subject: Wall cladding – How to refurbish well [print this page] Wall cladding How to refurbish well Wall cladding How to refurbish well
Wall cladding is often the answer to problems that appear with walls whether they are weak due to their design, damaged due to old age, or worse, there's only one solution that doesn't involve knocking down walls, or the whole building.
Wall cladding provides an elegant, affordable solution, to these problems; it's also lightweight, attractive and can be fabricated in a number of finishes, colours and textures.
Wall cladding at its best
Wall cladding is at its best when installed with some forethought to its surroundings. It's often good to couple wall cladding with roof cladding. Making them match, or designing them to contemporise and stand out is the choice of the end user. At its best, wall cladding can create an impression of space, or to create partitions and more making it ideal to repurpose an industrial space into office space.
Wall cladding with coated steel is often a great choice for modern developments. Exterior wall cladding can be designed with more functional needs in mind for example it can form the ideal base for rainscreens to be fixed to. The cladding provides the high-end aesthetic appeal, combined with the insulation, and the rainscreen to protect the development to last its lifetime.
Building envelopes
Cladding envelopes rely on one thing the ability to stay solid, under the pressure of weather to do so, the metal cladding has to be of top quality, and installed to correct procedures.
Most companies test and warranty their product for up to 25 years or more so it's important to examine these certificates, plus any other warranties that would relate to compliance before the end user makes a choice on final materials. There can be a sustainable warranty on metal cladding, as companies are taking sustainability in both design and materials more seriously, creating cladding that remains attractive, and environmentally friendly for a lifetime.
