




Achieve great design without great effort by integrating our charred timber cladding into your next designs facade.
Why choose Hurford’s Shou Sugi Ban Refined Architectural Cladding?
Hurford’s are one of the oldest companies in the Australian timber manufacturing business. Our love and expertise for drying and manufacturing timber products along with our heed for innovation in our industry subsequently fuels our drive to produce quality timber products, and in this case, a quality timber system.
Hurford’s Shou Sugi Ban Refined Architectural Cladding is a complete solution for any wall, offering not just a precision milled piece of charred timber cladding but also the detailed trims to ensure a streamline finish and watertight result.
PROFILE DESIGNS COULEE
Collective features include:
- Relief grooves which are designed to take the stress out of the cladding, reducing the effect of warping and cupping.
- Screw location line indicates exactly where to fix the cladding board, allowing the next row to slide over the existing board and create a secret fix finish.
- The profiled board location shoulder provides a convenient method of incorporating the necessary expansion allowance as each board is fixed in place. This is checked during installation to ensure that expansion allowance is maintained.
*View the installation guide for more details.
TRIM DESIGNS EXTERNAL CORNER INTERNAL CORNER END STOP
Hurford’s Shou Sugi Ban trims provide a streamline finish and play an integral part in ensuring a water tight finish. All aluminium trims are factory fitted with waterproof gaskets* designed to decrease the on-site sealing process, and reduced the delivery of loose materials.
FEATURES END MATCHED MOISTURE BARRIER SYSTEM

Utilising a specially developed end match system for external use, Hurford’s Shou Sugi Ban end match profile has a micro bevel edge designed to encourage water to drain away from the join. Applying a bead of sealant to the join at installation stage eliminates moisture transfer and ensures a watertight connection.
End matching the product means the boards can be fixed mid stud, eliminating the need to dock and create volumes of waste, saving up to 10% of the product that previously would have been thrown away. Not only does this save costs, it’s a better for our environment with less resource being used.


All trims in the Hurford’s Shou Sugi Ban Cladding range feature a factory fitted seal, the foam gaskets compress and expand with timber movement, an extra safeguard against the Australian storm season. Factory fitted gaskets eliminate the on-site sealing process, reducing labour costs. The Moisture Barrier System does not eliminate the need for good building practice and meeting the Building Code requirements.
SPECIFICATIONS CLADDING TRIMS
CLADDING
Profile: Coulee
Width: 88mm (70mm cover), 138mm (120mm cover)
*Cypress also available in 118mm (100mm cover)
Thickness: 21mm
Length: Random
Moisture Content: 10% to 15%
Species: Cypress, Durable Australian Hardwoods & BAL-29 Australian Hardwoods
Joining: End-matched, micro bevel
Finish: Charred pre-oiled with two coats of sealer
During installation, it is required that you coat any sawn cut exposed ends with Feast Watson Timber and Deck Stain, Black Japan. Once Shou Sugi Ban Refined Architectural Cladding is installed, you will also need to apply an additional coat of Feast Watson Timber and Deck Stain, Black Japan Industrial Solid Timber Stain, Charred Black.
Although some surface degradation with time is unavoidable, blemishes can be disguised or the appearance reinstated, if desired. Often, re application of the protective stain is all that is needed, but on-site re-charring can also be undertaken to specific locations. Changes in appearance will not affect the performance of the product. A time will come when a fresh look is desired, and a further coat of Feast Watson Timber and Deck Stain, Black Japan will re-establish the dark burnt appearance of the product. Leaving the product without maintaining the coats will lead to faster aging and a change in patina.
For more information on Feast Watson Timber and Deck Stain, Black Japan maintenance, or to find a stockist, please visit their website www.feastwatson.com.au or phone FREECALL 1800 252 502.
SCREW FIXING REQUIRED:
Black coated A2 Stainless Steel screws suitable for coastal installations. Drive 1/4 inch RW drive bit.
Available to purchase from Hurford Wholesale Pty Ltd.
External Corner: Powdercoated Aluminium
Internal Corner: Powdercoated Aluminium
End Stop: Powdercoated Aluminium
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Q U E S T I O N S
Hurford’s are a Wholesaler and are unable to supply direct to builders and the public.
Please email us if you have a question or email your name, phone number, address so we will provide details of the closest Hurford’s reseller or if you request a sample piece.
Email: info@hurfordwholesale.com.au