Is Axon cladding good?

A: Axon™ cladding is made from Scyon™, the advanced lightweight cement composite with heavy-duty performance. Not only is it resistant to damage from termites, rot and fire, but it can also be gun nailed and is easy to cut — like timber. A: Axon™ cladding can enhance energy efficiency.

What is the difference between stria and Axon cladding?

Stria cladding boards can be oriented vertically for a deep groove vertical look. Although it has the look of tongue and groove vertical joint boards, Axon Cladding comes in 1200mm wide sheets. There a three styles. Two with 133mm groove spacing in either a smooth or wood grain texure.

Do you need to paint Axon cladding?

Heavy-duty performance and enhanced workability. The stepped shiplap on the long edges of Axon™ cladding means sheets are easily installed. Paint application is fast because the pre-primed sheets mean less paint and time is needed to achieve a high-quality finish.

How thick is Scyon Axon?

SCYON™ AXON™ CLADDING SHEET SIZES (mm) There is a ship lap edge joint along the two long edges and square edges along the short edges. The grooves are nominally 2mm deep and 10mm wide. Sheet weighs approximately 12kg/m2 in equilibrium.

Is Axon cladding waterproof?

Axon Cladding is resistant to moisture damage, so it’s perfect for bathroom areas!

Can Axon cladding be installed horizontally?

The various panel widths can be mixed in horizontal, vertical and diagonal formats to provide an infinite array of design possibilities.

Can Axon cladding be laid horizontally?

Can I use cladding on floor?

Much like hardwood flooring, wood cladding has many straight lines in it. When adding the cladding, you have two choices; you can either place it horizontally or vertically.

What can James Hardie axon cladding be used for?

Axon™ cladding can also be used to add texture as an eave or soffit lining. Made from Scyon,™ it will resist shrinking, swelling and cracking* to hold paint longer than wood and can therefore be painted dark as well as light colours. Up to 60 minutes Fire Rating when used with HardieSmart™ wall systems.

What kind of cladding is axon for walls?

Introduce drama and detail to your walls with the clean vertical lines of Axon™ Cladding. Incorporating the beauty and fine detail of painted vertical joint timber, but without time-consuming board construction or durability hassles, Axon is a range of vertically grooved panels with the detail of vertical joint timber.

Can you use James Hardie for external walls?

Cladding makes little contribution to the thermal efficiency of external walls in frame type construction, so choosing the most effective wall insulation batts is important. James Hardie fibre cement wall systems can be used to create high performing thermal walls.

Is there demand for fibre cement cladding in Australia?

Demand for fibre cement cladding continues to grow in Australia as it provides increased flexibility with designs and takes up less floor space than brick cladding – as it doesn’t add much to wall thickness. Between 4.5mm HardieFlex Sheets and 27mm the Matrix Cladding Panel and Cavity.