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5 things to know before cladding your home's exterior

Channelling coastal and country vibes, cladding your home's exterior is a popular and affordable way to update the exterior of your home. It can cover render or brickwork, elevate an understated ...
Building

Investigation: how are councils assessing the risks of uPVC cladding in low-rise housing after the Barnet fire?

It’s mid-morning on Thursday 8 June 2023. A fire blazes through a row of four terraced houses on Moss Hall Grove in North Finchley. The London Fire Brigade receives 42 calls about the fire. When 10 ...
London Evening Standard

Barnet Council fears new national cladding crisis as it sounds alarm over UPVC on houses

A north London council has sounded the alarm over what it fears could be a fresh national cladding issue after a probe found UPVC on buildings to be hazardous. Hundreds of Barnet residents face being ...
Daily Monitor

Exterior cladding options to consider for your home

Cladding serves both functional and aesthetic purposes, protecting from the elements while enhancing the building’s appearance. When choosing materials, it is important to consider factors such as ...
Building

Fears of fresh crisis as London council finds unsafe plastic cladding on 600 homes

Barnet Council alerts DLUHC to risks posed by timber-frame homes fitted with UPVC panels Barnet Council has discovered that hundreds of its low-rise timber-frame homes were fitted with plastic ...
Inside Housing

Fears of low-rise cladding crisis as London council plans to fix hundreds of terraced homes

A London council has set out multimillion-pound plans to replace cladding on 580 terraced homes amid fears of a low-rise cladding crisis. A London council has set out multimillion-pound plans to ...