Elanora Residence - Sunshine Coast, Australia

When it came to the timber cladding and screening for this home close to the ocean on the Sunshine Coast, Designers Reitsma & Associates were able to tick many boxes with the specification of Abodo Vulcan timber, in terms of durability, span length and waste reduction.

As its name suggests, the Sunshine Coast receives around 300 days of sunshine each year. With this exposure, plus a location close to the beach, Reitsma had to be conscious that exterior applications for this home could withstand anything the environment threw at them.

Add to this the homeowner’s wish for a low maintenance timber that could flow through from the exterior to the interior, and the product needed to perform in many different ways.

Enter, Abodo Vulcan Nexus. Coated in Protector - Nero throughout the home, both inside and out, the timber is able to withstand the coastal application despite being a dark colour.

Dark colours usually spell trouble for other timber species by contributing to movement and twisting. Vulcan is one of the lowest movement timbers and stable enough to work well with dark colours. The result is the longest period between maintenance coats, leaving the homeowners more time to enjoy beach life.

Reitsma & Associates specified Vulcan Screening(42x42) for the front façade and Vulcan Nexus Cladding (WB12) for the exterior cladding, interior wall linings and garage doors.