sidewall wall slate tiles
It's a European cement-board panel product called Cembonit. It has integral color, meaning it doesn't need painting like Hardi-panel. A similar product called Silbonit has the same properties, and is made in the U.S. They are more expensive than typical cement-board products, but can pay for themselves over time by not having to be re-painted every few years.
Rhodes Architecture + Light The lower siding material used for the West of Market House is an Indian Raja Slate tile (3/4" thick tile applied to grout over tile backer board-similar to a shower application actually). Indian slates can vary tremendously from tan to brown to reds and greens. The application is called a stack bond because it aligns both vertical and horizontal tile joints. October 21, 2013 at 12:23pm Like PRO Rhodes Architecture + Light Iroko wood is very strong and durable. The Heartwood will last forever untreated. Sapwoood is prone to rot. Not great at holding onto coatings. If you want to keep it shiny use high quality marine varnish or Deks Ojle and be prepared to redo to a lesser or greater extent every year. Alternative would be a teak oil that you can redo a couple of times a year to keep it clean. Oil attracts dirt which can make the finish very dark (like black) over time. Whatever you do, if you don't maintain it regularly you'll get flaking varnish or streaks of grey/black. If you like grey weathered wood, I'd recommend not using any coatings or oil. If it gets dirty you can bleach and scrub and it'll come up nice again. October 21...
These are 12x24 tiles of black slate.
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