Exterior cladding gives your property a weather-resistant skin that cuts down on maintenance and transforms the look of an ageing facade. We fit a range of cladding materials to homes and commercial buildings across Brandon, working on everything from detached houses to flat-roofed extensions. If your render is cracking or your brickwork looks tired, cladding is a practical long-term solution worth considering.
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Exterior cladding is a protective outer layer fixed to the outside walls of a building. It keeps rain, wind and frost from reaching the underlying structure, and it can dramatically change the look of a property at the same time. Homeowners in Brandon often consider cladding when old render starts cracking and spalling, when timber boarding has rotted beyond easy repair, or when they want to insulate and modernise a 1960s or 1970s property without a full rebuild.
Cladding is also used on flat-roofed extensions, garage conversions, and commercial outbuildings where exposed blockwork or tired brickwork has become a maintenance burden. Getting the choice of material and fixing method right from the start saves a lot of money further down the line.
The right cladding for your building depends on the substrate underneath, the exposure level, planning constraints, and your budget. The main options we work with are:
Each system has different requirements for battening, ventilation gaps, flashings and trims. Skipping the ventilation gap is one of the most common installation errors and it leads to trapped moisture, rot in the frame and mould inside the wall. Every system we install is battened out properly to allow airflow behind the boards.
Before any boards go up, the existing wall surface needs to be assessed. Loose render is cut back, soft mortar raked out, and any damp or structural issues noted. Fitting cladding over a wet or failing wall simply traps the problem inside and makes it worse.
A treated timber or metal batten framework is fixed to the wall at centres suited to the board width and weight. This creates the drainage and ventilation cavity. Flashings and starter trims are set out before the first board goes on, because getting these level at the base determines how straight every course above it runs.
Window reveals, door frames, corners and soffits all need purpose-made trims or carefully mitre-cut boards. These junctions are where water finds a way in if the detailing is rushed. We seal every exposed cut end and check that window and door head flashings shed water away from the boards below, not into them.
On a typical Brandon semi-detached house, exterior cladding to the front and gable elevations can take two to four days depending on the height, the number of openings, and the complexity of the roofline above.
In many cases adding cladding to a house in England counts as permitted development, but this depends on the material, the colour change and whether the property is in a conservation area or is listed. Brandon sits partly within areas that have local planning sensitivities, so it is worth checking with the local planning authority before committing to a material or colour. We can advise on what is normally straightforward and what tends to draw questions, but the final check with the council is the homeowner's responsibility.
Where cladding is being added as part of a thermal upgrade, Building Regulations Part L may apply. An installer who does not flag this is leaving the homeowner exposed to problems at the point of sale.
Exterior cladding works best when the roofline above it is also in sound condition. If the fascias and soffits are rotten or the guttering is pulling away from the wall, dealing with those at the same time as the cladding avoids having to disturb the top edge of your new boards a year later. We carry out fascia, soffit and guttering work alongside cladding jobs, which keeps the scaffold cost down and makes sure all the junctions between roof edge and wall are properly finished.
Similarly, if there is any sign of a roof leak above the wall being clad, that needs to be fixed first. Water tracking behind freshly fitted cladding from a defective flashing or slipped tile will not be visible until the damage is already done.
Exterior cladding on a typical UK house costs in the range of £70 to £150 per square metre supply and fit, depending on the material chosen, the height of the work, and the complexity of the detailing. uPVC tends to sit at the lower end; composite and hardwood timber at the upper end. Scaffold costs are separate and vary with the building height and access. A straightforward front elevation on a two-storey semi in Brandon would typically fall in the £1,500 to £4,000 range, but this varies considerably with specification.
Not every roofer or builder has fitted cladding before. Before you agree to any work, it is reasonable to ask:
A tradesperson who cannot give clear answers to these questions has probably not done much cladding. The details are where the difference between a job that lasts twenty years and one that leaks within two is decided.
If you have a wall that needs cladding in Brandon or the surrounding area, call us to arrange a look at the job. We will give you a straight assessment of the condition of the existing wall, the most suitable material for your property, and what the work is likely to involve. No vague estimates over the phone - we prefer to see the wall first.
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