NORclad® Cladding

NORclad®

As the wood cladding experts, NORclad® offers an exceptional range of timber cladding and associated product solutions tailored to the unique needs of your project. Our products boast outstanding environmental credentials, providing excellent insulation to safeguard buildings and façades against various climatic challenges. We engage closely with Architects, Designers, Specifiers, Contractors, Specialist Developers, and individual Self Builders across the nation, delivering a professional service that includes specialist technical information, support, and a detailed quotation to meet your requirements.

With a secure supply chain and production located in the U.K., we take pride in crafting our products in-house, offering contemporary solutions that enhance the façade of any building, from educational institutions and healthcare facilities to universities and private homes. NORclad® ensures that quality and aesthetics meet practicality and cost-effectiveness, providing you with a sensible and competitive cladding solution available at Arnold Laver.

Explore the range of specialist cladding solutions provided by Arnold Laver and Norclad® below. You can also find buttons for the Norclad® brochure and profiles available at Laver. Alternatively, dive deeper into our comprehensive cladding resources  for more insights. 

'BRUNNEA' REDWOOD CLADDING

European Redwood is a very popular specie for timber cladding, this specie is also known as Scots Pine. European Redwood is a well known specie which is imported from Scandinavia.

Properties

  1. Imported from Scandinavia
  2. Selected boards for a very low number of knots
  3. All timber is sourced and machined to CE Quality Grading Requirements

 

Detailed Information
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Wood Type
Softwood
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Origin
Europe
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Sustainability
From responsible sources – FSC® and/or PEFC certified timber
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Availability
Sawn and planed products in a wide range of thicknesses, widths and profiled patterns.
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Colour
The sapwood is creamy-white to yellow in colour, the heartwood is pale yellow-brown to red-brown, resinous, and usually distinct from the sapwood.
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Quality
NORclad typically offer European Redwood in A, or A+ Grade, a B Grade product is available for lower specification projects.
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Typical end uses
Widely used in both Cladding and Decking scenarios.
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Durability
Moderately durable.
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Density
510 kg/m3 at 16-18% moisture content.
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Dimensional stability
Moderate.
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Fixings
Stainless steel fixings are always recommended.
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Strength & working properties
For its weight, the timber is strong and moderately hard, Redwood machines well, allowing a nice smooth finish.
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Typical section sizes
Ex 25, 32, 50, 75, 100mm x 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200mm
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Typical Lengths
2.4m – 5.1m
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Chemical Properties
This species has natural preservatives which can have a corrosive effect on some unprotected metals, causing a black stain on the wood.

 Profiles and Treatments Available

TREATMENTS
NORclad® BRUNNEA

NORclad® Brunea provides a 30-year warranty against rot & fungal decay. The treatment process enables the timber to hold colour longer, requiring little or no maintenance.




NORclad LITE

NORclad® Lite offers a 30-year warranty against rot and fungal decay. This treatment does not contain a pigment and therefore upon exposure to UV light the colour will enrich before beginning to naturally weather to a silver/grey over time. With little or no maintenance required long term the NORclad® Lite treatment is a great peace of mind option over having untreated softwood timber cladding.

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UK & CANADIAN WESTERN RED CEDAR CLADDING

Canadian Wester Red Cedar is a durable softwood, slow grown, naturally durable, stable, light weight and has a natural beauty and warmth complemented by a uniform fine grain. UK Grown Cedar will contain more frequent, and larger knots than its Canadian namesake

Properties

  1. PEFC, sustainably sourced Timber
  2. Imported from Canada
  3. All timber is sourced and machined to CE Quality Grading Requirements

 

Detailed Information
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Wood Type
Softwood
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Origin
Canadian – North America and Western Canada or Homegrown – Locally Sourced from within Great Britain
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Sustainability
From responsible sources – FSC® and/or PEFC certified timber
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Availability
Sawn and planed products in a wide range of thicknesses, widths and profiled patterns.
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Colour
Salmon Pink Sapwood to Dark Brown Heartwood – If left unprotected, it will turn to a silver grey colour.
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Quality
Canadian – Imported as No.2 Clear and Better and No 4 Clear and Better and we do our own bespoke specialist quality grading and selection Homegrown – Faster grown than imported species, large and frequent knots along the length
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Typical end uses
Canadian – Cladding, Brise Soleil systems, Shingles & Decking Homegrown – Cladding
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Durability
Canadian – Durable, High resistance to decay Homegrown – Moderately Durable
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Density
390 kg per m3 at 16% Moisture Content
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Dimensional stability
Canadian – It has a very low shrinkage factor and is superior to all other coniferous woods in its resistance to warping, twisting and checking Homegrown – Low shrinkage factor not as resistant to warping and checking as imported WRC.
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Fixings
Stainless steel fixings are always recommended.
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Strength & working properties
As it is a soft timber it can be more prone to physical damage in terms of splitting and indentation/bruising, care should be taken.
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Typical section sizes
Ex 22, 32, 50, 75mm x 22, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175mm
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Typical Lengths
1.828m (6ft) – 4.88m (16ft)
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Chemical Properties
This species has natural preservatives which can have a corrosive effect on some unprotected metals, causing a black stain on the wood.

Profiles and Treatments Available

TREATMENTS
NORclad® BRUNNEA

NORclad® Brunea provides a 30-year warranty against rot & fungal decay. The treatment process enables the timber to hold colour longer, requiring little or no maintenance.




NORclad LITE

NORclad® Lite offers a 30-year warranty against rot and fungal decay. This treatment does not contain a pigment and therefore upon exposure to UV light the colour will enrich before beginning to naturally weather to a silver/grey over time. With little or no maintenance required long term the NORclad® Lite treatment is a great peace of mind option over having untreated softwood timber cladding.

PROFILES

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EUROPEAN LARCH CLADDING

European larch timber cladding is a moderately durable timber. It is a slow grown high density, softwood with a colour that ranges from a light straw yellow to a gold/brown. European larch is a popular, cost effective species of coniferous softwood.

Properties

  1. FSC® reg: C010188 Certified products available on request, sustainably sourced Timber
  2. All timber is sourced and machined to CE Quality Grading Requirements
  3. Kiln Dried to 14-20% Moisture content
  4. Typical lengths 3.0m - 5.7m

 

Detailed Information
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Wood Type
Softwood
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Origin
Europe
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Sustainability
Sourced from well managed forests – FSC® certified.
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Availability
Sawn and planed products in a wide range of thicknesses, widths and profiled patterns.
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Colour
Varies from pale yellow to Orange to Golden Brown.
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Quality
NORclad typically offer Siberian Larch in A, or B Grade.
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Typical end uses
Joinery and Cladding.
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Durability
Moderately durable.
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Density
510 kg/m3 at 16-18% moisture content.
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Dimensional stability
It has a tendency to distort when wet or not dried, but once dry, is generally stable.
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Fixings
Stainless steel fixings are always recommended.
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Strength & working properties
It is one of the hardest and strongest commercial softwoods available, with only Pitch Pine generally stronger. It can be sawn and machined well however it can split on nailing so pilot drilling of fixing holes is recommended particularly at board ends.
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Typical section sizes
Ex 25, 32, 50, 75mm x 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175mm
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Typical Lengths
2.4m – 4.0m
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Chemical Properties
This species has natural preservatives which can have a corrosive effect on some unprotected metals, causing a black stain on the wood.

Profiles And Treatments Available

TREATMENTS
NORclad® BRUNNEA

NORclad® Brunea provides a 30-year warranty against rot & fungal decay. The treatment process enables the timber to hold colour longer, requiring little or no maintenance.




NORclad LITE

NORclad® Lite offers a 30-year warranty against rot and fungal decay. This treatment does not contain a pigment and therefore upon exposure to UV light the colour will enrich before beginning to naturally weather to a silver/grey over time. With little or no maintenance required long term the NORclad® Lite treatment is a great peace of mind option over having untreated softwood timber cladding.

PROFILES

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UK GROWN LARCH CLADDING

British Larch is an indigenous species which grow in various parts of Britain giving an improved carbon footprint to local projects and developments.
 

Properties

  1. FSC® reg: C010188 Certified products available on request, sustainably sourced Timber
  2. Grown within the United Kingdom
  3. All timber is sourced and machined to CE Quality Grading Requirements
  4. Faster grown than imported species, large and frequent knots along the length

 

Detailed Information
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Wood Type
Softwood
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Origin
UK
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Sustainability
Sourced from well managed forests – FSC certified available on request.
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Availability
Sawn and planed products in a wide range of thicknesses, widths and profiled patterns.
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Colour
A pale Red/Brown.
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Quality
Joinery and Structural.
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Typical end uses
External Structural application, Cladding, Flooring, and Joinery.
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Durability
Moderately durable.
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Density
550 kg per m3 at 18% moisture content.
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Dimensional stability
It has a tendency to distort when wet or not dried, but once dry, is generally stable.
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Fixings
Stainless steel fixings are always recommended.
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Strength & working properties
It can be sawn and machined fairly well however it can split on nailing so pilot drilling of fixing holes is recommended particularly at board ends. There is a tendency for knots to be loose which can be a problem.
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Typical section sizes
Ex 25, 32, 50, 75mm x 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175mm
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Typical Lengths
2.4m – 4.8m

Profiles and Treatments Available

TREATMENTS
NORclad® BRUNNEA

NORclad® Brunea provides a 30-year warranty against rot & fungal decay. The treatment process enables the timber to hold colour longer, requiring little or no maintenance.




NORclad LITE

NORclad® Lite offers a 30-year warranty against rot and fungal decay. This treatment does not contain a pigment and therefore upon exposure to UV light the colour will enrich before beginning to naturally weather to a silver/grey over time. With little or no maintenance required long term the NORclad® Lite treatment is a great peace of mind option over having untreated softwood timber cladding.

PROFILES

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THERMOWOOD CLADDING

Produced by heat treating Scandinavian pine & spruce to temperatures in excess of 200°C. During this heat treatment, both chemical and structural changes occur within the timber which alter and improve some of its basic characteristics, resulting in a more durable and stable timber.

Properties

  1. PEFC Certified, sustainably sourced Timber
  2. Imported from Scandinavia
  3. All timber is sourced and machined to CE Quality Grading Requirements
  4. Thermally Modified to 6% Moisture content
  5. Typically 2.4m+ lengths
  6. Frequent knots, creating character and variation from one board to the next

     
     

 

Detailed Information
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Wood Type
Softwood
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Origin
Finland
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Sustainability
Sourced from well managed forests – PEFC certified.
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Availability
Sawn and planed products in a wide range of thicknesses, widths and profiled patterns.
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Colour
Medium/ Dark brown.
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Quality
NORclad typically offer Thermowood D.
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Typical end uses
External Joinery and Cladding.
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Durability
Durable.
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Density
350 – 480kg/m3 when moisture content is 6%.
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Dimensional stability
Thermal modification increases stability.
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Fixings
Stainless steel fixings are always recommended.
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Strength & working properties
For its weight, the timber is strong and moderately hard, Redwood machines well, allowing a nice smooth finish.
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Typical section sizes
Ex 25, 32mm x 50, 75, 100, 125, 150mm.
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Typical Lengths
2.4m+

Profiles and Treatments Available

TREATMENTS
NORclad® BRUNNEA

NORclad® Brunea provides a 30-year warranty against rot & fungal decay. The treatment process enables the timber to hold colour longer, requiring little or no maintenance.




NORclad LITE

NORclad® Lite offers a 30-year warranty against rot and fungal decay. This treatment does not contain a pigment and therefore upon exposure to UV light the colour will enrich before beginning to naturally weather to a silver/grey over time. With little or no maintenance required long term the NORclad® Lite treatment is a great peace of mind option over having untreated softwood timber cladding.

PROFILES

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ABODO CLADDING

Abodo produce a range of FSC® reg: C010188 Certified products available on request sustainable timber products; super stable thermally modified plantation timber with Vulcan Cladding, in both Flat Sawn and Laminated option

 

 

Detailed Information
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Wood Type
Softwood
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Origin
Europe
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Sustainability
From responsible sources – FSC® and/or PEFC® certified timber
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Availability
Sawn and planed products in a wide range of thicknesses, widths and profiled patterns.
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Colour
The sapwood is creamy-white to yellow in colour, the heartwood is pale yellow-brown to red-brown, resinous, and usually distinct from the sapwood.
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Quality
NORclad typically offer European Redwood in A, or A+ Grade, a B Grade product is available for lower specification projects.
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Typical end uses
Widely used in both Cladding and Decking scenarios.
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Durability
Moderately durable.
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Density
510 kg/m3 at 16-18% moisture content.
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Dimensional stability
Moderate.
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Fixings
Stainless steel fixings are always recommended.
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Strength & working properties
For its weight, the timber is strong and moderately hard, Redwood machines well, allowing a nice smooth finish.
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Typical section sizes
Ex 25, 32, 50, 75, 100mm x 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200mm
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Typical Lengths
2.4m – 5.1m
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Chemical Properties
This specie has natural preservatives which can have a corrosive effect on some unprotected metals, causing a black stain on the wood.

Profiles Available

PROFILES

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