderhoud, wat gebeurt er bij brand en hoe stabiel is ‘echt’ hout? Terechte vragen die spelen bij de keuze voor een houten gevelbekleding. Want inderdaad, natuurlijk hout heeft onderhoud nodig. Denk aan reiniging, lakken of verven.

En het is evident dat ‘echt’ hout slecht scoort bij brand. Ook al worden er brandvertragers aan toegevoegd; ‘echt’ hout is niet brandveilig.

En dan is er nog het feit dat natuurlijk hout uitzet of krimpt bij warm of koud weer. Hierdoor gaat de constructie ‘werken’ en wordt het onstabiel. Gevolg? Na een paar jaar gaat de kwaliteit er op achteruit.

Wood alternatives: advantages Rockpanel façade cladding

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Luckily, there’s a good and perfectly sustainable alternative to wood facade cladding of real wood. Rockpanel offers facade cladding with an authentic wood look. These facade panels look just like real wood and are made of volcanic stone, which can be recycled completely. That means you’ll get sustainable, maintenance-free and fire resilient wood. The panels are available in many designs and sizes, so there always is a perfect match for your project.

Rockpanel Woods versus ‘real’ wood facade cladding: all the advantages

Rot-resistant wood: Rockpanel Woods is 100% dimensionally stable. It’s insensitive to moisture and temperature changes and wood rot belongs to the past! These wood look panels won’t shrink or expand, even during the most extreme weather conditions. Your construction will remain stable at all times. Rockpanel provides 50 years of warranty to its products.

Firesafe wood: Rockpanel facade cladding is made from volcanic stone, which means it can withstand extremely high temperatures by nature and can be classified as non-combustible with a reaction to fire classification of A2-s1, d0.

Sustainable wood facade panels: Rockpanel Woods comes with an extra layer of protection. This gives the façade panels self-cleaning properties. Dirt on the facade is simply washed away by rainwater. Even graffiti is easy to remove!

Maintenance-free wood facade cladding: This protective layer also further strengthens the UV resistance, thus ensuring even better colour fastness.

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Wood look cladding in various designs and colours

Rockpanel Woods comes in three series: Oak, Ebony and Standard.

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