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Timber vs PVCu
CLADDING ENHANCES RURAL HOME
Freefoam Building Products
is proud to release a new case
study featuring the PVCu foiled
X-Wood cladding range. This
beautiful property in rural Leices-
tershire originally featured white
wood windows and a wood clad
annex. The present homeowners
decided to update the windows
and refurbish the annex area to
create an easy to maintain, long
lasting façade that met the same
high standards as their home.
Online research led them
to Freefoam and the X-Wood
cladding range. After receiving
samples of several colour options,
the anthracite grey finish was
selected to tone in with the brick
work and roof. Its easy wipe
clean surface and high-quality
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performance
qualities
the homeowner’s selection criteria
exactly.
The X-Wood cladding range
is an innovative PVCu exterior
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cladding
that looks and handles
like wood but without all the
usual maintenance issues associ-
ated with timber. It has a subtle
woodgrain finish designed to
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exterior of any refurbishment or
new build project. Freefoam has
used its manufacturing expertise
to design and produce an attrac-
tive high-performance cladding
comprising three different layers.
These are a heavy duty coloured
plastic foam core, then a durable
plastic skin, and a final coating
of Renolit film which creates a
hardwearing, stable material with
a beautiful subtle woodgrain effect
finish.
The range is available in a
choice of six contemporary col-
ours to create an attractive finish.
From subtle white, cream and
greyed cedar to traditional oak
and more dramatic anthracite grey
and wine red all with an impres-
sive ten-year guarantee.
Suitable for both commer-
cial and domestic new build or
renovation projects and with its
high-performance credentials,
X-Wood can also be successfully
used in coastal and highly ex-
posed areas.
Colin St John, commercial direc-
tor, explains: “We h