Cladding a 'shed'... horizontal Vs vertical?

[MisterBoy]

I have a 5x3m dwarf wall, formerly a Victorian greenhouse but the top has all been removed and replaced with a simple wooden superstructure (with pitched corrugated roof). The aim is for it to be a sort of posh shed - quite bright with several windows not just a wooden box.

I had initially planned to use horizontal overlapped cladding (maybe shiplap) but happened to drive past a couple of nicely done ones recently that had vertical cladding.

What are the pros and cons of each? Any advice or personal experience doing either that would sway you? I am hoping to do this as a DIY project in case this makes a difference - specialist tools/techniques/etc.

 

[^woody^]

It's just appearance.

But you can't just turn horizontal cladding vertical.

End grain at the bottom is susceptible in vertical timber cladding

 

[MisterBoy]

For vertical would you basically use simple T&G boards then - like making a door? We've set the frame up flush with the brick dwarf wall so the bottom of the cladding would be overlapping on the outside instead of sitting on top but still an exposed end to keep well treated.

 

[^woody^]

For vertical would you basically use simple T&G boards then - like making a door? We've set the frame up flush with the brick dwarf wall so the bottom of the cladding would be overlapping on the outside instead of sitting on top but still an exposed end to keep well treated.

Yes and no, the profile is different - specific to vertical cladding.