Demand soars for external cladding

Cladding is a great way to bring character to the exterior of any project. Whether your customer is looking to create a seaside look, Scandinavian hygge or contemporary style; cladding is compatible with most designs.

With a surge in demand for home offices, summer house construction and home renovation – requests for external cladding have rocketed. People are spending more time at home, with more money in their pockets after not paying out for holidays and entertainment for over a year. Home improvements are at the top of the homeowners agenda, with many stating that they will be staying at home long after lockdown has eased.

What are the benefits of external cladding?

Cladding is a low maintenance, external styling solution. Its durability provides protection from the elements, whilst making buildings more resistant to defects caused by rainfall, sunlight and temperature change. Cladding also improves the structural strength of the building.

What type of cladding does Edge Building Products sell?

Edge Building Products holds a vast range of external shiplap and open V cladding systems. From PVC Fortex cladding, to Cembrit – Fibre cement cladding – there will be something to suit your project. Edge also supplies the cladding trims, necessary installation tools and guides, with a great team of customer service staff that are on hand with advice.

The cladding crisis, which stemmed from the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, means building control are anxious to ensure that all buildings are cladded with safe, fire resistant or non-combustible cladding. Edge Building Products supplies the non-combustible Cembrit Fibre cement cladding, Fire Rating Class A2 – while the Fortex cladding range has been tested to EN 13501-1, achieving D, S3 and D2 fire rating.

Need help with the cladding for your project?

We have some handy cladding tools on our website, which you might find useful.

Head over to our Fortex cladding visualiser to see what different colours will look like. Or use our cladding calculator to find out how much cladding you need to order.