Cedral Cladding Blog: Insights and Inspiration

We are delighted to share that Etex Ireland has won the Construction, Engineering, and Manufacturing Award (sponsored by Pipelife Ireland) at the Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 2025! With over 2,500 members, these awards celebrate businesses making a significant impact on the economy, communities, and the Guaranteed Irish ecosystem.

Etex Ireland has been recognised for its commitment to workplace safety, earning a spot as a finalist for the Health & Safety Excellence Award in Manufacturing. Discover how our team drives continuous improvement in health, safety, and compliance.

Etex Ireland is proud to be shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Guaranteed Irish Business Awards!

Cedral Ireland, a proud member of Guaranteed Irish, is delighted to support the planting of the first Guaranteed Irish Forest.

Cladding is a popular option to give homes a wow-factor finish that is hard-wearing, long lasting and low maintenance. But remember, when planning your cladding project, it’s very important to consider ventilation.

Cedral was invited by Guaranteed Irish to participate in an Acorn Gathering Event as part of the Guaranteed Irish Forest Initiative.

Contemporary houses are prime for combining materials - glass and concrete, stone and brick, wood and plaster, etc. Fibre cement cladding has also become part of this trend.

Octabuild have officially launched the 2022 Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards. For the first-time in the history of the Awards, will be an all-island competition to recognise excellence in the builders merchant trade on the island of Ireland. Enter now at octabuild.ie/awards

From the importance of choosing high quality products to where to begin.

Cedral, part of the Etex Ireland group, are on a mission to build a more beautiful world, one home at a time, with smart, sustainable, safe and beautiful materials. We are proud to be part of the Guaranteed Irish House movement, an initiative by Guaranteed Irish which is Ireland’s first national listing of construction sector businesses based in Ireland, offering architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and interior designers a listing of locally produced raw building materials and home furnishings for both private and commercial builds.

RIAI Silver Medal for Housing (sponsored by Cedral) has been awarded to David O’Shea, ODOS Architects for Dublin’s Percy Place Development.

Kildare couple Niamh and Ollie take us through the process from start to finish.

BES 6001 is the ‘Framework Standard for the Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products’ by the BRE. And, so in demonstrating the company’s continued commitment to sustainable buildings, Cedral manufactured fibre cement slates achieve a ‘Very Good’ performance rating.

Fibre-cement sidings are the perfect choice to create a modern and durable facade. Discover the available options to create your own style.

In the construction world, BIM has become a trendy, frequently used term. BIM stands for ‘Building Information Modelling’, which creates a digital 3D-model and virtual rendering of a building. BIM models consist of objects linked to data on, among others, technical specifications.

Thanks to the characteristics of fibre cement boards, your façade will be resistant to the passage of time. Here is how and why.

When you’re building a house or renovating a roof, you’re bound to have tons of questions. One of the most pressing questions is obviously: ‘What does a new roof cost?’. Given the huge range of options, there is no one-size-fits-all answer.

A beautiful façade that is environmentally friendly and easy to maintain - all possible with Cedral! Robert Pöllen and his family, who live in Germany, have experienced this.

The facade is the showpiece of a home. An eye for detail is essential to achieving the look you have in mind. In that respect, how reliable or good-looking a product is isn’t the only thing that counts. A finish that’s perfect down to the smallest detail also has a powerful impact on the end result. Cedral’s goal is to help you make that happen. 

Having a roof installed or renovated isn’t an investment you decide on overnight. You try to gather as much information as possible, request quotes and routinely set aside savings for it. You’ll also need to settle on a good roofer who can be entrusted with the roof installation.

Do you enjoy the warm and authentic look of wood? A material that soothes the mind and offers added value in a wide range of architectural styles.

How to keep your home cool when the sun is shining? With our practical advice, we can help increase your comfort within your home.

Renovation is clearly trending. More and more homeowners want to create a new look for their homes. And depending on the state of the building, some are left with no other choice than to renovate. Fibre cement slates are the perfect material for any reason. In addition to their durability, quick installation and light weight, they also offer countless other architectural design effects and options.

Lap or click, vertical or horizontal positioning, with or without a frame return - the hardest part is choosing...

If you take a short trip through town or the countryside, you’re sure to notice the wide variety of architectural styles straight away. Roof tiles, facade panels, slates, wood, brick – there are all kinds of building materials and techniques decorating the many roofs and facades you pass along the way. A new technique that continues to win over more and more housebuilders is to clad the entire building in fibre cement slates. That means the roofing essentially flows into the facade cladding so that the home’s complete outer shell  is clad in slate.