Grey facade cladding for a timeless, modern look

Fibre-cement cladding for your facade?

Cladding protects your home from the weather. But with fibre-cement slates or weatherboards, you also protect your house from fire because they are non-flammable. What’s more fibre-cement is also impervious to rot and mould, making it an ultra-durable second skin for your home. And the best of all, it is low-maintenance: when dirty, you simply wipe down your facade with water and soap.

Fibre-cement gets its qualities from an ingenious mixture of Portland cement, chalk, sand and natural fibres. This mix makes fibre-cement cladding strong as stone, but versatile as wood. The fibres add strength so that the weatherboards or shingles can be lighter and thinner, without compromising on robustness. The composite material is cut to shape and painted in the factory before it is shipped out to a dealer near you.

Grey is an evergreen for your home

Cedral weatherboards and slates come in many factory-applied colours, but traditional grey hues have been a popular exterior colour for generations. Grey tones are timeless and work well for both traditional and modern designs.

Grey fibre-cement cladding is a practical option for your house because of their versatility and durability. They don’t only look good, they also don’t show dirt so easily compared to a white facade, for instance. This makes grey shingles and weatherboards the most in-demand type of siding.

The uniqueness of grey exterior sidings

Grey as a colour for facades has been well-tested over the years. Wherever you go, you find great examples of this. A touch of grey has been used in different unique designs to elevate the look of a home. It is a trendy and sophisticated option to make your house stand out.

Colour has a huge impact on the style of a building. Grey tones will give even the most traditional designs a more contemporary look. Grey also works as a perfect concealer for unwanted elements in your exterior by contrasting shades of grey. And as it is a very neutral colour, it offers a broad versatility to mix and match with many other colours. This makes it a classic and safe choice for any home design, regardless of its style.

Did you know that, on average, the re-sale value of homes with grey facades tends to be higher in comparison with other colours? Professional siding contractors will gladly help you decide which shade of grey works best for your home.

Cedral fibre-cement weatherboards for a modern facade

Cedral weatherboards come in a variety of grey shades to give your home a contemporary look. Because of their composite nature, they will last you a lifetime. Fibre cement cladding has a high thermal stability – it does not budge in sweltering or freezing temperatures. The colours are factory-applied so they don’t fade when exposed to bright sun beams or harsh weather conditions. So no need to repaint them every few years.

Cedral gives you many design options, as you can choose between weatherboards with a contemporary smooth surface, and weatherboards with a wood-grain texture. You can barely tell the difference from timber, but you have all the advantages of fibre cement. What’s more, you can create a modern effect by using Cedral boards vertically instead of horizontally, or let the slates of your roof continue onto your facade.

Last but not least, the finishing touches are important to make your facade look perfect. Cedral has a wide range of trims to match your weatherboards. Thanks to the profiles in the same colour as your boards and shingles, all corners, doors and windows will look flawless. Even the apparent screws are available in the same colour. Discover how you can make your home picture perfect with the Cedral trims.

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