What is Cladding?
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Cladding is a term that refers to components that are attached to the structure of a building to form non-structural, external surfaces. Whilst composite cladding is generally attached to the structure of the building, typically it does not contribute to its stability, cladding can, however, play a structural role in transferring wind and impact loads. Wind loading can have a positive and negative pressure effect on the surface of a building and the cladding must have sufficient integral strength to resist the loading and the fixing of the cladding to the building. Cladding has several functions, it is designed to protect external structural walls from the elements it can add a layer of insulation and adds to the visual appearance of the building by transforming even the most unassuming of external spaces. Cladding can be hung off the inner buildings skin and does not have to be self-supporting, it just…
