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Exterior Cladding

Exterior Cladding

Exterior cladding protects your building's walls from the coastal weather Cromer is known for, while giving it a clean, modern finish. We install timber, composite, and fibre cement cladding on homes and commercial premises across the North Norfolk coast. If your existing cladding is rotting, cracking, or letting in damp, we can strip it back and fit something that lasts.

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What's involved

Exterior Cladding in Cromer

Exterior cladding is a protective outer layer fixed to the walls of a building, sitting over the existing structure to keep wind, rain, and moisture out. It's particularly relevant in Cromer and along the North Norfolk coast, where salt air and driving rain from the North Sea accelerate deterioration of untreated brickwork and timber. Property owners often turn to cladding when render is crumbling, original timber is rotting, or when they want to overhaul the look of a 1970s or 1980s house without a full rebuild.

The work begins with a survey of the existing wall surface — we check for damp ingress, structural movement, and any areas that need remedial work before the new cladding goes on. We fix a ventilated batten framework to the wall, which allows air to circulate behind the boards and prevents condensation build-up. Boards are then fitted in horizontal or vertical runs depending on the product and the look you're after. We use fibre cement board, composite weatherboard, and treated softwood depending on your budget and the building's exposure level.

Fitting cladding correctly matters. Poorly installed cladding can trap moisture against the wall rather than shedding it, causing the very damp problems it was meant to prevent. Working at height on scaffolding also carries real risk without the right equipment and training.

We start every job with a written quote so you know exactly what's included before any work begins. Most residential cladding jobs in Cromer take between three and seven days depending on the area covered. We're fully insured and our work carries a ten-year workmanship guarantee.

Exterior cladding installation in Cromer typically costs between £80 and £140 per square metre, depending on the material chosen and the complexity of the elevation.

Itemised quote
Materials, labour, scaffold broken out
Fixed start date
With a daily schedule
10-year guarantee
Workmanship, in writing
Fully insured
£5m public liability

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Questions

What people ask first.

A new pitched roof on a standard three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cromer typically costs between £5,500 and £12,000. The final figure depends on the roof area, pitch angle, your choice of materials — natural slate costs more than concrete tiles — and how easy it is to access the property. We provide a free, itemised written quote so there are no surprises.
If you're having the same sections repaired repeatedly, if the felt underneath is visibly sagging or rotted, or if more than 20–25% of the tiles are cracked, slipped or missing, a full replacement is usually more cost-effective. We offer a free roof survey in Cromer and will give you an honest assessment — we won't recommend a replacement if a good repair will do the job.
Most standard roof repairs in Cromer — replacing a handful of slipped tiles, repointing ridge mortar or resealing a flashing — cost between £150 and £600. Jobs that require scaffolding, such as chimney repairs or work on a steeply pitched roof, will cost more. We'll assess the job first and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Flat roofs in Cromer typically cost between £70 and £120 per square metre installed, so a standard single-garage roof of around 15–18 square metres would cost roughly £1,050 to £2,160. GRP fibreglass sits at the higher end of that range, reinforced felt at the lower end. We provide a free survey and written quote for all flat roofing work.
Fascia and soffit replacement in Cromer typically costs £80–£120 per linear metre for a full strip-and-replace using UPVC, including disposal of the old material. A standard semi-detached property usually runs to around £600–£1,000 for the full roofline. We provide a fixed written quote after inspecting the job, so you won't face unexpected extras.
The most common signs are a damp patch on the ceiling near a chimney breast or dormer window, particularly after heavy or wind-driven rain. You may also see the lead itself has lifted, cracked, or been patched with grey mastic or flashing tape. If a ceiling stain reappears after being replastered, there's a good chance the lead joint above it has never been properly addressed.
A partial chimney rebuild from the flashing line upwards on a standard terraced or semi-detached property in Cromer typically costs £800–£1,800, including new lead flashings and re-bedding the pots. A full rebuild down to roof level will cost more, depending on the height of the stack and the availability of matching brick. We provide a fixed price after inspecting from scaffold — never from the ground.
Chimney take-downs in Cromer typically cost £600–£1,400 for the full job, including scaffold, brick removal, making good the roof covering, and disposal of all material. The final price depends on how high the stack is above the roof line, the type of roof covering, and ease of access. We include everything in a single fixed price so there are no additions on the day.
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