yOne of the most successful methods of protecting and insulating home or office building from natural elements is a cladding installation. Apart from that it also provides homes an enhanced visual appearance and most importantly needs less or no maintenance. Cladding is available in a wide range of material alternatives that will suit any home. Most of these materials can be applied externally as well as internally. Few of the cladding options include stone cladding, timber cladding, and steel cladding.
Stone cladding
Stones (i.e. marble and granite are mostly used) are luxurious and elegant, hence, when used for cladding the elegance is passed on to the home or office building as well. However, stone cladding is a costly affair! Typically, stone claddings cover the areas which are frequently exposed to the nature such as garages. Marble cladding is often seen in bathrooms as it is quite inexpensive than the granite. And businesses use stone claddings in their reception areas and
In modern architectures today you can easily witness the extensive use of rainscreen cladding. But what benefits they bring to the table and why more and more architects from London and all over UK prefer to use it.
Well, the concept of rainscreen cladding has been there since the 1950s, though it was not identified as such as the time. As the name says, it was made to safeguard outer walls from rain water, but in the last 50 years architects have discovered its several other advantages, both for existing and new buildings.
Anyway, let’s find out why you should hire a rainscreen cladding contractor for your next build.
Enjoy improved thermal insulation:
If you are looking for the most productive way of giving your building full thermal insulation without having to compromise on its internal floor space, then Rainscreen cladding is the way to go with. With reduced cold bridging, you will enjoy minimal energy costs & also reduces the possibility of condensation and dampness especially in UK