16 July 2023
Our Wood Finish aluminium provides the timber look that architects and designers crave where it would usually be impossible.
By utilising a lightweight, non-combustible material such as aluminium, designers can avoid issues such as weight restrictions and fire compliance which can force the sacrifice of the overall design intent.
Below we show you the advantages of aluminium when used as a timber substitute, along with the various options we provide for feature walls, ceilings and facades.
Aluminium offers a huge range of finishes as an interior lining or exterior cladding product, and is often used on applications such as
Along with powder coat and anodised options, timber look options are a popular choice largely due to the following benefits they provide over traditional timber battens and cladding.
We offer two timber look options for you, Wood Finish Aluminium and a Real Timber Veneer range that allow us to provide the right solution depending on the needs of your project.
Both ranges are manufactured in similar ways, through a process of wrapping aluminium battens in a thin coating. This process takes place in our Australian factory, using the highest quality materials from all over the world. The specially designed wrapping machine glues the coating into place, then uses a series of rollers to ensure a strong connection.
Our range of Wood Finish Aluminium uses a thin vinyl coating which is wrapped around the aluminium battens. Printed on this coating is a photorealistic timber look pattern to provide the timber aesthetic which are based on real timber species, however on request, we can match existing colours or discuss any particular requirements.
“The Wood Finish Aluminium was the right solution for this installation, enabling us to comply with fire compliance requirements. The light weight nature of the aluminium profiles was a key factor in this decision, enabling us to avoid installation additional structure to facilitate the new installations.”
As the name implies, our Real Timber Veneer uses actual timber in the place of a vinyl wrap or woodgrain powder coat, making it only available for internal applications. The veneer consists of timber sliced down to under 0.5mm thick, then delivered in rolls.
This veneer is then applied to our aluminium battens, blades or cladding using our wrapping machine in our Australian factory. Due to the extra processing involved in using real timber, a smaller range of 4 colours is available in Real Timber Veneer. Some advantages of this timber look option are –
Offering a wide range of finishes to complement the durable and lightweight properties of aluminium, this system provides a fire-rated linear texture for any project.
Our aluminium Click-on Cladding rainscreen combines traditional tongue and groove cladding methodology with our unique clip connection, allowing for massive flexibility in design options in both interiors and exteriors.
Click-on Screens have been designed with minimal fixings to provide a clean, linear, 360-degree screen product. The open batten system can be crafted from either timber or aluminium and is perfect for applications such as free-standing screens and balustrade infills.