Fibre Cement Siding for Any Building Type
Nature Provides the Ingredients
Using water, sand, cement and cellulose fibres, combined with SHERA's unique autocloave treatment during the curing process, the end result is a very strong and durable fibre cement composite material, extremely light weight for it's strength!
Results That Rock!
The perfect alternative to traditional wood siding, SHERA plank is easy to maintain, tough, rot and fire resistant. SHERA plank is a unique fibre cement composite consisting of natural fibres bonded tightly in a high-grade silicate structure. The result is a material that is highly durable, flexible, water resistant, fire proof, resistant to insects and chemical corrosion. SHERA planks are also highly workable using normal tools; in short: they can be used in all kinds of applications by architects, project developers and home owners.
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Exterior Siding in Various Textures, Profiles and Styles
SHERA Planks come in square cut overlapping style and shiplap style allowing you to choose the right product for the right type of application.
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A Full Range of Colours to Suit All Tastes
SHERA Plank is available in uncoloured format as well as a wide range of colours including wood effect, in various tones, and contemporary and a 'grey series' (light/medium/dark grey). Our latest colour is Anthracite, which is very popular in Europe.
For full details please refer to the SHERA Plank product page.
Traditional Siding Style
Exterior siding using the traditional square cut, overlapping style, but in a 'Modern Grey' colour gives the appearance of a modern looking exterior that utilises a traditional style of siding.
Modern Siding Style
Our shiplap plank in the Yellow Flame edged format, now comes in a straight grain surface profile and beech colour that gives a lovely, gentle wood like appearance for a modern exterior cladding application.
SHERA Plank - Siding Perfection
SHERA Plank is simple to handle and install and is also highly durable, which makes it the ideal siding material. Available in several sizes, textures and numerous colours, it allows home owners, builders, designers and architects to create stunning siding applications on a variety of buildings.
Traditional and Contemporary Looks for your Siding Application
SHERA siding planks come in a variety of styles and surface textures that give you the option to choose which aesthetic best suits your application needs. SHERA Planks have both traditional and modern/contemporary styles in the form of the traditional square cut/overlapping style; or a more modern/contemporary style using the splendid plank or the new 'Deline' range.
SHERA Plank comes in a square cut edge, overlapping style format, which is the perfect material for traditional siding applications on buildings such as:
- Homes
- Outhouses
- Churches
- Barns
- Farmhouses
- And many more.
Our new 'Deline' range gives any siding application a beautiful modern look. The shiplap style format comes in various grooved formats.
These planks are great for siding applications where a moder appearance is required, such as
- High rise building facades
- Decorative cladding
- Modern housing
- Restaurants
- Schools and universities
- And more.
Find Out More About SHERA Plank
Framing and Fixing of Square Cut Planks
Framing:
SHERA Plank can be fixed to both timber frames (minimum size 1.5 x 3 inch) or steel frames (thickness between 0.55 and 1.6 mm). Framing must be selected to provide sufficient strength to support the SHERA Plank siding.
Fixing:
Planks can be fastened with both nails or screws. It can be nailed directly to timber supports with round wire nails. When using metal screws, the size and length of the screw will be dependent on the thickness of the plank and the gauge of framing. Pre-drilling the plank is a must unless self-embedding, self-drilling head screws such as SHERA FIX-W32G8 are preferred.
Installation:
Fasteners must be located more than 12 mm from plank edges and 20 mm from plank ends. When installing in an overlapping plank cladding style, plank installation must be started at the bottom of the frame. The subsequent row of planks should overlap previous row by at least 25 mm.
Tools:
No special tools are required. The product can be used with normal nails, fastened by normal or self-drilling screws and cut by electric power saw with diamond blade.
Framing and Fixing of Shiplap Planks
Framing:SHERA Shiplap 'Splendid' Plank can be fixed to both timber frames (minimum size 1.5 x 3 inch) or steel frames (thickness between 0.55 and 1.6 mm).
Framing must be selected to provide sufficient strength to support the SHERA Splendid Plank siding.
Fixing: SHERA Splendid Planks can be fastened with nails or screws. It can be nailed directly to timber supports with round wire nails. When using metal screws, the size and length of the screw will be dependent on thickness of the Plank and the gauge of framing.
Installation of Shiplap Planks
Installation:
Fasteners must be located at more than 12 mm from plank edges and 20 mm from plank ends.
SHERA Splendid Plank installation must be started at the bottom of the frame.
Ship-lapping widths for each profile are different, see Installation manual for effective cover of each profile.
Tools:
No special tools are required. The product can be used with normal nails, fastened by normal or self-drilling screws and cut by electric power saw with diamond blade.
SHERA Plank. Anything Else is Just a Facade.
SHERA Plank is simple to handle and easy to install and is therefore suitable even for the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) segment. SHERA plank is a fibre cement siding and is fire resistant and classed as an A1 category material, also made in accordance to EN12467 standards.
SHERA Plank is also water resistant, insect and rot resistant and therefore requires very little maintenance. It is the perfect fiber cement siding for any house that needs a simple, yet durable cladding material. SHERA Plank comes in several sizes and textures to match your housing needs, making it easy to select your desired interior/exterior cladding materials.
It is also a perfect solution for cladding houses that face a constant threat from termites and water damage since it possesses excellent properties of pest resistance, impact strength and water/moisture resistance. It comes in several sizes and textures and primed planks can be coated before or after installation (double coating) with optional acrylic paint.
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