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that’s brill, thank you (bar the wasps - also had a nest that ate through my bedroom ceiling as a kid too as it happens!)
suppose i should show the offending article, if not at least to make other people feel better about how their houses look..!
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tricky - I suppose cladding it might be do-able - but fiddly no?. Two things jump out - the verge on the lean-to and the window sills - not enough projection to fit battens + clad and retain a reasonable drip detail ? I'd get quotes for render repairs and infilling the bare brick sections and then paint it.
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Look at Silvatimber or Southgate Timber (my fave supplier) - for larch or maybe cedar. Larch is cheaper and paler in colour - think about finish too. Sioxx is the best (from russwood) to pre-weather to a silver grey, but there are plenty of options.
Id personally avoid general treated softwood cladding for a house - too much shed vibes and often shit quality but - Chesham timber do good feather edge barn cladding.
Cedral click smooth maybe worth a look (fibre cement). Which would quicker on account of no oiling / painting required.
If its just the ground floor you are cladding you'll need to think about a cladding head detail to flash into what ever is above and provide a vent to the battened cavity. Also consider insect mesh. We had wasps behind our cladding and they ate through the ceiling into my kids bedroom !