Composite Cladding | Exterior Eco Friendly Cladding

Absolutely! Not only does adding composite cladding to the outside of a home enhance the visual curb appeal, but it can also suggest to potential buyers that the home is well taken care of and will therefore require less maintenance for them when they move in.

The key differences when you compare composite and wood cladding really come down to three key areas: maintenance, durability, and cost. Let’s take a brief look:

Maintenance: Traditional wood requires yearly work like sanding, staining, or painting. Composite cladding never needs surface treatments to retain its performance and appearance; a simple regular clean is all it takes.

Durability: Most homeowners know the drawbacks with wood; it’s susceptible to moisture, which causes rot, splintering, and warping. Because our composite cladding is developed with a plastic and wood fibre make-up, it’s engineered to resist all those issues.

Cost & Long-Term Value: Wood can be cheaper upfront, but that’s not the whole story. When you factor in the yearly costs of treatments, repairs, and your own valuable time, composite provides a much better return. In our experience, it often pays for itself within 5 years, making it the more cost-effective choice in the long run.

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.

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.