Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding Complemented by CraftStone

A two storey residence on the mid north coast of NSW has combined Austech’s Duratuff Select VinylCladding with CraftStone to completely rejuvenate the exterior finish of the home. K & N Spicer Constructions based in Nambucca Heads, completed the install and fit out of the vinyl cladding and stone products. Around 200m² of Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding in the colour Linen was fitted as the external cladding while Quarry Stone Matador (CSI-086) was used as a feature for the columns with the two products complementing one another.

The superior finish and appealing appearance of the home demonstrates the quality of the Austech product range. The attention to detail in the assembly process is highlighted by K & N Spicer Constructions who service the mid north coast of NSW and are recommended by Austech.You can contact K & N Spicer Constructions on 0408 654 915.

Duratuff Select and CraftStone will add value to your home and are both built to last, that is why we can offer 50 and 25 year warranties respectively. CraftStone can be used both internally and externally. The CraftStone range has many different profiles and colours to suit any. You can learn more about the product and how you can apply it to your next project at craftstoneoz.com.au.

With offices in every state, Austech supply Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding and CraftStone throughout Australia. To speak to an experienced member of the Austech team in your area, send us an email or see our office locations and details. Austech – Supporting you with Smart Solutions.

All You Need To Know About Vinyl Cladding

Duratuff Select's new generation of vinyl cladding weatherboards offers rich, vibrant colours with authentic wood grain textures for a more beautiful home. Cladding, put simply is the process of covering and protecting the outside of your home for a more aesthetically pleasing appearance.


Vinyl Cladding is designed to add comfort, safety and protection from all types of weather conditions. .Vinyl Cladding is fully protective, CFC Free Solid foam Insulation, this is built into the cladding to ensure you:

· Maintain a comfortable temperature in summer

· Retain heat in the winter months

· Block out surrounding noises

Vinyl Cladding is becoming increasingly popular in the DIY Industry for several reasons. The most obvious is that it's virtually maintenance free. All of our Austech wall cladding is significantly tested against all weather conditions so we know it won't rot, peel, dent, split or crack.


No cleaning of the product is required, and more importantly no touch up with paint or repairs every few years. The colour is integrated all the way through the material, so you can rest easy knowing the appearance of your house will be looking fresh for many years to come.


Austech External Building Products offers the Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding range product in 8 standard colours and 5 vibrant options from the Colour scapes collection. Because the Colour in the cladding is solid throughout the product, this removes the need for painting. Paint and Vinyl expand at different rates and a combination of the two could lead to cracking and peeling of the painted surface.

Vinyl Cladding is also astonishingly environmentally friendly. Fewer resources are used to manufacture this product and maintain than other cladding options. Along with the insulation which it provides, saving money on power bills is another benefit from having Austech's Vinyl Cladding used in your next project.





Austech's range of Duratuff Selects Vinyl Cladding makes an appealing, economical, attractive choice to home owners and business owners alike. The durable, maintenance free and 50 year Warranty makes our Vinyl Cladding the perfect choice. Visit Austech today to find out more or view this product or simply make an enquiry .

New ecoFAN from Austech

One of Austech's most popular ventilation products, the ecoFAN, has undergone changes in design as well as its manufacture process. The more advanced system now comes with a dual functionality option to either exhaust or supply air into the sub-floor area. Through years of research and development, Edmonds CSR, partners of Austech External Building Products, have created the new ecoFAN's that come with many benefits such as:


- Removes stale, damp air from underneath your house
- High energy efficiency - runs 24/7
- Very low running costs (average $6 a year)
- High flow rates
- Reversible flow direction
- Easy installation - no electrician required
- Designed to run in moist environments
- Quiet operation
- Slim louvre design

Although the product comes in two colours (brown and white) it can now be easily painted to match and suit your home. The ecoFAN can be installed in the sub-floor brickwork or wall and replacement air holes placed into the opposite wall. The ecoFAN will exhaust air from the sub floor while replacement air will enter from the breather holes causing a cross flow ventilation pattern.


echnical Specifications:
· Throat Diameter: 250mm
· Motor: 30W, 24VDC
· Flow Rate: Min - 275m3/h Max - 730m3/h
· Line Voltage: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz
· Colours: White or Brown



Find out why you need sub-floor ventilation here. Make an enquiry to learn more about the ecoFAN underfloor ventilator system by contacting the team at Austech. The ecoFAN is also available on the Austech Online Store.

Austech Screen in a Box used for Pool Fencing

With Summer nearing and the temperature starting to heat up, we all look forward to spending time out the back in the pool, whether it be your own, your neighbours, friends or family, nothing beats going for a dip and cooling off. Although, all backyard pools need to be well fenced in order to be safe as well as complying with pool fencing regulations. Austech Building Products Screen in a Box is ideal for this type of application. Aluminium pool fencing is one of the most popular options out there so maybe it is time to upgrade? Or if you are thinking about installing a pool then this is what you need to know.

An Incredibly Attractive Pool Fence

The appeal of the aluminium screen has lead to its high popularity. Screen in a Box is available in four colours to suit your home and pool surrounds. Gates are also made available by Austech to finish off the fence and are an attractive, cost-effective way off adding value and style to your home.

Screen in a Box is Durable

Screen in a Box is almost completely unaffected by weather and they will not rust, warp or corrode. There it covers two important aspects that you want from your pool fence, durable and long lasting. It performs well against moisture, important in this application and the powder coating means that the water will never reach the internals. Because aluminium pool fencing is so durable and resistant, it is also very low maintenance.

Ease of Install & Lightweight

One of the key benefits of the Screen in a Box is that it is both lightweight and easy to install. This means that you can have a fully complying pool fence completely within a day or so if you are having a professional install it. The beauty of Screen in a Box is that it is a DIY product in nature, so if you're fairly handy with the tools then you can save installation costs and mount it yourself.

An Economical Way of Fencing your Pool

Installing and maintaining pool can be an expensive exercise in any home. Aluminium pool fencing is a very economical alternative for both small and large pools and you can rest assured that you have bought a pool fence that looks great, hasn't broken the budget, but still complies with the strict pool fencing regulations in Australia. Best of all, it lasts so long that you won't need to replace it for years, if ever.

     Visit Screen in a Box to learn more about the product or make an enquiry to the Austech staff. Screen in a Box is also available on the Austech Online Store, currently on sale, so don't miss out.

Choosing A Facade Cladding

There are many factors to consider when looking for an effective way to cover the outside of your building or home. Most of us would opt for something that looks attractive, is also well protected and requires minimal maintenance. Facade cladding is the ultimate choice and Austech External Building Products have the perfect solution for you.

What is Facade Cladding?

Façade claddings are non load bearing panels that are fixed to the supporting structure. Generally, they are used for aesthetic purposes to add another dimension to a structure and should only have to support their own weight. Facade cladding can add more than just an attractive external appearance. The overall thermal and acoustic properties of a building can be importantly enhanced, especially with extra insulation installed behind it.

Types of Facade Cladding

Austech specialises in lightweight cladding systems. The Austech product range includes three superior façade cladding options to consider:
· Vinyl Cladding
· Stone Cladding
· Foamular Extruded Polystyrene - EIFS (External Insulation & Finishing System)

How to Decide What is Best for You

Some types of cladding are more economical than others and your budget will play a big part in choosing what the most suitable product is for you. For instance, the beauty and elegance of stone is hard to beat although for a cost effective solution, vinyl cladding can give a distinguished and classic look at a lower cost.


You must also consider the maintenance factor of your choice of cladding. Fortunately Austechs facade cladding range require little to no maintenance. Whereas other types of cladding, timber for example, will need regular cleaning and refinishing to keep it looking and working at its best. Vinyl Cladding will only need a hose down once in a while.



Having been a supplier in the home improvement industry for over 25 years, Austech and its team can help you with the look that you're trying to achieve to make your dreams become a reality. Visit the website to learn more about Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding , Foamular & CraftStone as well as the other products Austech has to offer, or simply make an enquiry .

Why You Need Sub-Floor Ventilation

With one of Australia's wettest summers on record it has never been more important to ventilate your home. Sub-floor ventilation must be provided to enclosed sub-floor spaces. Moisture escapes from the soil and is absorbed by the air above, raising the relative humidity of the air. This in turn will raise the moisture content of the framing members and flooring. Ventilation is necessary to reduce the relative humidity of the cool air in the space, by replacing air with new warm drier air drawn from outside the space.

To improve sub-floor air quality and reduce humidity levels beneath the floor, Austech are offering the ecoFAN by Edmonds. The ecoFAN consists of an electronic, brushless, D.C. motor and a 23cm diameter, five blade fan, installed within an aluminium powder coated frame.


The condition of the air space beneath a home can impact on mould and fungi growth, termite action and even household allergies and respiratory problems. Poor sub-floor air circulation provides a conducive environment for the breeding and activity of termites. It can also give rise to stale and musty odours which permeate into living areas. The quantity, distribution and efficiency of the vents provided is extremely important for the stability and performance of timber floors, and to reduce the risk of decay and termite hazards.



The ecoFAN extracts 4,000 litres per minute of stale or damp sub-floor air. This air is replaced by clean, fresh, external air sucked through wall grilles placed opposite the ecoFAN. Even if allowed to run continuously, ecoFAN, which draws only 6.5W, will cost less than $A6 per annum in energy charges.



The ecoFAN is available from the Austech Online Store at a discounted price. Austech also offer many other great home improvement products. Visit the website to make an enquiry .

Foamular Extruded Polystyrene Used in $130 Million Westrac Project

Westrac , distributors of Caterpillar construction equipment, have combined with CIA Precast, Abigroup Builders and EJE Architecture to develop a massive $130 million project in Tomago, near Newcastle NSW. The first stage of the 115 hectare industrial estate is expected to be completed within three years. Austech have supplied Foamular Extruded Polystyrene, a superior insulation product, for the 2,500m² of insulated precast panels.


EJE Architecture and Abigroup will be responsible for the design and construction of a new office, workshop and training facility on a 23 hectare site. The new facility will be the head office for WesTrac NSW, and also provide staff training via the WesTrac Institute. Stage one of the development will include the NSW headquarters of WesTrac, which is a major franchisee of global machinery company Caterpillar. Over 100 panels have been manufactured by CIA Precast of Tomago, many up to 16 tonnes in weight.


Foamular Extruded Polystyrene can be used to bridge the gap, providing superior thermal properties and increasing the overall thermal value all while maintaining construction efficiencies. "Once underway the process using Foamular Insulation and non conductive Reed pins was simple and efficient", stated Production Foreman of CIA Precast Steven Quick. The extruded polystyrene insulation is sandwiched between two concrete layers held together by non-conductive connector ties which minimize the energy-draining effects of thermal bridging.

The insulated sandwich panels greatly enhance the thermal mass performance of the concrete resulting in consistent internal temperature with reduced demand in energy use. These lower rates in energy use equate to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Austech Building Products regularly supply Foamular to large commercial jobs throughout Australia. Visit the Foamular website to learn more about the product or simply make an enquiry to the experienced technical team at Austech.