World’s first Accoya® clad house
Architect : Gordon Aitken
The sandstone colour cladding on the Fife home has been factory coated with a translucent Sikkens Natural Balance coating system applied by Environmental Coatings and backed by an industry-first 12 year guarantee for cladding with a contemporary smooth surface.
Gordon Aitken, who selected Accoya® after extensive evaluation of other cladding products, said he had been thrilled with the performance of Accoya®. As an architect, I knew from the outset that I wanted a cladding material with minimal maintenance. However, the aesthetics were also paramount to a successful design.
I considered many options including pre-painted / wood grain-effect Fibre-cement boards, heat treated wood, Siberian Larch and the architect’s favourite Western Red Cedar. However, I was impressed with the benefits of Accoya®, including its outstanding 60 year durability due to the acetylation process and the significant reduction in timber shrinkage and expansion.
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As I installed the cladding myself, I can truly recommend the quality, strength and finish of Accoya®. I firmly believe that Accoya® will become the architects, developers, housing associations and environmentalists' wood of choice.
Gordon Aitken
