Cladding
The same exceptional wood as our decks, dressing your façade: boards, open-joint screens, brise-soleil or charred timber. Use Class 4 (UC4), FSC® certified, lines that stay straight, finishes that hold — and a written manufacturer warranty of up to 50 years above ground, subject to installation conditions. Supply and installation on quotation, in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Why Accoya on a façade
A façade takes even more punishment than a deck: vertical sun, driving rain, sea spray — and it can never step into the shade.
A Use Class 4 (UC4) wood: Accoya resists rot and wood-boring insects, with no added biocide — even on a façade exposed all year round.
Its outstanding dimensional stability limits swelling, shrinkage and distortion: boards stay flat, joints stay even — decisive under the Caribbean rain/sun cycle.
The wood moves so little that paints and stains last markedly longer than on ordinary timber: fewer renovation cycles, a façade that keeps its looks.
Constant humidity, sea spray, tropical rain: Accoya is built for coastal environments — and we pair it with marine-grade stainless-steel fixings.
Fast-growing FSC®-certified pine, modified by non-toxic acetylation, recyclable at end of life — and a lifespan that avoids redoing the façade every ten years.
Applications
From contemporary façades to revisited Creole houses, Accoya bends to the architecture — not the other way round.
The breathing façade par excellence: a ventilated air gap and stable, durable Accoya boards — high-performance protection for homes and buildings in a tropical climate.
Vertical or horizontal blades to shade decks, verandas and glazing: architectural shading that keeps its lines, year after year.
Accoya lends itself particularly well to charring: the deep aesthetic of burnt timber, without compromising its stability or durability.
Inspiration
Villas, restaurants, public buildings: three examples built by the manufacturer’s network — while we wait for your Caribbean façades.
Accoya® wood façades built by the manufacturer’s network (official Accsys photos).
The cladding match
The classic wood-cladding species, compared on what really matters on a façade.
| Criterion | Accoya® | Larch | Red cedar | Oak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifespan | Excellent — Use Class 4 (UC4) | Fair | Good | Good |
| Warranty | Manufacturer, up to 50 years above ground (subject to conditions) | Generally none | Generally none | Generally none |
| Coating performance | Excellent — the substrate barely moves | Good | Fair | Fair |
| Stability (flat boards, joints) | Excellent | Poor | Fair | Poor |
Indicative comparison, based on data published by the manufacturer Accsys and the usual characteristics of cladding species. Performance varies by origin, grading and workmanship.
Ventilated air gap, marine-grade stainless-steel fixings, expansion gaps, profiles installed by the book: cladding is decided in the details — the same ones that carry the manufacturer Accsys’s warranty to 50 years above ground, subject to installation conditions. The warranties applicable to your project are set out in writing on the quote.
Cladding isn’t sold at a click: every façade has its area, its profile, its layout. Describe your project — house, extension, shop, hotel — and we price the supply within 48 working hours, then the installation depending on the project, in Guadeloupe as in Martinique. Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy: freight and projects arranged on quotation.
Accoya cladding is covered by the manufacturer Accsys’s warranty for up to 50 years in above-ground use, subject to installation and use conditions. Its resistance to rot and to moisture-related movement lets it keep its looks and performance for decades.
Yes — it is even one of its favourite settings: remarkable dimensional stability and moisture resistance in coastal environments. We specify A4 marine-grade stainless-steel fixings against sea spray.
Far less than traditional timber: the stability of the substrate makes finishes last much longer, and Accoya left unfinished weathers to a silver-grey patina without losing performance. In through-tinted Color Grey, the grey tone is there from day one.
Accoya machines beautifully: overlap boards, open-joint (claire-voie), contemporary or traditional profiles, brise-soleil, and even charred timber. We define the profile with you (or your architect) at the quote stage.
On quotation: describe your project (façade area, desired profile, town) via the quote form or by phone. We price the supply within 48 working hours, and the installation depending on the project, in Guadeloupe as in Martinique.
Describe your cladding project: supply priced within 48 working hours, installation by project — Guadeloupe, Martinique, and the northern islands on quotation.
