Cladding

[bob_c]

Im toying with the idea of cladding my workshop on the outside.The workshop is 23` long but only 7`10" wide.(inside dimensions)Ive always struggled to arrange machinery because of this width problem. Its single skin breeze block with render on the outside.I have never put any insulation in as i dont want to lose any width,so decided to insulate the outside and clad over the top.(Im sick of tools getting rust damage in the winter months)Is this a feasable idea and what sort of prices do you lot pay for shiplap?? Or can any one think of a better idea ?
We recently had the whole house roof reslated in new slates and i kept the old ones.Im planning to slate the workshop with them after i get the walls sorted.

 

[Digit]

Feather edge is much cheaper than shiplap. Know your problem, my shop is like a tunnel!

Roy.

 

[Rich]

Tunnel? I have to perform a belly dance to get from one end to the other! :lol: :lol:
Rich.

 

[Digit]

Ooooh!

Roy.

 

[pobo]

hello bob_c, when building my workshop i used ship lap, ended up half the price of Feather edge + there is less wastage. i got it from a company that makes sheds and fence panels and they buy it buy the ton think i paid about 15p a foot. don't know if this is the cheapest way but works great for me.

pete

 

[Richardhw]

Don't know if it's a good price or not but I just bought 200m of shiplap for £158 ( works out at 79p per metre).
and Rich, if I did a belly dance in my shed i'd have to rebuild it's 3m wide but so am I :lol:

 

[bob_c]

Thanks for the replies,i,ll look into the prices of both shiplap and feather edge.The tunnel effect can get really depressing
So is there no serious problems with fixing something like kingspan to the outside of the walls and cladding on top of it?(with a vapour membrane of course!)