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Spotted Gum Vee Joint Cladding

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Legendary World No. 1 tennis player PAT RAFTER chooses SDS Australia because quality matters.

Architectural Australian Timber

Spotted Gum Cladding is a premium Australian hardwood known for its exceptional strength, durability, and striking natural character. With rich tonal variation ranging from pale to dark chocolate browns and a distinctive wavy grain, it delivers a bold and architectural aesthetic suited to both residential and commercial applications.

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Overview

Strong. Distinctive. Naturally Architectural.

Spotted Gum Cladding is one of Australia’s most durable and visually distinctive hardwoods, widely used in architectural façade and design applications, and is suitable for exterior use on saunas. Sourced from coastal regions of New South Wales and Queensland, it is valued for its natural strength, longevity, and expressive grain patterns.

Featuring a rich colour spectrum from pale brown to deep chocolate tones, Spotted Gum creates dynamic and organic surface variation that enhances modern and natural architectural designs. Its moderately coarse texture and characteristic wavy grain often produces an attractive fiddleback figure, making each installation unique.

With Class 1 above-ground durability and very high density, Spotted Gum is engineered by nature to perform in demanding external environments while maintaining its structural integrity and aesthetic appeal over time.

Spotted Gum Vee Joint Cladding
Width & Thickness	120mm x 18mm
Length	2100mm, 2400mm, 2700mm, 3000mm
Material	Spotted Gum
Durability Class	Class 1
Profile	Vee Joint
Use	Exterior wall cladding, façades, feature walls and architectural screening

Important Information

Natural Weathering or Coated Finish

Spotted Gum Cladding is typically supplied in a natural, unfinished state for on-site finishing flexibility. When left untreated, it will naturally weather over time.

Alternatively, it can be coated with penetrating oils to enhance and preserve its rich natural tones. For maximum colour retention and long-term UV protection, we recommend Osmo UV-Protection Oil.

Film-forming coatings are not recommended for external weather-exposed applications.

Can Spotted Gum be used for saunas?

Thanks to its heavy durability, Spotted Gum Vee Joint Cladding is perfect for the exterior cladding of your sauna. Due to its high thermal conductivity, it is not suitable for use in the interior of your sauna.

Key Features

Exceptional Australian Hardwood Strength

Spotted Gum is a very hard and dense Australian hardwood with a seasoned density of approximately 1100 kg/m³ and a Janka hardness rating of 11.0, making it one of the strongest commercially available timber species.

Class 1 Durability

Rated for more than 40 years above-ground exposure, Spotted Gum is highly resistant to decay and weathering, making it suitable for demanding architectural applications.

Suitable for External Applications

Spotted Gum performs exceptionally well in weather-exposed environments when properly coated and maintained, making it suitable for both residential and commercial projects.

Premium Architectural Timber

Trusted across Australia for high-end construction and design applications, Spotted Gum is widely used in:

Residential facades
Commercial buildings
Feature walls
Exterior cladding
Architectural timber projects
Exterior sauna cladding (not suitable for interior sauna cladding)

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