Cladding a brick structure.

[RobertBM]

I’m looking for a little advice before cladding my garage with feather edge to improve its appearance. Being as it is of rendered brick construction, am I correct in believing no vapour barrier is needed before put up the battens and cladding? Just to say the garage is a stand alone structure and isn’t heated.

Also, what sort of overlap should I be looking for on 175mm cladding?

Thanks,

Rob

 

[^woody^]

No VB required. But you might want a membrane if the building currently experiences penetrating damp.

25mm minimum overlap for horizontal feather edge.

 

[RobertBM]

Yes it does currently suffer from penetrating damp which is mostly caused by my neighbour having earth up against the wall which is about a foot above the damp course. Spoke to him today and been told it’s going to be sorted.

I was thinking of a 30-35mm overlap so this goes well with what you recommended.

Many thanks