The weather is warm, the sun is shining – and your patio or deck is looking dated and a bit cramped. It may still be great for a BBQ, and your favourite place to sit and read a book, but it deserves to be a showplace. Fortunately, a stunning makeover doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Fibre cement panels are here to save you – and your bank account! We’ve got lots of ideas for creative fibre cement uses, and we want to share a few of them here as we reimagine your outdoor living space.
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Creative Fibre Cement Uses
Cladding
This is the most popular use for fibre panels – and also one of the most immediately effective. Nothing transforms a space like a complete rework of the walls. That can take a very long time, or it can happen quickly and easily with beautiful fibre cement panels that are available in a great variety of designs, with the depth and interest of raised and recessed three-dimensional detailing.
Durability
Fibre cement cladding is highly durable – outlasting wood panelling by years and years, and they’re naturally fire-resistant. They install easily – many can simply be nailed to existing framing. And they weigh far less than any type of masonry or cement construction.
Easy to Work With
Cement fibre panels will very convincingly replicate the look of every material from wood strakes to bricks (new or distressed) to rendered stucco. They take regular paints rated for outdoor application, and some are available pre-primed to speed up the setup and installation.
A Modern Look
For contemporary design motifs, we choose fibre cladding panels with strong linear and geometric features to catch light and create texture on the large open surfaces often found in modern residential design. Sun will play across the panels by day, and nighttime lighting becomes a design element as it interacts with the highly visual panel surfaces.
Timeless and Classic
In a traditional setting, fibre cladding panels that represent the fine construction materials of the past give the warmth that makes this theme so inviting and well-loved. Wood and shingle textured surfaces – presented by themselves or mixed and contrasted with brick and stone elements – are the classic choices of beautiful traditional design.
Fencing
Why settle for something functional and industrial when you can have something functional and very attractive? There is no need for your yard to look like a back alley down by the docks. Ditch the chain-link and make a beautiful statement with fibre panel fencing. It can be rough-hewn boards, or stylish wide panels made from fine rendered concrete.
The incredible versatility of cement fibre fencing panels will be on display in your updated and rejuvenated outdoor spaces. No need to worry about your guests wandering off touching the panels to see what they’re really made from, though – because they convincingly look exactly like what they are representing. High-relief capability and a very dense composition create the ideal material to replicate almost any grain and texture.
Landscaping
Everyone loves a gazebo, a big wide deck, or a simple bench set by a water feature. The trouble is that they don’t last, and they’re expensive to maintain and replace. Our strong Australian sunlight, robust weather, and the rain never rest in their work. Legacy materials endure as best they can, but fibre construction panels endure longer – a lot longer.
Creative fibre cement uses include some surprising structural applications. Fibre cement panels are so strong you can get them as deck surfacing timbers. And we all know how even the best wooden decks deteriorate, even with frequent care. If it’s outdoors, fibre panels will last, outlast, and then last some more.
Contact Us Today to Learn More
We hope this quick overview of creative fibre cement uses gets your imagination going. There is so much more to know and explore, and we’d love to talk with you about it. Fibre panels and cement sheeting are just a start. Browse our products online, contact us for a quote – or best of all, come in to one of our great stores. Stop by today to talk outdoor design, or just to say hello!
