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BH2 House
The house faces harsh weather on the estuary of the Bass Strait, so durability and low maintenance were key.
Project details
- Timber Distributor
- Britton Timbers
- Product
- Vulcan Cladding - Vertical Grain (WB10 Profile 145x20) in a Silicate Coating
- Vulcan Screening in a Silicate Coating
- Photography credit
- Elizabeth Kennedy
- Completion date
- April 2020
- Location
- Barwon Heads
For this Melbourne based couple looking to slow down and escape the city, at 60 minutes away Barwon Heads was the perfect bolthole to welcome family at weekends, and eventually retire to.
On an estuary, the site is situated within a stone's throw of the Bass Strait and its ocean spray, coupled with the local weather being harsh, with cold damp winters and hot dry summers of 40 degrees.
The brief for the timber was for something: stable, durable, and low maintenance. Our thermally modified Vulcan timber with silicate protective coating met all three key requirements.
Vulcan timber’s exceptional stability allowed the architect to have fixings top and bottom only
The silicate coating relies on atmospheric moisture and carbon dioxide to turn grey, which means all the timber will weather evenly.
Under 1kg heavier than cedar (also much harder than cedar), they were able to use Vulcan timber on the garage door.
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