With eco-friendly materials and building practices an important consideration for today’s homemaker, you’ll want to know where your products come from – and are they sustainable?
In recent years, sustainability has been associated with high price points and luxury builds, but it doesn’t have to be that way. As planners, architects, developers and homeowners start to pay more attention to the environmental impact of the products they use, fibre cement cladding and slates have been growing in popularity.
Crafted from a hard-wearing combination of cement and fibres, to provide the advantages of resilient concrete in a light-weight package, fibre cement materials look good and will last a lifetime, without the need for expensive maintenance work, upgrades or replacements.
Find out more about Cedral fibre cement materials
Here’s why fibre cement products are becoming an increasingly popular choice in the industry:
- Fibre cement is a strong, versatile and long-lasting material. For example, both Cedral cladding and slates have a substantial life expectancy, a minimum of 50 years.
- Fibre cement offers hard-wearing, long-lasting visual appeal that doesn’t need regular replacing, repainting or maintenance. It won’t rot, rust, warp or crack, is insect, bacteria and algae resistant and has an excellent fire classification of A2-s1, d0.
- Fibre cement cladding acts like a second skin on a building’s exterior and is frost, mould and water resistant to protect against the elements. A ventilated facade, where the cladding doesn’t sit directly against the insulation, improves energy efficiency, enabling the rapid drying of external walls, reducing condensation and humidity.
- Cladding can preserve the life of older buildings by providing a stylish contemporary update for unsightly faded paintwork or render.
- Using fibre cement cladding or roofing slates is a way to maintain continuity and to provide an appearance of traditional materials, offering technological advances while also satisfying the planning authorities.
- A wide range of finishes and colour choices makes it easy to style an exterior that works with its environment and meets planning requirements. Cedral facades come in a choice of 21 factory-applied shades, with a choice of wood effect or smooth finishes. Boards can be mounted vertically or horizontally to create a range of looks, from country cottage and New England to bold contemporary styling.
- Fibre cement uses fewer raw materials and less energy in its manufacture, produces less waste than some traditional building materials and is a recyclable material.
Contact Cedral
Visit Cedral.world for more information, email us at infouk(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)etexgroup.com or phone 01283 501555.