November 15, 2024 11:22 am
Published by Summit Cladding
Stunning looks and maximum energy efficiency Giving your home a makeover these days has got to be about more than just making it look good. With climate change in the news, it’s also an ideal opportunity to maximise energy efficiency. Saving money on fuel and reducing your carbon footprint at the same time is a win-win all round. Our latest client, Laurence, from Cobham in Surrey, who already had solar panels on his roof, had taken this principle a stage further. He had called in a specialist surveyor to identify areas around his house where heat was escaping, so that we could ensure there was maximum insulation when we carried out our renovation. Heat loss identified The specialist found that... View Article
January 10, 2024 10:22 am
Published by Summit Cladding
In our last blog we introduced you to Ecoscape, the latest exciting chapter in the development of building cladding. And here’s another example of how this new, vertical slatted cladding can transform what would otherwise be a very ordinary building. We’ve explained before about all the advantages of composite cladding, which is designed to look like timber, but is made of materials that never rot and need no painting or maintenance, apart from an occasional clean. And so it is with this Ecoscape slatted cladding which, like its cousin James Hardie horizontal cladding, does not warp or splinter and its colour doesn’t fade in the British weather! Ethical cladding material But perhaps the best feature of Ecoscape is its green... View Article
November 13, 2023 12:22 pm
Published by Summit Cladding
Summit Cladding has been at the forefront of the cladding industry for over 30 years and has played an active role in bringing new ideas to the market. In this blog we are introducing an exciting development. It’s called Ecoscape Slatted Cladding, which brings a whole new look to our range of cladding options. Wind back those 30+ years to when Summit was getting started and you’ll find there wasn’t much on offer if you wanted maintenance-free cladding on your house. In fact, all you could get was white shiplap PVC and it was some years before different colours became available. These days, for those who want the beauty and texture of timber but without the hassle of maintenance, composite... View Article
