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Replacement timber cladding installation in South London

March 27, 2025 1:02 pm Published by

Installation Gallery Replacement Timber ‘Accoya’ Cladding The pundits say that football is a game of two halves – well how about this for a house of two halves? At the front, a traditional Edwardian-style property. At the back, something altogether more modern and futuristic. Summit was called to this house in Croydon, south London, where the owner introduced us to Accoya Timber Cladding, a product we confess we hadn’t heard of before – and what a lovely new look it is! Our client had the cladding fitted some time ago but asked us to come round and carry out some vital replacement and adjustments to the way it had been installed, including improvements to ventilation. Traditional and adventurous designs The... View Article

Cement board cladding installation in Hertfordshire

March 10, 2025 3:15 pm Published by

Installation Gallery Maintenance free cement cladding One of the great advantages of cement board cladding as a building material is its versatility. It looks just as good and works just as effectively on a new build house as it does on a very old property. Take this 300-year-old former bakery in Hertfordshire as an example. Our client, a London property developer, had owned the building for some years and was gradually restoring it to its former glory. But he had come up against a snag with the external render, which was not only making the house look tired and defective but, more crucially, was letting in the damp. Uneven render causing problems Now as everyone will understand, wet walls in... View Article