If you are looking for a wood-look finish for your aluminium cladding or batten project, there are so many options in the market. With so much choice, where do you start and how do you select the most ideal product?

Alteria Aluminium Systems offers two modern and durable wood-look aluminium batten and cladding options – Evoke wood-look and Meridian wood-effect, both of which offer excellent wood-look options for your next project.

But what is the difference between the two and which one is best suited for your project needs?

Here’s a quick overview of the differences between our Evoke and Meridian wood-look aluminium options.

Powdercoat finish

Our Evoke range uses a sublimation process, which in simple terms, is an advanced manufacturing process that transfers a realistic wood ink design onto the powdercoated aluminium using heat. This type of option is highly popular in the market and for good reason – it looks realistic and is very durable.

Our Meridian range uses a unique ‘powder-on-powder’ manufacturing process, which provides a layered powdercoat base with another powdercoat layer on top for the grain finish, resulting in a beautiful wood effect that emulates the texture of real timber. This process is extremely popular across Europe, as it is hardwearing and can handle most weather conditions and environments.

Warranty

Warranty is an important factor, especially when you consider the location of your project.

Wood-look powdercoat finishes are a durable choice for aluminium battens and aluminium claddings, but just like any external paint applications, it is still necessary to consider the location of your project to ensure that the best finish, with the most suitable warranty, is selected, as well as understand the cleaning requirements to make sure the colour can be maintained at its optimum.

By following the basic cleaning requirements outlined in the warranty, our Evoke wood-look aluminium range offers up to 15 years of warranty and our Meridian range offers an outstanding 25-year warranty. If your project is located close to seawater or other high corrosivity areas, then Meridian could be the perfect solution if a longer warranty is needed for your project.

Colour options

If you are looking for a specific wood-look colour or you love lots of choice, then Evoke is likely to be your preferred option. With 20 wood-look colours within our standard range, which includes all the on-trend timber colours, you are likely to find a colour suited to your requirements. However, if you have a specific wood-look colour not in our range, then please reach out to discuss with us, because just like there are hundreds of real timber options, there are other options available on request.

Meridian offers a selection of 12 beautiful wood-look colours, but there isn’t any custom colour option available for this range, as it is very unique. However, the range does include all the popular wood-look colours so it is very likely you will find an option suited to your needs – particularly when you need a wood-look option with a longer warranty period.

If you want to make a Signature Statement with Alteria for your next project, then please get in touch with us on our website.