Thanks for the responses and helping to clarify the Face for me. A useful point by Billy also means I am now quite confident that the face side is 'B'.
My final question is ...
We'd like to run the boards horizontally for a more traditional feel... Is this a bad idea? (hammer) The proposed application is to clad a timber frame, single storey, pitched roof outbuilding which is quite sheltered from the weather.
My instinct says vertical, however after contacting two suppliers who specialise in timber and decking products I'm left a little unsure :?
One notes my profile is similar to their product 'Micro line' which has a square shadow channel, saying... 'The type of cladding you have pictured can be run horizontally or vertically.'
The second says... 'using a profile that has a flat edge which does not allow run-off of water may reduce the lifespan of the timber and stain where water is held.'
How wet are the walls likely to get? Perhaps the roof and the building location will provide the necessary protection to run the boards horizontally?
Any thoughts on this most appreciated.
Thanks, Jim