Scarborough

A modern take on traditional weatherboard, Scarborough® Weatherboard is a stylish product with strong shadow lines that will enhance both traditional and contemporary residential designs.

Scarborough® Weatherboards have a ship lapped profile which can be installed with a drained cavity solution and is gun nailable for quick and easy installation. The pre-primed boards can be cut at different lengths to minimise waste. Scarborough® Weatherboard is low maintenance, especially compared to natural timber products.

Category: Facades & Cladding
Store availability: Cabramatta, Katoomba
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Features

  • Strong shadow lines enhance both traditional and contemporary residential designs
  • Gun nailable for quick and easy installation
  • Low maintenance
  • Concealed fixing system and no ship-lap profile
  • Can be installed with a drained cavity solution
  • Pre-primed boards can be cut at different lengths to minimise waste

APPLICATIONS

Result
Applications Façades & Cladding
Type of Building Structure Residential Housing Buildings within the scope of AS4055
Wet Areas No

PANEL – DIMENSIONAL & GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Dimensional/Geometrical Characteristic Specification Manufacturing Tolerance Relevant Standard
Panel Width 175mm +1 -0 mm
Panel Length 4200mm -0 -3 mm
Panel Thickness 12mm +0.5 -0 mm
Profile Shiplap
Perpendicularity/squareness of edges 1mm/linear meter
Weight (typical) 19.4kg/m2
Layout Options Horizontal
Jointing Ship Lapped

PANEL – STRENGTH & MOISTURE RELATED PROPERTIES

Physical Property Result Relevant Standard
Modulus of Rupture (Wet) > 9 MPa AS2908.2
Modulus of Elasticity (Wet) 3-5 GPa AS2908.2
Density (Oven Dry) 1350 kg/m3 AS2908.2
Water Vapor Diffusion Not Required Not Required
Water Tightness (24hrs) No water droplet AS2908.2
Water Absorption (Saturated – 48hrs) 30 wt% ASTM C 1186
Moisture Content (EMC) 7 wt% ASTM C 1186
Moisture Movement 0.062% ASTM C 1186

PANEL – OTHER DURABILITY/WEATHER RESISTANCE INDICATORS

Test Result Relevant Standard
Heat Rain PASSED (25 Cycles) AS2908.2
Freeze Thaw PASSED (50 Cycles) AS2908.2
Warm Water Resistance PASSED (56 days) AS2908.2
Soak Dry PASSED (25 Cycles) AS2908.2

PANEL – FINISH CHARACTERISTICS

Characteristic Result Relevant Standard
Finish Preprimed
Coating Type Sealer Type: Clear Sealer On Face
Colour Bodied No
Paint Type
UV Resistance N/A N/A
Formaldehyde Emission Rate N/A N/A
VOC Emission Rate N/A N/A
Spectral Reflectivity Values Solar Reflectance % Solar Absorption % Basix Colour Relevant Standard
Scarborough™ Weatherboards N/A

PANEL – FIRE RESISTANCE, THERMAL & ACCOUSTIC PROPERTIES

Characteristic Result Relevant Standard
FIRE RESISTANCE
Combustibility Suitable for use in applications where non-combustible materials are specified by the Deemed to Satisfy Provisions of the 2016 BCA Vol 1 Amendment 1 Clause C1.9 (2015 BCA Vol Clause C1.12)
Fire Hazard Properties Group 1 Av Specific Extinction Area <250 AS/NZ 3837
Classification 1 AS/NZ 3837
Surface Burning Characteristics Ignitability =0, Flame Propagation =0, Heat Release =0, Smoke Release=1 AS1530.3
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
Thermal Conductivity (λ-Factor) ≈ 0.2704 W/m.K
Thermal Expansion Co-efficient 0.005-0.01mm/mK N/A
ACOUSTIC VALUE
Sound reduction (depends on construction) N/A N/A

SYSTEM SOLUTIONS

Characteristic Result Relevant Standard
Within Scope of AS4055? Yes
Wind Loading – Residential housing buildings within the scope of AS4055 N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, C1, C2, C3
Weatherproofing Suitable for all building classes as set out in the BCA (ie 1&10, 2-9) N/A
Cyclonic Conditions N/A N/A
Fire Resistance Limits (FRLs) Up to 90/90/90 Refer to Gyprock® The Red Book™
Bushfire Construction BAL 29 (Construction for Bushfire Attack Level 29 for an external wall) AS 3959-8
Acoustic Acoustic solutions of up to RW/RW+CTR 50/42 are detailed Refer to Gyprock® The Red Book™
Thermal Thermal solutions of up to RT(sum)/RT(win) 3.4/3.8 are detailed Refer to Gyprock® The Red Book™

FIXING

Characteristic
Maximum Span (Stud Spacing) Up to 600mm
DIRECT FIX
Nail to Timber Frame Yes
Screw to Timber Frame No
Screw to Steel Frame Yes
INDIRECT FIX
Timber Frame Yes
Steel Frame No
Masonry Frame No
EXPOSED FASTENERS
Screw No
Rivet No
Nail No
CONCEALED FASTENERS
Clip No
Countersunk Screw/Nail No
Adhesive, Split Batten, etc. No
Hidden by Overlapping Panel Yes
Flush Jointed (Taped) No

WARRANTY

25 Years

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