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Traditional Cladding
Nominal Size: 12 x 100mm. An attractive vee-jointed softwood cladding. For interior use only. Can be fitted horizontally or vertically.
Average Customer Rating:
(16 Reviews) 16
Rating Snapshot (16 reviews)
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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14 of 16(88%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Traditional Cladding
Review 1 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
You get what you pay for!,
03 January 2012
By GranDes
Good Quality:
2
out of
5
Value for money:
2
out of
5
Pros: the wood grained textured finish i wanted
Cons: quite a bit of waste
"This cladding is extremely cheap and thin which is exactly what I wanted. Being tongued, grooved and thin is quite difficult so I guess you need to buy 20% more than you actually need so that you don't have to use the faulty bits. The grain raises when you use water based paints on it; again, this is what I wanted, it has a rough textured look to it. So if this is what you want too, it comes highly recommended! Too many knots to use knotting solution so we used aluminium primer - worked really well."
Expertise:Trade
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Review 2 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
never again,
18 August 2011
By iamme
Good Quality:
3
out of
5
Value for money:
2
out of
5
"Out of 15 packs at least 10 pieces were unusable for various reasons including knot holes, splits, tongues and or grooves missing or so damaged they would not have held the next piece also there was a lot of variance in the lengths which caused me a lot of extra work."
Expertise:Expert DIYer
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Review 3 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
Knots!,
17 July 2011
By wxyz
Good Quality:
3
out of
5
Value for money:
4
out of
5
Pros: cheap
Cons: you get what you pay for
"I can't fault delivery or packaging- loads of bubble wrap which I can recycle. One of the 35 boards was so twisted as to be unusable. The knots had fallen out of several boards but, as I was going to paint them, this was no problem. I just put Sellotape over the holes on the back of the boards and filled them in with wood filler when they were in place."
Expertise:Moderate DIYer
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Review 4 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
Good value basic cladding,
01 June 2010
By ropz
Good Quality:
4
out of
5
Value for money:
5
out of
5
"With more than 60 square metres to cover, the cost of the cladding was going to be the deciding factor. This stuff from Wickes is good and half the price of the equivalent from my local timber merchant."
Expertise:Moderate DIYer
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Review 5 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
23 April 2010
By 0123456789
Good Quality:
5
out of
5
Value for money:
5
out of
5
"A brilliant purchase,the wood cladding was delivered the next day,all the wood in perfect condition.The quality was great!! All in all great value for money . It finished my daughters room off lovely, i will be back for more for the boys room."
Expertise:Moderate DIYer
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Review 6 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
First class service,
05 January 2010
By godave
Good Quality:
4
out of
5
Value for money:
5
out of
5
"Value for money product delivered in a blinding snowstorm by a very effecient driver.Well done Wickes"
Expertise:Expert DIYer
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Review 7 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
pine cladding,
08 December 2009
By JUSTAFTER
Good Quality:
4
out of
5
Value for money:
4
out of
5
"A VERY GOOD PRODUCT, EASY TO CUT AND FIX BY PINNING OR GLUEING TO WALL, JUST THE RIGHT THICKNESS."
Expertise:Expert DIYer
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
value cladding,
13 November 2009
By twcs
Good Quality:
4
out of
5
Value for money:
5
out of
5
Pros: good buy
Cons: 10% was unuseable
"i have bought a fair amount of cladding recently and 90% of it was useable.the price was good."
Expertise:Moderate DIYer
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Review 9 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
best deal around,
03 November 2009
By flopsy
Good Quality:
4
out of
5
Value for money:
5
out of
5
Pros: great value
Cons: none
"My purchase was great value for money, the quality exceeded my expectations for the price."
Expertise:Moderate DIYer
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Review 10 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
traditional cladding,
21 October 2009
By diynosaur
Good Quality:
3
out of
5
Value for money:
4
out of
5
Pros: cheap, easy to saw, gives a good finish
Cons: no instructions with packaging, only 4 out of 5 full lengths could be used, sticky labels a pain to remove
"Product has done the job and it was a first time for us but on average only 4 out of 5 in the pack could be used as full lenghts due to multiple holes and bowing, sometimes it was 3 out of 5. However these lengths were used in part elsewhere, but thios needs to be build in to calculations for full length quantities.
A guide would have been helpful on packet as it took us a while to work out smooth to groove side and whether to work upwards or downwards."
A guide would have been helpful on packet as it took us a while to work out smooth to groove side and whether to work upwards or downwards."
Expertise:Easy DIYer
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Review 11 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
Value for money,
19 October 2009
By Woody1
Good Quality:
4
out of
5
Value for money:
5
out of
5
"Fast efficient service and definitely value for money."
Expertise:Moderate DIYer
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Review 12 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
Good Quality, easy to use.,
28 August 2009
By nickthecrip
Good Quality:
4
out of
5
Value for money:
5
out of
5
Pros: good quality, good delivery
"I used 35 packs (175 lengths) of this cladding & only had 2 lengths I could not use because of damage or splitting, and then only a small part of each was unusable, so 'lost' virtually nothing. Large knots were at a minimum, there was almost no warping, all was well sanded and finished and of a consistent colour & grade.
Delivery was excellent, on time & well packaged."
Delivery was excellent, on time & well packaged."
Expertise:Moderate DIYer
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Review 13 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
Great look and warmth - Scandinavian Style,
23 October 2008
By xgStreet
Good Quality:
5
out of
5
Value for money:
5
out of
5
Pros: price, quality, easy to fit
Cons: battens not by delivery - store only
"My roots are Scandinavian and I did my research to create the look and feel of warmth in my house - and the quality and price made me choose Wickes.
Traditional cladding can be used in many different ways - I chose to have the ceilings and all walls cladded to create my look. As I have knocked down all the walls on the ground floor to create open plan - it is cladded in porch, kitchen, living room and up the stairs plus landing (bedrooms to follow).
I am not going to say it is without a bit of work - preparing all the wood before cladding starts. Then depending on the finish you want - it needs to be knotted and stained or painted to your taste. Mine is all white and it looks fantastic!
Let's not forget to mention that the added insulation with cladding in your house will also keep down the cost of your electricity bills!"
Traditional cladding can be used in many different ways - I chose to have the ceilings and all walls cladded to create my look. As I have knocked down all the walls on the ground floor to create open plan - it is cladded in porch, kitchen, living room and up the stairs plus landing (bedrooms to follow).
I am not going to say it is without a bit of work - preparing all the wood before cladding starts. Then depending on the finish you want - it needs to be knotted and stained or painted to your taste. Mine is all white and it looks fantastic!
Let's not forget to mention that the added insulation with cladding in your house will also keep down the cost of your electricity bills!"
Expertise:Easy DIYer
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Review 14 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
Too many holes,
31 July 2008
By kcurtain
"I bought 5 packs and one whole pack's worth was unusable because off all the knots that had fallen out leaving empty holes all along the board. Each piece also needed to be sanded down before painting because of the rough planing on the front side. I guess that's what I get for a cheap price."
Expertise:Moderate DIYer
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
Speedy delivery and free!!,
28 April 2008
By Bob1
"Product delivered in good condition - order Friday afternoon, delivered Monday morning.
It is now a good website, comprehensive, understandable and easy to use. On-line prices better than stores and as the order was over £45 delivery was free! Will use the site again."
It is now a good website, comprehensive, understandable and easy to use. On-line prices better than stores and as the order was over £45 delivery was free! Will use the site again."
Expertise:Expert DIYer
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Review 16 for Traditional Cladding
Overall Rating:
great product,
09 April 2008
By nstrachan
"I BOUGHT THE TRADITIONAL WOOD AND I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE WOOD. IT HAD A LOVELY GRAIN AND LOOKS GREAT UP. BETTER THAN FOCUS WOOD AND CHEAPER WITH DELIVERY"
Expertise:Moderate DIYer
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