Description
Freefoam 150mm Shiplap Butt Joint
The Shiplap Butt Joint creates a neat, colour-matched connection between the ends of two Freefoam FC151 cladding boards. The moulded cover hides the cut board ends and maintains the distinctive overlapping shape of the 150mm shiplap profile.
This genuine Freefoam accessory is shaped specifically for FC151 shiplap cladding. It is a small individual joint piece rather than a continuous 3m joining profile.
How the Shiplap Butt Joint Works
The ends of two FC151 boards meet inside the joint cover. Its moulded face follows the shape of the installed shiplap board, helping the joint blend into the completed elevation.
The correct expansion clearance must still be maintained between the boards. The joint cover conceals this space while allowing the cladding to expand and contract in response to temperature changes.
Features and Benefits
- Genuine Freefoam cladding accessory
- Designed specifically for FC151 shiplap cladding
- Joins two board ends on the same horizontal course
- Covers cut board edges and the expansion space
- Moulded to match the FC151 single-shiplap profile
- Available in colours matching the stocked boards
- Quick and straightforward to install
- Suitable for domestic and commercial projects
- Suitable for new-build and refurbishment installations
- Durable, low-maintenance PVC construction
- Sold as one individual butt joint
When Is a Butt Joint Required?
FC151 boards are manufactured in 5m lengths. A butt joint is required where a horizontal course is wider than one complete board or where two shorter offcuts are joined within the same course.
The joint positions should normally be staggered between adjacent courses. This avoids creating one continuous vertical line of butt joints and produces a more balanced finished appearance.
Butt Joint or H Joining Trim?
The FC210 butt joint joins individual FC151 boards within one course. It follows the board profile and creates a small localised cover over the joint.
A continuous H trim is different. It creates a full-height vertical division across the entire clad elevation. Use the FC210 where individual board joints will be staggered, or use the appropriate H trim where the design requires one straight vertical break.
Compatible Cladding
This product is made for Freefoam FC151 standard and woodgrain shiplap cladding. It should not be used with Fortex Double Shiplap, Feather Edge, Shadow Gap or FV100 Open V boards, as those profiles use different joint pieces.
Shiplap Butt Joint Specification
- Manufacturer: Freefoam Building Products
- Range: Standard and Woodgrain Shiplap
- Product: Profile-matched butt joint
- Base manufacturer code: FC210
- Compatible board: Freefoam FC151
- Approximate overall height: 132mm
- Approximate visible width: 24mm
- Material: PVC
- Manufacturer pack quantity: 10
- TWS sale quantity: One individual joint
Installation Guidance
Plan the position of each board joint before cutting the cladding. Fit the joint cover as the boards are installed and maintain the expansion allowance required by Freefoam.
Support the board ends with suitable battens and ensure that neither board is fixed in a way that prevents normal thermal movement. Always follow the current Freefoam installation instructions.
Browse our Freefoam 150mm shiplap cladding and trims for matching boards, edge trims, corners and installation accessories.
For further product and fitting information, view the Freefoam shiplap butt joint information.
