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HardiePlank® VL Weatherboard

The durable, low maintenance fibre cement exterior cladding.

If you’re looking for a versatile, low maintenance weatherboard with a natural and beautiful texture, look no further than HardiePlank® fibre cement cladding. It’s the facade of choice for builders and homeowners alike, protecting and beautifying millions of homes.

For facades that last longer.

Stylish & strong fibre cement cladding
 

Made from advanced material fibre cement, HardiePlank® cladding is an engineered cellulose-fibre and cement composite that offers the ultimate in fire, moisture, rot and pest resistance. The unique properties of HardiePlank® cladding offers major advantages over conventional cladding materials, providing ease of installation, design flexibility and enhanced durability.

Made to last

With advanced seventh generation technology we’ve created the most durable HardiePlank® cladding ever made. Enhanced properties for unmatched durability. Our additives are chemically bonded to provide lasting resistance to rain, hail, wind, fire, rot and pests.

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Best of both strength and usability

We’ve found the perfect balance between high-quality Portland cement, sand and cellulose fibre to deliver lightweight, easy-to-cut cladding that installs firm and fast.

Superior dimensional stability

Our cladding is engineered at the microscopic level to create a robust fibre cement composite that doesn’t shrink or split.
 

Non-combustible cladding
 

HardiePlank cladding stands strong even in the most extreme adverse events. Our weatherboards are non-combustible, achieving the highest rating possible (A2, s1-d0) for a coloured facade product. HardiePlank has been extensively fire tested under the 13501-1 suite of fire tests for CE compliance, and would not contribute to the propagation of fire. 

The JamesHardie® colour visualiser

Lasting beauty is unmistakable

Our colour visualizer tool gives you the power to experiment with our ColourPlus™ Technology range on different housing styles.  
 
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Project Gallery

Chichester

HardiePlank cladding in Cobble Stone cedar texture.

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Follaton Oaks

New build development featuring mixed materials in stone, HardiePlank and render.

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Green Park Village

Large scale residential development showcasing different colours of HardiePlank cladding.

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Mulberry Place

HardiePlank cladding in Light Mist, Midnight Black, Arctic White and Sail Cloth, all in cedar texture.

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JamesHardie® material calculator

Calculate how much material you need.

The JamesHardie® material calculator is designed to help calculate how much HardiePlank® cladding is needed for your project. 

Thanks to this calculator tool, you can quickly estimate how much cladding you need to install and share the results with one of our stockists. 
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HardiePlank Literature

HardiePlank Family Brochure

HardiePlank and HardiePlank VL Install Guide

James Hardie Design Look Book

James Hardie Colour Match Information

15 Year Warranty for cladding products

Product Data Sheet: HardiePlank fibre cement

FC-0502 DoP HardiePlank UK

HardiePlank - BBA Certificate

Fire Resistance HardiePlank and HardiePanel Classification Report

HardiePlank Drawings

Our technical drawings are designed to help from early specification to install. Available in both PDF and DWG format.

Product Specifications

Composition: Portland cement, sand, cellulose fibre, water, selected additives
Properties: HardieZone™ Technology for advanced climate protection
Dimensions: 3600 x 180 x 8 mm
Overlap: 30 mm
Weight: 7.4 kg per plank, 11.419 kg/m²
Density: 1300 kg/m³
Fire rating: A2, s1-d0
Warranty: 15 years


Calculate how much material you need for your next project!

Thanks to our online calculator tool, you can quickly estimate how much cladding you need to install and share the results with one of our stockists. Try it now!

We believe in what we sell

Even after many years, HardiePlank® cladding looks like the first day. That is why we offer a 15 year product warranty. HardiePlank® cladding is the durable and economical solution, particularly suitable for home renovation and new build projects. 

Trust James Hardie and use our fibre cement products knowing that you have made the best choice. Our products have an expected life expectancy of over 60 years and come with a 15 year warranty.

Do you have any questions? Feel free to contact us!


 

Evolution of Rainscreen Cladding

We are delighted to offer Continous Professional Development (CPD) presentations presented by our Specification Managers across the UK.  As members of the RIBA CPD Providers Network, all of our courses are RIBA approved which can be used to claim CPD points.

Our CPD are for a duration of approx. 45 minutes and can take place at your office, any time from Monday - Friday. 

Following the seminar, our specification team will be happy to  discuss any projects you may be working on at the moment, offer general advice and arrange for project take-offs to be supplied to you free of charge.

For bookings and availability, e-mail info@jameshardie.co.uk

Yes, you can install the HardiePlank boards both vertically and horizontally. 
We sell a range of specialist tools designed to cut our products quickly, effectively and with a minimum of dust. The best are hand tools like the HardieGuillotine™ which is available from your distributor. Always use approved safety glasses and appropriate EN approved respiratory protection (PPE #2 or #3) for particulate hazards when working with HardiePlank cladding and HardieTrim™ NT3.
 
The plastic film helps protect the finish from damage during transportation, storage and installation. We would suggest that it is removed last thing, starting from the top edge down as the fixings are inserted.
 
A clearance of 150 mm should be maintained between the bottom edge of the lowest layer of HardiePlank and HardiePanel cladding and any unpaved ground. This will allow for clearance when soil is back-filled against the foundations and footings and prevent the bottom plank being damaged by contact with soil and rainwater splashing up the wall.
 
JamesHardie saw blade is available in 160, 190, 254 and 305 mm.
The 160 blades have 20 mm bore with a reducer taking it to 16 mm.
The 190 blades have 30 mm bore with a reducer taking it to 20 mm.
On the 254 and 305 mm blades they have a 30 mm bore and no reducer.
 
You can use impulse or pneumatic nail guns as well as nailing by hand. Nails should be placed 20-25mm down from the top edge of each plank and driven into the batten with the heads flush with the surface of the plank.

Why JamesHardie® fibre cement?

The superior characteristics of our fibre cement products make them the preferred, low maintenance choice of professional builders, architects and homeowners alike. James Hardie fibre cement is thinner and lighter-weight, yet stronger and easier to handle than most alternative building materials, ensuring your build moves along faster – with less hold ups and complications.

  • Low maintenance
  • Weather resistant – doesn’t shrink, crack or warp
  • Fire resistant - non combustible A2 fire rated
  • Lightweight for easy installation
  • Eco-friendly
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