Over the years cladding industry has been going through lots of change. Cladding Industry is seeing flood of innovative materials and designs.
You know what is cladding right?? Basically cladding is outer covering of a building.
But why do we do that?? Cladding is done to serve many purposes, including creating a controlled internal environment, protecting the building from external conditions, preventing the transmission of sound, for providing thermal insulation and improving appearance of buildings, among other things.
So this can be done from various materials. Some of cladding material are wood, stone, ceramic and tile. There are many more material with different features.
Now problem is to choose from these different materials? Some of important consideration while choosing cladding materials are:
- External and internal conditions
- Use of the building
- Resilience, strength and durability
- Fire resistance
- Planning and requirements
- Building regulation requirements
- Accessibility and buildability
- Aesthetics
- Availability & budget
- Maintenance requirements
- Structural requirements
- Control of air leakage
- Integrity and continuity of Insulation
- Prevention of water penetration or provision of drainage
- Control of thermal movement
- Ease of installation
- External attachments and fixings
Also considering Indian weather before choosing is really important. Some of best suited cladding material suggested by industry experts are glass, aluminium solid sheet, aluminium composite panels (FR grade A2), natural stones, terracotta.
If we talk about cladding we can go on and on. Read the article to know everything about cladding, materials used and much more.
