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With the embedded swept texture reminiscent of softly brushed concrete, these fibre cement panels give your home a finish that’s visually sophisticated, and dynamic to the touch. The fresh, flowing lines of Hardie™ Brushed Concrete Cladding are ideal for creating modern minimalist facades with interest. 

Hardie™ embedded texture technology creates beautiful consistent textures without the need for artisan trades people, and the panels come pre-sealed and ready to paint. 

Hardie™ Brushed Concrete Cladding is available in 1200mm wide sheets in common wall heights up to 3600mm for minimal joints and maximum coverage. It’s suitable for ground floor and mixed-story applications, allowing you to make modern with confidence.

__Key Features__
- The panels are connected to each other with shiplap joints, cut to size and typically gun-nailed with no patching
- Compatible with a suite of architect-designed accessories for a detailed finish in horizontal joints and corners
- Fire resistant - adheres to bushfire attack level requirements of BAL40
- Resistant to rot, and damage from termites and moisture
- Can be installed to timber or light gauge steel frames
- CodeMark certified
- 25-year product warranty

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Discover which Hardie™ fibre cement products are GreenRate™ certified and more on our [Sustainability & ESG page](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/sustainability-esg-initiatives).

Fresh, flowing lines for a sophisticated tactile finish

Hardie™ Brushed Concrete Cladding

Transform your space with Hardie™ Brushed Concrete Cladding by James Hardie. Discover the perfect blend of style and strength.

Elevate Exteriors with Hardie™ Brushed Concrete Cladding | James Hardie

Hardie™ Brushed Concrete Cladding painted in Dulux Mother of Pearl

Achieve a modern, minimalist aesthetic with Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding. Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding is a pre-textured fibre cement panel. The natural sand texture adds warmth and diffuses light, giving your new home, renovation or extension a fine matte finish. 

Hardie™ embedded texture technology creates beautiful consistent textures without the need for renderers, and the panels come pre-sealed and ready to paint. 

It’s durable and lower maintenance than traditional cement render to stay looking good for many years to come. It is available in 1200mm wide sheets in common wall heights up to 3600mm for minimal joints and maximum coverage.

__Key Features__
 - Shiplap joining system eliminates need to tape and set joints and reduces risk of cracking
 - Compatible with a suite of architect-designed accessories for a detailed finish in horizontal joints and corners
 - Fire resistant - adheres to bushfire attack level BAL40
 - Resistant to rot, and damage from termites and moisture
 - Can be installed to timber or light gauge steel frames
 - CodeMark certified
 - 25-year product warranty

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Discover which Hardie™ fibre cement products are GreenRate™ certified and more on our [Sustainability & ESG page](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/sustainability-esg-initiatives).

The beauty of clean lines and a modern look

Fine Texture Cladding

Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding

Achieve a sleek, contemporary look with Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding. Designed for durability and a refined finish, perfect for modern home exteriors.

Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding | James Hardie

Hardie Fine Texture Cladding product swatch painted in Dulux Domino.

Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding painted in Dulux Domino

Introduce drama and detail to your walls with the clean vertical lines of Axon™ Cladding. Axon™ Cladding is a range of vertically grooved panels which incorporate the beauty and fine detail of painted vertical joint timber with the benefits of Hardie™ fibre cement.

Axon™ Cladding provides the efficiency of a large panel and comes in a range of heights to suit common wall sizes, which helps to reduce waste. Featuring a stepped shiplap joint on the long edges for easy installation, it can be gun nailed and cut cleanly with a circular saw using a dust-reducing fibre cement blade.

Axon™ Cladding is available in two groove spacing options to give the appearance of narrow and wide board sizes. Axon™ Cladding 133mm Smooth and Axon™ Cladding 400mm Smooth are smooth textured panels with vertical grooves spaced 133mm and 400mm apart respectively. Axon™ Cladding 133mm Grained has a textured finish to evoke that of timber.

__Key Features__
- The vertical 9mm wide grooves imitate vertical joint timber cladding or paneling
- Shiplap joints remove the need for joint setting to help speed up construction
- Fire resistant - adheres to bushfire attack level BAL40
- Resistant to rot, and damage from termites and moisture
- Can be installed to timber or light gauge steel frames
- CodeMark certified
- 25-year product warranty

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Discover which Hardie™ fibre cement products are GreenRate™ certified and more on our [Sustainability & ESG page](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/sustainability-esg-initiatives).

Bring drama and detail to your walls with vertical lines

Axon™

Axon™ Cladding 133mm Smooth

Axon™ Cladding 400mm Smooth

Axon™ Cladding 133mm Grained

Axon™ Cladding

Axon™ Cladding - Create a strong visual impact on your walls with vertical Joint Cladding Panels by James Hardie. Prefect product for ground floor extensions.

Enhance Your Home with Axon™ Cladding | James Hardie

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Create Modern Coastal or Hamptons looks with the deep shadow and clean horizontal lines of Linea™ Weatherboard. Linea™ Weatherboard is a pre-primed, thick horizontal weatherboard with deep shadow lines, available in 150mm and 180mm widths.

With Linea™ Weatherboard, you can harness the features and charm of weatherboard styles with the benefits of Hardie™ fibre cement. The 16mm thickness enables handy tongue and groove short ends for clean butt joins, even off-stud.

Made to withstand our harsh Australian climate, Linea™ Weatherboard is resistant to shrinking, swelling and warping, which can help to maintain your paint finish for longer.

__Key Features__
- Can be installed where the fixings are concealed by the board above helping to reduce patching and sanding. The boards are back-bevelled to sit flush with frames
- Corner soaker and slimline box corner accessories reduce construction time doing mitred corners or building weatherboards stops
- Fire resistant - adheres to bushfire attack level BAL40
- Resistant to rot, and damage from termites and moisture
- Can be installed to timber or light gauge steel frames
- CodeMark certified
- 25-year product warranty

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Discover which Hardie™ fibre cement products are GreenRate™ certified and more on our [Sustainability & ESG page](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/sustainability-esg-initiatives).

A deep shadow weatherboard for contemporary homes

Linea

Linea™ Weatherboard 180mm

Linea™ Weatherboard 150mm

Linea™ Weatherboard | Tystyle Construction | RG Design Studio

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Linea™ Weatherboard | House 2 | As seen on The Block 2024

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Linea™ Weatherboard

Transform your exterior with James Hardie’s Scyon™ Linea™ Weatherboard. Enjoy superior weather protection and refined design for lasting elegance.

Elevate Your Home with Linea™ Weatherboard | James Hardie

Linea Weatherboards product swatch painted in Dulux Western Myall.

Linea™ Weatherboards painted in Dulux Western Myall

Achieve a range of sleek looks with customisable Stria™ Cladding Smooth. Featuring deep, square-shaped grooves, Stria™ Cladding Smooth creates strong horizontal or vertical line details in modern home designs. Clean and sophisticated, Stria™ Cladding Smooth is the perfect solution for contemporary designs that require a bold but pared-back aesthetic.

Available in 325mm and 405mm widths, the boards are 14mm thick with shiplap joints that leave 15mm-wide horizontal grooves for strong, clean lines. Introduce design versatility into your home by varying the application and switch between widths, orient the boards vertically, or panelise them with the vertical flashing stop accessory.

The 3000mm boards suit common wall heights to help to reduce waste, while the 4200mm lengths give tall walls a continuous look, reducing the need for horizontal joints. The boards are pre-primed and ready to paint.

__Also available:__ [Stria™ Cladding Fine Texture](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/stria-cladding-fine-texture)

__Key Features__
- The interlocking edges allow for quick and easy installation
- The [Hardie™ Structural Batten](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/accessory/hardie-structural-batten) makes vertical installation easy
- Fire resistant - adheres to bushfire attack level BAL40
- Resistant to rot, and damage from termites and moisture
- Can be installed to timber or light gauge steel frames
- CodeMark certified
- 25-year product warranty

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Discover which Hardie™ fibre cement products are GreenRate™ certified and more on our [Sustainability & ESG page](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/sustainability-esg-initiatives).

Clean lines to suit modern designs

Stria™ Claadding

Stria™ Cladding Smooth 325mm | Stria™ Cladding Smooth 405mm

Stria™ Cladding Smooth 325mm Specifications

Stria™ Cladding Smooth 405mm Specifications

Stria™ Cladding Smooth | House 4 | As seen on The Block 2024

Stria™ Cladding Smooth | Waikanae | New Zealand

Stria™ Cladding Smooth | Central Residence | Dylan Barber Building Design

Stria™ Cladding Smooth

Stria™ Cladding - Accomplish a smooth look with customisable range of Shiplap Cladding Boards by James Hardie. An ultra-sleek cladding option with grooved lines.

Stria™ Cladding Smooth | James Hardie

Matrix™ Cladding is an exterior cladding system with a clean, modern, expressed-joint look. Matrix™ Cladding offers a bold industrial aesthetic when an architectural panelised look is desired. Choose from various panel sizes that suit different stud spacings, and let the 10mm express joint create a variety of geometric shapes in square, vertical, horizontal and brick pattern layouts.

Use Matrix™ Cladding for interior feature walls and paint the express joint a dark colour to accentuate the lines and shapes. The cavity construction design helps to improves thermal properties and achieve higher R-values.

__Key Features__
- The panels are separated by a distinct 10mm joint
- Fire resistant - adheres to bushfire attack level BAL29
- Resistant to rot, and damage from termites and moisture
- Can be installed to timber or light gauge steel frames
- CodeMark certified
- 25-year product warranty

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Expressed-joint panels offer a bold industrial aesthetic

Matrix

Matrix™ Cladding

Matrix™ Cladding | Mascot NSW

Matrix™ Cladding | Romulus | Pacifik Design Studio

Modern rear extension to a federation home in Kew, Victoria.

Matrix™ Cladding | Kew House | Clancy Constructions

Mixed cladding home in Williamstown with Skillion roofline.

Matrix™ Cladding | Williamstown VIC

Matrix™ Cladding | Kellyville NSW

Matrix™ Cladding - Quick and Easy to install Exterior Cladding system. Know how Matrix™ Cladding system by James Hardie offers a bold aesthetic look to your walls.

Matrix™ Cladding | James Hardie

Evoke a bold, contemporary aesthetic with the wide grooves and bespoke design flexibility of Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding. Square and angled edges cast shadows that bring rhythm and depth to walls. Defined by its bold proportions, this cladding enables the creation of standout, one-of-a-kind facades. The only Hardie™ exterior cladding product with a slanted groove edge, delivering highlights and shadows that shift throughout the day. 

Available in 200mm and 300mm widths, these 14mm thick shiplap boards offer multiple installation options and allow for simple alternation or unique combinations. The 3000mm boards suit common wall heights to help to reduce waste, while the 4200mm lengths give tall walls a continuous look, reducing the need for horizontal joints. The boards are pre-primed and ready to paint.

__Key Features__
- Install vertically or horizontally, in single width or bespoke arrangements
- The [Hardie™ Structural Batten](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/accessory/hardie-structural-batten) makes vertical installation and bespoke arrangements easy
- Fire resistant - adheres to bushfire attack level BAL40
- Resistant to rot, and damage from termites and moisture
- Can be installed to timber or light gauge steel frames
- CodeMark certified
- 25-year product warranty

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Discover which Hardie™ fibre cement products are GreenRate™ certified and more at [https://www.jameshardie.com.au/sustainability-esg-initiatives](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/sustainability-esg-initiatives)

A fresh slant on modern home design

Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding

Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding | Swanbuild

Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding | Gumdale | Bellevue Design and Construction

Explore Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding – durable, stylish fibre cement cladding for modern exteriors. Fire-resistant & low-maintenance. Discover James Hardie solutions.

Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding for Modern Design | James Hardie

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The James Hardie Specifier page is your one stop shop for the latest design news and specifier tools. Whatever your vision, It’s Possible with James Hardie.

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Modern Forecast

The James Hardie Modern Homes Forecast 2024 is our first annual research report for homeowners and trade professionals. Through this research, we identified seven enduring, popular and emerging Modern Homes in Australia. 

BUILD YOUR MODERN LIFE WITH THE #1 CLADDING BRAND IN AUSTRALIA

A box modern knock-down rebuild in Strathfield, designed and built by Futureflip with Hardie Brushed Concrete Cladding and Axon Cladding. 

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The fresh, flowing lines of Hardie™️ Brushed Concrete Cladding are ideal for creating modern minimalist facades with interest, giving your exterior warmth that’s both clean and uncluttered. 

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Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding clads a Scandi-barn style home. The architects behind this stand-out home are PXA Architects

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Evoke a bold, contemporary aesthetic with the wide grooves and bespoke design flexibility of Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding. Square and angled edges cast shadows that bring rhythm and depth to walls. 

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Discover the endless design possibilities of Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding.
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Architects, Retallack Thompson (Sydney), Preston Lane Architects (Melbourne/Hobart) and Lineburg Wang (Brisbane) were challenged to explore the possibilities of Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding.

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