Composite Cladding

Yes. Because composite materials naturally expand and contract with temperature fluctuations, you must leave a 3mm to 5mm expansion gap at the butt joints and board ends. Properly accommodating for thermal movement ensures your facade remains structurally sound and prevents buckling under direct heat exposure.

Yes. Our composite cladding systems are structurally designed to be installed in both horizontal and vertical orientations, allowing for complete architectural flexibility on your exterior facades while maintaining full weather resistance.

From a maintenance perspective, composite cladding will be much cheaper and more hassle-free in the long run compared to render or wood cladding. Of course, for a first investment, composite cladding can appear more expensive, but you need to take into account how much money you save on installation and maintenance in the future.

For a secure and compliant installation, your supporting timber or composite subframe battens must be installed at maximum 300mm centres. This ensures the cladding boards are fully supported and prevents any warping or bowing under wind loads.

Of course, the best colour for your home is personal preference, but the most popular colour is usually a shade of grey cladding. This is because it’s timeless, goes with everything, and doesn’t show any evidence of little family members and their muddy hands!

Trends come and go, but our anthracite grey and grey cladding are both popular pretty much all of the time. The smooth finish and wood grain finish very much depend on the right look for your individual property though, so it’s definitely not something you should follow the trends on.

Only for the very first board. We recommend using our Starter Clips to ensure your first row is perfectly straight and secure.

For all the following boards, the system is designed for hidden screwing. Each board has a sunken lip which allows you to:

1. Pre-drill a pilot hole through the lip.
2. Drive a screw through this hole and into your batten.
3. The shiplap connection of the next board then slides over and completely hides the screw head.

This design gives you a strong, secure fixing with a clean, screw-free finish

Composite cladding is more expensive initially however, the maintenance costs of wood make it cost more than composite cladding in the long run.

Here in the UK, composite cladding can last for many, many years. Better still, our composite cladding comes with a warranty!

Yes! Composite cladding absorbs much less water than wooden alternatives, making it rot-free and requiring lower maintenance.

The only real disadvantage is a slightly higher initial investment to purchase the cladding; however, in the long run, the composite cladding will work out cheaper.

Absolutely! If you have any previous DIY experience, then installing our composite cladding will be incredibly easy. Just download our free PDF installation guide and see how simple it is to transform your home.