Steel Insulated Wall Cladding

Unique and attractive wall cladding to enhance the external appearance of your building

  • Our Steel insulated wall cladding is providing a unique wall cladding option for your project. An easy to install, low maintenance, pre painted, insulated and lightweight wall cladding option.
  • It is a simple and practical solution that is perfect for property renovations, tiny homes, shed builds and anywhere a clean, low maintenance building cladding material is needed.
  • Home renovators, builders and architects will find this niche product a good fit for many wall cladding installations. Consistent quality, great value.
  • This steel insulated wall cladding is a .27 BMT steel. AZ Galvanised and finished with a performance paint coating. The rear face is bonded with 16mm PU insulation and sealed with internal reflective foil. It is fire tested EN 13501-1 Class B
  • It is a clean simple and cost effective alternative to fibreboard, timber cladding, colourbond and VJ boards. Speeds up finish time-no painting, quick installation with 5800mm board lengths, incorporated installation reduces heat transfer. Comparably lighter where weight is important on tiny homes. Stocked ready for delivery.
  • In stock Coopers Plains 4108. We sell per board, 5800x382x16mm (2.2sqm) we generally will estimate to the design/dimensions and planned layout. Can be interstate freight across east coast and dispatch within a few days.
  • Samples can be sent FOC to check suitability for your project, just send over your details. 
  • Initial estimates can be made on sqm or your plans. Drop us some info on our email.
 

Well designed, durable and practical cladding

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Simple to install and use

The boards are easy to cut and prepare with a steel cutting blade.  The installation is simple, valuable if you are installing yourself. For professionals the speed of completing the job will be appreciated, as will the absence of any painting to complete.
We can discuss options with you to make sure you have the right trims and boards for the job, feel free to call.

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Board base and ends are locked in with the pre fixed trims Boards are easily fixed at the top using a button head screw the next board is profiled to lock onto the one below
Board ends are joined with a two piece connector strip d as well

We build transportable offices and use this cladding on the majority of them.  If you want to see more images of this steel insulated wall cladding product installed then have a look around our site at www.sunmodular.com.au

Some common Questions and answers

How can I clad a wall with no mess, plastering or painting?

That is a good question and we all want to skip the mess of plastering and painting internal walls if possible.  Traditional drywall (Gyprock) or internal timber linings create a multi-day “dust hell” during the joint-mudding and sanding phases. By switching to an interlocking steel composite panel, the insulation, structural lining, and premium architectural face are taken care of in a single step. The panels secure straight to your framing and snap together smoothly, providing a pristine, move-in-ready room in a fraction of the time.  This can be a real avantage for easing the complexity of a DIY job, and a real competetive edge for commercial installations where time is money..

The fastest way to install VJ panelling is by using pre-finished small and light interlocking insulated wall panels, which completely eliminate the need for framing linings, plastering, or painting. Traditional timber or MDF VJ cladding requires fixing larger heavier and unmanageable sheets over framing, filling seams, sanding, priming, and applying multiple coats of paint over several days.  This oftern requires two people, particularly on ceilings.  In contrast  a pre-finished steel panel is only 8kg at 5.8m long, and allows a quick and easy install, even for one person alone.  We supply aluminium trims for outdoor and indoor installations to make the job even easier, allowing a neat and tidy finish to quickly be completed.

The most durable, low-maintenance, and water-resistant wall lining for high-moisture utility spaces is steel-faced insulated composite panels. While traditional fibre cement sheeting (like VillaBoard) is standard, it can still absorb hidden moisture and promote toxic mold growth if an external waterproof membrane fails. Our structural internal cladding features solid steel skins that are 100% impervious to steam, water, and rot. It creates a highly hygienic, impact-resistant, and easily wipeable surface—making it a bulletproof alternative to villa board for laundries, home salons, and garage workshops.

From a cost perspective many establisehd products such as colourbond, timber and fiberboards all add up in cost. Additional priming and initial painting adds onto the project, as does putting even basic insulation sheeting on the frame.  These steel insulated steel panels serve as a thermal break, and a paint finished cladding all in one. If you also clad the outside of your shed with this product the reduction in radiant heat is significant and will eliminate temperature extremes. Clad with this product inside and you will immediately have an attractive and bright workshop that you will enjoy working in.

One of the great advantages of this cladding compared to many options is the fact that it is so lightweight, and being steel and 16mm of PU insulation it is a strong product once installed on steel or timber studs.  That makes it particularly useful for cladding where the overall weight is an issue.  This can also be an advantage for commercial users who are building portable units for a variety of uses.

When choosing VJ (Vertical Joint) panelling, the main options are traditional tongue-and-groove timber, budget-grade MDF sheets, or modern pre-finished insulated steel panels. While timber and MDF offer a classic look, they require extensive painting and are highly prone to warping or splitting at the joints due to humidity. Our insulated architectural steel VJ panels replicate that clean, premium vertical line look but add high dent resistance, built-in thermal efficiency, and a clean finish.  Remember as well, they come painted white, they can be repainted any colour at any time, just like a regular wall.  If you are installing internally the corner pieces pre fitted in wall and ceiling corners make the job easy as.

Yes, insulated steel cladding is a premium, highly durable option for patio ceilings and outdoor alfresco areas. Standard external ceilings lined with plasterboard or timber are such a hassle to install. Utilizing interlocking insulated panels creates a sleek, modern, flat or micro-line ceiling that is completely weatherproof and looks great instantly.  Better yet, the insulation core reflects overhead roof heat, keeping your outdoor entertaining area noticeably cooler in the middle of summer.  

The main types of affordable wall cladding include vinyl weatherboards, fibre cement sheets, timber shiplap, aluminium profiles and insulated composite steel panels.  When looking at total project affordability, traditional materials often carry hidden costs because you must pay separately for framing materials, insulation layers and painting trades. High-performance steel insulated panels combine the protective external skin, high-grade insulation, and finished internal wall into a single component—offering the best overall value for modern extensions, utility spaces, and commercial builds.  If you are cladding internally and externally they are very much worth considering as an option.

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Quality Assurance

We at Sun Decking have a simple purpose: To keep our business simple to provide you, our customers, with quality products at outstanding value for money.

The manufacturer we work with has been creating WPC products for over 20 years.

They have a dedicated quality and research team in their business and successfully export to over 50 countries, now we are working with them. They are for this first time supplying the Australian market.

Their confidence in the product durability and longevity is strong, so is ours.

The warranty is a limited warranty against rot, termite infestations, splintering and product failure.

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