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Cladding on its own is not designed to insulate properties, however, when insulation is fitted behind it, this will enhance the thermal efficiency of your home. If your current cladding is old and tired looking then replacing it with new insulation behind it will almost certainly make it more efficient. And the more efficient your home is, the less it will cost to heat. Replacing old, tired cladding will also improve the outside appearance of the home and provide it with protection from the weather.

Under current UK Building Regulations, ventilation at eaves level is a requirement in all newly built properties. Unless you have over fascia ventilation fitted, ventilation at this level must be provided via the soffit boards. Neither form of ventilation is required for properties that were built before these Building Regulations came into enforcement. However, air should be able to flow in and out of the roof area otherwise condensation will form, which can eventually lead to rot and mould.

A rainwater pipe, also known as a downpipe, takes water from your gutter down to the drainage system. Whereas, a soil pipe takes waste away from your home.

Standard gutters come in 4m lengths. Seamless aluminium gutters, however, are continuous gutters which can be extruded in lengths of up to 30m. This means that there are no joins in a single run. At corners or angles, there are pre-moulded fittings to fix lengths together. Seamless aluminium gutters also have internal brackets which you cannot see from the ground, giving an unbroken appearance to your roofline.

Concave is a term used to describe a surface that curves inward or is thinner in the middle than on the edges. The term convex, however, describes a surface that curves outward or is thicker in the middle than on the edges. Therefore, concave bargeboards feature an inward curve but convex bargeboards have an outward one.