Rebuilding on an established block is the rare chance to design a facade from scratch. Here is how to specify it for the long term.
Specify for twenty years
A knockdown-rebuild lets you choose materials for the next two decades, not just handover day. That is the moment to favour low maintenance and compliance over the cheapest line item.
Coordinate the elements
Plan the timber-look pieces together - a clad upper level, a battened entry, matching soffits - and specify one woodgrain across all of them. It keeps ordering simple and the result unified.
No inherited upkeep
New owners rarely want a recoating schedule. A non-combustible, no-repaint facade delivers the warm look the design wants while keeping future maintenance close to nil.