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Featheredge boards and lengths

Without going into too much detail we thought we would answwer some typical issues with featheredge boards, or are they featheredge slats?  To add to the confusion they are also known as closeboarding. Featheredge is a traditional board commonly used in agricultral buildings.  Normal sized lengths are:

125mm width at 1.2m, 1.65m and 1.8 metres;

150mm width at 1.05m, 1.2m, 1.65m, 1.8m, 2.4m, 3.0m and 3.6 metres;

175mm width at 4.8 metres.

What overlap for the boards?

We keep in stock 125mm, 1S0mm and 175mm sawn featheredge boards.  The 125mm are intended to be used in fencing applications, the 150mm are available 2.4m/3.0m and 3.6 metre lengths making them more suitable for cladding garden sheds, workshops, field shelets and other similar outdoor buildings. Our 175mm featheredge is cut from thicker blanks and normally available in 4.8 metre lengths. 

• Total of 21 colours available
• Four colour options in Cool Colours
• ColourPlus technology for low maintenance
• Factory applied colour finish
• Colour matched external Corners
• Colour matched internal corners
• EdgeSeal paints available
• Colour matched stainless screws

HardiePlank Colours Cool

JamesHardie aim to provide inspiration for beautiful homes.  Above all this includes ideas with colour, getting the look right and assorted design ideas. Therefore in 2018 they decided that Iron Gray and  Midnight Black needed more variation. So, three new grey colours were added: Pearl Grey; Grey Slate and Anthracite Grey. The Fresh Colours provide more colour options at the green and cream end of the colour

• Total of 21 colours available
• ColourPlus technology for low maintenance
• Factory applied colour finish
• Colour matched external Corners
• Colour matched internal corners
• EdgeSeal paints available
• Colour matched stainless screws

HardiePlank Colours, a range of 21 colours using ColourPlus technology to minimise the maintenance on HardiePlank fibre cement boards. 

The colours suit most installations whether they are traditional or contemporary.  What is more they can be used with one another on the house exterior, Arctic White often being used as a trim. JamesHardie group their Hardie Planks into five colour collections, the most popular being Grey Colours.  The other four collections are Cool Colours, Fresh Colours, Neutral Colours and finally Warm Colours.