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Cladding for Homeowners and Self Build Properties

Natural wood look with no need for painting, treating or sealing.

Dura Cladding low maintenance composite cladding has a natural sense of style

If you’re looking to undertake a self-build, renovation or home improvement project using cladding, there are several factors you’ll want to consider before deciding on your final material.

Cladding – or ‘siding’, as it is sometimes known – is a means of covering the external wall of a building with another material, such as wood, concrete, fibre-cement or metal.

Choosing the right cladding for your property is about more than just enhancing its appearance. The right cladding can protect your home from the elements for years to come. It can also have a dramatic impact on its value and saleability in the future.

Unlike traditional wood, Dura Cladding never needs painting, staining, sealing or treating. It is resistant to rotting, splintering and warping. Our woodgrain composite timber cladding range is known Dura Cladding Flush Resist and offers resistance to fire, weathering, staining and expansion. Resist cladding achieves a fire classification result of Class B s2 d0 in accordance with European Standard EN-13501-1.

Avoid the drawbacks of timber cladding

Whilst timber has always been a popular cladding choice, as a material it has several major drawbacks. At the cheaper end of the market there are a range of softwoods that can vary hugely in appearance because of the presence of knots and other natural defects. These softwoods require regular painting and staining which can prove costly over the life of the cladding, and is always time consuming. More expensive hardwoods such as oak require a little less maintenance, but contain high tannin levels which can leach out during exposure to the elements, resulting in dark streaks.

With its natural wood look and enhanced durability Dura Cladding is the ideal composite alternative to wood cladding. Made from a unique combination of recycled wood and plastic known as composite timber or WPC, Dura Cladding is an attractive, simple to install and economical way to finish your building’s exterior.

Dura Cladding composite timber cladding offers clear advantages over natural wood cladding. It also comes with a fantastic warranty and service life.

It is ideal for any self-build or home cladding project as a colour-stable and low maintenance alternative to real timber planks.

Dura Cladding also offers benefits over other kinds of exterior wall cladding such as fibre cement cladding which can be challenging to install, may require periodic repainting or touch-ups and can be brittle and awkward to handle.

Dura Cladding’s unique composite timber formula produces a longer lasting cladding that is environmentally friendly, easy to install and requires minimal maintenance.

Only clad the elevations you need to

If you’re renovating a property, remember that it may not be necessary to clad the entire house. In some cases cladding just the upper storey or including a feature panel of Dura Cladding will smarten up a tired and drab exterior. If you’re planning an extension and want to incorporate cladding, adding composite timber Dura Cladding as a feature on both the new and old walls can help create a cohesive, matching design.

Like with this beautiful Barn conversion, the renovated building was substantially rebuilt and now features a stunning combination of locally sourced natural Bath Stone paired with our composite Dura Cladding Flush Resist in Grey.

Providing a modern twist to a traditional-style building that is in keeping with its surroundings. Chosen for its woodgrain appearance and durability, Dura Cladding Flush Resist is made from a hard-wearing eco-friendly mix of recycled timber and polymers.

To discover more about this barn conversion visit our Hamsbrooke Barn Case Study.

Remember that a unique 360° outer armour protects the core of the cladding plank from the elements to help prevent fade. Unlike many products on the market, the product can be installed both vertically and horizontally to suit both contemporary and traditional building designs.

A full range of complementary trims and accessories are also available, making it easy to work around details such as windows and doors to achieve a smart and uniform finish to your cladding.

If you have been inspired and want to complete renovations on your own home, or you are starting a new self build and don’t know where to start, then get in touch with our experts or request a sample to see for yourself the quality of our Cladding.

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