Window head alligned with full board

With many claddings the installation process is facilitated if certain features in the design have been positioned with the modular size of the cladding in mind. Nu-Wall is no exception, and perhaps the biggest favour the designer can do for the builder or cladding installer is to plan for window and door heads to be aligned with a full board. For example, if specifying Nu-Wall Shiplap, which has cover width of 150mm, to position joinery heads at a height from the cladding’s lowest point which is a multiple of 150. Enabling the use of a full board above a joinery head avoids much time consuming work for the installer; it also results in a tidier finished appearance at these details. Obviously it may not be feasible to achieve this with every window & door, particularly on multi-storey buildings.

Nu-Wall Installation

Nu-Wall has always been supplied to the market on the basis of beng able to be installed by any competent builder who is familiar with timber-framed construction. There are no specialist processes involved; the extruded profiles are cut to the required lengths on site and fixed to the structure, following our published specifications.

Residential projects involving Nu-Wall cladding commonly lend themselves well to having the cladding installed by the builder who has been engaged to manage the whole project. In many such instances a builder will be encountering Nu-Wall for the first time and may be somewhat apprehensive about working with an unfamiliar product. This is usully addressed quite simply by our spending some time with the builder and his team discussing installation procedures prior to commencement. Following this, installations tend to go smoothly with any queries being able to be dealt with via phone.  With few exceptions, at the end of the job the builder feels that they have learnt something worthwhile and also feels confident about tackling the next Nu-Wall job. Sometimes a builder does not have the resources to apply to installation of the cladding; in these situations we are able to refer them to a third-party contractor who is experienced with the product.

Commercial projects commonly involve subcontracting Nu-Wall installation to a third-party; however, as above, we can provide assistance and support to the main contractor, should they wish to handle the works directly.