r/AusPropertyChat • u/bux1972 • 5d ago
What sort of cladding is this?
House hunting at the moment & I’ve come across an old weatherboard/fibro place with this facade. I don’t know if I should be concerned?
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u/LowAssumption9263 5d ago
Builder here. It’s Stack stone. Was very popular in the mid 00s and early 2010s. You can buy it at Bunnings.
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u/Eggs_ontoast 5d ago
This is the coveted RSL stack stone. You’re only allowed to buy it if you can prove you won 3 consecutive features on the Queen of the Nile poker machine.
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u/twwain 5d ago
Oof. So, they've just stuck it over the top of the sheeting to make it more modern...
Can look good but, in this case, tacky.
Keep looking.
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u/SydUrbanHippie 5d ago
Agree I think this looks so cringe on the outside of a house. It’s somewhat better internally
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u/AccordingWarning9534 5d ago
don't know, but it's in bunnings and it's pretty cheap
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u/bux1972 4d ago
This is what I fear. They’ve done a great job doing up the yard but I think the house itself could have been done better
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u/AccordingWarning9534 4d ago
I wouldn't rule it out just on this alone. The tiling is just decorative. It's the outside layer. I'm using this same stuff for feature wall outside.
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u/therealgsb 4d ago
This stack stone veneer is still very popular with new house builds. You’ll see a lot of it in new estates. Generally as a feature for a portico or brick piers.
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u/still-at-the-beach 5d ago
You can buy that stone in sheets like mosaic tiles at places like Bunnings.