Installation Guide - DIY Timber Cladding

Cladding screwed to frame

Many home farmers are customising their Foodcubes to suit their own garden designs. Our good friend Paul Oakley has provided an amazing template for anyone looking to customise their Foodcube. Check it out!

Concrete base, 60-70mm thick. No mesh.

Cladding concrete base no mesh

Timber is 70mm x 45mm treated pine. Set the frames up just back from the top lip

Timber is 70mm x 45mm treated pine. Set the frames up just back from the top lip

Clad with blue board or cement sheet, 450mm eave sheets are good. If you set the frames up just back from the top lip when you screw the blue board on it finishes flush with the top lip on the Foodcubes

Clad with blue board or cement sheet

Paint black with grip set water proofer, water grade

Paint black with grip set water proofer, water grade

Cladding can then be what ever you want screwed to frame

Cladding screwed to frame

Cladding screwed to frame

 

There you go! If you clad your Foodcubes another way we’d love to hear from you.

Send your photos to hello@biofilta.com.au

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