Weatherboards

Create classic or contemporary looks

Weatherboards have been used in Australian homes since the 1850s and are a key factor of Victorian and Queenslander home styles. Today they’re popular in modern coastal and Australian Hamptons style homes. Weatherboards help protect a building/structure from the harsh and unpredictable Australian weather, and natural elements such as sea spray.

Attached horizontally to the frame / house with the board above overlapping the board below creating an attractive shadow line. Builders generally prefer fibre cement weatherboards over natural timber weatherboards because they don’t bend or warp prior to installation, and also cut cleanly and require less frequent painting. James Hardie fibre cement weatherboards are also resistant to fire, rot, termites and damage from moisture. They’re suitable for use in bushfire zone construction and with fire and acoustic wall systems. James Hardie weatherboards are available in a range of thicknesses, profiles and textures. Linea weatherboards are 16mm thick and smooth for deep sharp shadow lines. PrimeLine weatherboards are 9mm thick in a narrow style with machined profiles for different shadow lines. HardiePlank weatherboards are a wide style with smooth, wood grain and rough sawn textures

• James Hardie HardiePlank
• James Hardie Primeline