Charred timber cladding
Show productsAt Carpentier, you will find black wood cladding that works for your project. We create the desired look in our workshop using the Shou Sugi Ban technique, to ensure your façade is unique. What’s more, our burnt wood cladding is fully compatible with the invisible Grad® installation system. This ensures simple installation and an impeccable finish for your black wood wall.
Beautiful Shou Sugi Ban cladding for every facade
What makes our charred timber cladding so attractive is the Shou Sugi Ban charring technique, which our wood experts carry out by treating the wooden boards with flames. Inspired by a centuries-old Japanese tradition, this special technique not only creates a stylish and attractive look, but also comes with other advantages.
Our black wood cladding can take on any colour, from intense black to lightly toasted and anything in between. Shades are natural in appearance and depend on factors such as:
- the wood variety chosen for the project
- the intensity of the flame
- the intensity of brushing after charring.
Burnt wood cladding also comes in different textures, with deeper charring producing a scaled effect. In combination with charring and brushing, wood can take on a flamed or grained appearance. All of this helps make every burnt wood facade unique. In short, this is the ideal choice of cladding for creating one-of-a-kind designs.
WHICH CHARRED TIMBER CLADDING IS BEST FOR YOUR PROJECT?
Visit our showrooms to see all of our top-quality burnt wood cladding. We will be happy to provide any additional advice you may need.
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Advantages of charred timber cladding
Shou Sugi Ban burns away the soft outer layer of the wooden boards, a process that makes wood significantly more durable. What remains is a hard, robust charred layer that is moisture-free and highly flame resistant. It also generally attracts fewer pests and less mould, thus rendering it more rot resistant.
It’s important to know that Carpentier deliberately sources all of its environmentally responsible wood varieties from sustainably managed forests. By choosing our charred wood cladding, you are making a responsible choice that is good for the environment.
Good to know
Minor surface damage to the outer layer of the charred wood may occur during transportation, processing and installation. Carpentier accepts no responsibility for this.
Quick, seamless installation
Our burnt timber cladding profiles are perfect for use with the Grad® installation system. Since our black wood cladding is delivered ready to use, wood professionals can get straight to work. This smart solution saves valuable time and creates a seamless result, with no nails or screws.
Did you know?
At Carpentier, all the accessories you need for fitting cladding are in stock and can be ordered at the same time. These include: waterproof membranes, battens and extra aluminium joists for finishing windowsills and door edges, and clip grips, etc.
Advice from our wood specialists
When cladding is installed vertically, the effects of gravity could cause boards to slide. Glue is often used to ensure they remain in place. However, this means that our QuickClip® cladding loses its circular character. That’s why we recommend to use the Grad® clip grip. This handy tool locks the cladding boards firmly onto the aluminium rail, without stopping them from being easy to dismantle and keeping their circularity. One clip grip per board is enough to prevent any sliding.
QuickClip® cladding boards can easily be dismantled without damage using a set of dismantling keys. Dismantling boards can be really useful if work needs to be carried out behind the cladding, or if you want to smarten up the entire façade.
A beautiful alternative for a Japanese burnt wood finish: HOTwood pine Ignite
In appearance, our Ignite tongue-and-groove boards in thermo pine are identical to the characteristic beauty of our charred woods. The major difference is that Ignite lacks the blackened, charred layer of wood finished with the traditional Shou Sugi Ban charring method. To achieve the texture of a burnt wood, thermally modified pine is embossed and brushed, then given a black finish.
This unique, aesthetically pleasing profile is a budget-friendly alternative for charred wood, but offers the same level of durability as thermo pine. Moreover, it is incredibly low-maintenance, requiring no more than a coat of black paint every five to seven years. With regular painting, the charred effect will remain intact for years. Ideal for interior and exterior projects.
Discover our selection of charred timber cladding
Various sustainable wood varieties are suitable for charring. But to ensure outstanding quality, our price list includes only charred ash and charred Accoya cladding. While other wood varieties may seem more affordable, we advise customers to use those only in interior porjects and other settings in which wood will not be exposed to the elements. Please feel free to ask for any advice you may need.
