WoodEvo CLADDING in White: a castellated wood-plastic composite board for facades, pool surrounds and feature walls that needs a wash, not a repaint. Choose 2.9m, 3.6m or 4.2m when you add it to the cart.
Price range: $58.00 through $84.00
In our view, nothing brightens a shaded courtyard or a narrow side wall like white, and WoodEvo’s White cladding does it without a paintbrush. Each castellated wood-plastic composite board is 216mm wide and 33mm thick, covers 186mm of wall, and comes in 2.9m, 3.6m or 4.2m lengths, which you choose when you add it to the cart. It suits a bright facade that only ever needs a wash.
WoodEvo’s own project photos on its CLADDING range page show White in a poolside courtyard, and that’s where we think it shines: pool surrounds, alfresco walls, south-facing walls that never see direct sun, and side passages where a dark wall would close the space in. For contrast on an entry or garage bay, pair it with WoodEvo cladding in Black; for something softer, try WoodEvo cladding in Silver Grey.
Two honest caveats. WoodEvo says batch-to-batch variation shows more in solid colours and lighter shades, so order every board for the job at once and check them before fixing. And white shows garden splash sooner than dark colours, so we wouldn’t run it down to a garden bed unless you’re happy to hose it now and then.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Colour | White |
| Material | Wood-plastic composite, castellated face |
| Board size | 216mm wide x 33mm thick |
| Cover width | 186mm |
| Lengths and weights | 2.9m (8.56kg), 3.6m (10.62kg), 4.2m (12.39kg) |
| Rail centres | 500mm maximum, at least 3 rails per board |
| Screws | 7g x 32mm stainless: 304 for timber frames, 410 for metal |
| Bushfire | Suitable up to BAL-29 (AS 3959) |
| Certification | CodeMark CM70209; Global GreenTag GreenRate Level B |
| Warranty | 12 years residential, 10 years commercial |
Run the boards vertically, divide the wall width in millimetres by the 186mm cover, and round up. Each board covers its cover width times its length:
| Length | Area per board | Boards per m² |
|---|---|---|
| 2.9m | 0.186 x 2.9 = 0.54 m² | 1.85 |
| 3.6m | 0.186 x 3.6 = 0.67 m² | 1.49 |
| 4.2m | 0.186 x 4.2 = 0.78 m² | 1.28 |
Worked example: a 2,400mm wide entry wall, 2.7m high. 2,400 ÷ 186 = 12.9, so 13 boards in the 2.9m length, about 111kg all up (13 x 8.56kg). Rails at 500mm centres up a 2.7m wall means 7 rails (2,700 ÷ 500 = 5.4, so 6 spaces). At one screw per board per rail that’s 91 screws, plus 14 for an L trim at each end: two packs of 100.
Start with a starter trim or an L trim on horizontal rails. Pre-drill 5mm into the grooved channel, drive one screw per rail, then angle the next board in and lock it into the grooved side of the last. Square off each board by cutting at least a blade width from both ends. No nails or nail gun (that voids the warranty), no chalk line and no oil or coloured pens on the face. Corners and trims are covered in WoodEvo’s cladding installation guide, which also recommends gentle soap and water for cleaning and diluted white vinegar for stubborn marks.
Cladding boards are long and heavy, so we deliver them on our own trucks across Melbourne, or you can collect from the Watsonia yard at 58 Watsonia Road. Call (03) 9435 2555 for a delivery price or read our Melbourne delivery details. Screws are on our WoodEvo screws and accessories page, the other six colours are on our WoodEvo composite cladding range page, and you can send us your plans for a quote.
We wouldn’t. It doesn’t need paint, and WoodEvo’s warranty excludes paints, stains and other treatments applied to the boards.
WoodEvo says all its cladding soaks up some ambient heat on hot days and that the darker colours are the ones that feel warm to touch. In our view, that makes White the better choice for a sunny wall people brush past.
The shortest one that clears your wall height after squaring both ends; most walls up to about 2.8m work with 2.9m boards. Our WoodEvo Melbourne page covers the rest of the range.
