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Marley Cedral cladding installation in Ongar, Essex

December 17, 2024 10:55 am Published by

Marely cedral cladding installation gallery Marley cedral / weatherboard cladding Here at Summit Cladding we have always been big fans of James Hardie composite cladding, a versatile and reliable weatherboard in a wide range of styles and colours. But there’s another kid on the block that has made a big impression on us. It’s called Marley Cedral cladding and, as the name suggests, it’s from the same stable as the Marley Tile Company which was founded a hundred years ago – so they’ve had a long time to get things right! Our client, Howard, from Ongar in Essex, was planning to give his home a complete exterior makeover and had obtained a sample of the Cedral cladding to see if... View Article

Cladding installation in Cuffley, Hertfordshire

December 2, 2024 5:14 pm Published by

Installation Gallery The history and problems with hanging-tiles Fitting cladding to exterior house walls has a very long history – over 300 years in fact. But in those far off days the cladding consisted of vertically hung tiles to keep out the weather. Tile hung houses first appeared in the south of England around 1700, a design feature that spread from The Netherlands. At that time many houses had walls made of wattle and daub within a timber frame, not brickwork, so the tiles helped with insulation and weather proofing. Tile hanging was adopted throughout the following centuries in a variety of styles, shapes and colours and it was especially popular during the Arts and Crafts period. In more recent... View Article