Wall Cladding Installation Portsmouth
Wall Cladding Installation services in Portsmouth
We install wall cladding on Portsmouth homes and their extensions, including the terraces and villas built around Southsea from the 1830s. Our own team erects the tower scaffold or scaffolding and fixes the breather membrane, battens, boards and trims.
We price every installation from a free site survey conducted by a director. You receive a written, itemised quote within 48 hours of that survey, with no hidden extras. We respond within 48 hours. The directors bring over 15 years of combined hands-on experience. We carry up to £5 million public liability insurance.
What decides how a Portsmouth home is clad?
Parts of Portsmouth are built as streets of Victorian terraced houses. A house in the middle of a terrace shares both side walls with its neighbours, so its outside walls are the front and the back. The form of each wall and the finish it already carries determine how the battens are fixed, where the boards stop and how the wall is reached. On a Portsmouth home, a wall cladding installation is decided by the following situations:
An extension still being built
Where an extension is still under construction, we clad its new walls as their finished face. The team fixes the membrane, battens and boards to those walls in the same order as on any other wall we clad.
The post-war houses on the Paulsgrove estate were completed in the early 1950s.
Cladding already on the wall
Where a wall already carries cladding, the team removes every existing board and keeps none for reuse. Once the boards are off, the wall takes the membrane and battens in the same way as a wall that has never been clad. That job is a cladding replacement, and we clad the wall in full as a new installation. Replacing individual failed boards is the external cladding repair service and is not part of an installation.
Prefab houses were built in Portsmouth in the late 1940s.
The eaves line above the new boards
The new cladding stops at a line beneath the eaves. The team cuts the top row of boards to that line and closes the top edge with a trim. A fascia or soffit at the eaves is part of the roof, and work to either of them is a roof fascia repair.
In parts of the city, housing built during the 1960s and 1970s replaced Victorian terraces.
Damp or cracking to resolve before cladding
A director examines the masonry and any timber frame of each wall at the survey. Where a wall needs repair first, such as repointing, cracked brickwork or a decayed timber frame, the quote prices that work ahead of the cladding. The team completes it, including any carpentry the frame needs, before the membrane and battens are fixed.
Old Portsmouth is the city’s original settlement.
A semi-detached or terraced house
On a semi-detached pair or a terrace, the cladding stops at the line between your house and the next, and the team closes that edge with a trim.
Around the Southsea shopping centre, the late Georgian and early Victorian terraces were developed from the 1830s, together with villas of the same period.
What do Portsmouth walls mean for a cladding installation?
At the survey, a director identifies each wall’s construction and finish.
Portsmouth stands on Portsea Island, flat and low-lying, bounded by water on three sides and open to the Solent. On an elevation that faces the water, rain blown in across it wets the trims and the uppermost boards.
How do we clad a home in Portsmouth?
A director oversees every cladding installation in Portsmouth from the survey to the final inspection, and our own team carries out the work at each stage:
A survey of every wall to be clad
A director surveys each wall to be clad, measuring the elevation and assessing the wall behind its existing finish. We go through the board options with you at the property, including fibre cement cladding and uPVC wall cladding, and agree the board and its colour. The written, itemised quote is issued within 48 hours of that survey.
Access agreed for each wall
A director decides at the survey whether a tower scaffold or scaffolding serves each elevation. The method statement records each of those decisions, and it is agreed with you and signed before the team starts work.
Membrane and battens before the boards
The team fixes the breather membrane across each wall to be clad, then sets out the battens over it. Every batten is fixed through the membrane into the masonry or timber frame behind.
Boards fixed and every edge trimmed
The team cuts each board to fit and fixes it to the manufacturer’s specification. Every corner and edge of the cladding is then finished with a trim.
A final inspection before the scaffold is struck
A director inspects the finished cladding from the scaffold and from the ground. The team makes any minor adjustment the inspection identifies before leaving the site.
Why Choose Us for Wall Cladding Installation in Portsmouth?
Over 15 years of experience working in Portsmouth
Connor and Jack bring over 15 years of combined hands-on roofing experience, delivering everything from small domestic repairs to large-scale commercial projects across Portsmouth.
Local Portsmouth knowledge
Based in Portsmouth with deep local roots, we understand Hampshire's homes, weather and building styles, which allows us to deliver work that lasts.
5-star rated service
We are proud to be rated 5 stars on Google by our customers, reflecting the quality of our workmanship and our commitment to reliable, professional service.
Competent & highly trained team
Our team is fully trained and certified in asbestos awareness, working at height and manual handling, ensuring every project is carried out safely and to industry standards.
£5 million public liability insurance
We carry up to £5 million in public liability insurance, giving you complete peace of mind that your property is fully protected while we work in Portsmouth.
10 year workmanship guarantee
All new wall cladding installations and replacements come with a 10-year workmanship guarantee, so you are covered in the unlikely event of any issues, and an external cladding repair does not carry one.
Frequently asked questions
Take a look at the Frequently Asked Questions regarding our Wall Cladding Installation service in Portsmouth.
Can I stay in my Portsmouth home while the cladding is fitted?
Yes. Cladding is fixed to the outside face of each wall, so the team works from the tower scaffold or scaffolding at that wall and not from inside the house. The team protects your driveway and planting around that access for the whole installation.
Does the existing wall need work before cladding in Portsmouth?
Some walls need repair before cladding, and a sound wall receives the battens in its current condition. A batten fixing carries the weight of the boards, so it can lose its hold in any part of the wall that is loose. Any repair is a separate item on your written quote, so you see that work and its price before you accept.
Will the windows of a Portsmouth home look set back after cladding?
A little. The cladding brings the face of the wall forward, so each window sits deeper in its reveal. The team finishes every reveal with a trim cut to the window frame, closing the edge between the boards and the frame.
Which walls of a Portsmouth home should be clad?
The choice is between a single elevation, an extension, a porch and the whole house. A director measures each wall you name at the survey, and the written quote itemises those walls.
Where a Portsmouth house stands at the end of a Victorian terraced street, its side wall is a further wall to choose.
Who will I deal with on a cladding project in Portsmouth?
One director. The same director surveys your walls, prepares the quote, agrees the access, oversees the team and inspects the finished cladding. Our own team carries out every stage of the installation, with no subcontracted labour.
Every project in our Portsmouth service area begins with a free site survey conducted by a director. Your written quote follows within 48 hours of that survey.
The Portsmouth Suburbs we Provide Wall Cladding Installation services to:
Baffins, Buckland, Copnor, Cosham, Drayton, Eastney, Farlington, Fratton, Hilsea, Kingston, Landport, Milton, North End, Old Portsmouth, Paulsgrove, Portsea, Rudmore, Somerstown, Southsea, Stamshaw, Tipner, Wymering.
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About Portsmouth
Portsmouth
About PortsmouthPortsmouthCity & unitary authority areaPortsmouth Harbour, including Spinnaker TowerThe GuildhallSouthsea BeachHMS VictoryMary Rose MuseumGunwharf QuaysClarence PierFlagCoat of ArmsNickname: PompeyMotto: Heaven’s Light Our GuideShown within HampshirePortsmouthLocation within the United KingdomCoordinates: 50°48′21″N 01°05′14″W / 50.80583°N 1.08722°W Sovereign state United Kingdom Country England Region South East England Ceremonial county Hampshire Government • Type Unitary authority, city • Governing body Portsmouth City Council • Leadership Leader and Cabinet (Liberal Democrats) • Lord Mayor Abdul Kadir • Members of Parliament Stephen Morgan (L)
Amanda Martin (L)[2]Area • City & unitary authority area15.54 sq mi (40.25 km2) Population (2011, 2021)• City & unitary authority area208,100[1][a] • Urban 238,137[4][c] • Metro 855,679 (South Hampshire)[3][b] Ethnicity (2021) [5]• Ethnic groups List- 85.2% White
- 6.9% Asian
- 3.4% Black
- 2.6% Mixed
- 1.8% other
Religion (2021) [5]• Religion List- 47.1% no religion
- 39.4% Christianity
- 6.4% not stated
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Time zone UTC+0 (GMT) • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST) Postal code POArea code 023 ISO 3166 code GB-POR Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight Ambulance South Central Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight Website portsmouth .gov .uk Portsmouth (/ˈpɔːrtsməθ/ ⓘ PORTS-məth) is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in England not located primarily on the mainland. The city is located 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Southampton, 50 miles (80 km) west of Brighton and Hove and 74 miles (119 km) south-west of London. With a population last recorded at 208,100, it is the most densely populated city in the United Kingdom. Portsmouth forms part of the South Hampshire urban area with Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Eastleigh and Southampton.
Portsmouth’s history can be traced to Roman times and it has contained a significant Royal Navy dockyard and base for centuries. Portsmouth was founded c. 1180 by Anglo-Norman merchant Jean de Gisors in the south-west area of Portsea Island, a location now known as Old Portsmouth. Around this time, de Gisors ordered the construction of a chapel dedicated to St Thomas Becket. This became a parish church by the 14th century. Portsmouth was established as a town with a royal charter on 2 May 1194. The city is home to the first drydock ever built. It was constructed by Henry VII in 1496.
Portsmouth has the world’s oldest dry dock currently in use, “The Great Stone Dock”; originally built in 1698, rebuilt in 1769 and presently known as “No.5 Dock”. The world’s first mass production line was established at the naval base’s Block Mills which produced pulley blocks for the Royal Navy. By the early-19th century, Portsmouth was the most heavily fortified city in the world, and was considered “the world’s greatest naval port” at the height of the British Empire throughout Pax Britannica. By 1859, a ring of defensive land and sea forts, known as the Palmerston Forts, had been built around Portsmouth in anticipation of an invasion from continental Europe.
In the 20th century, Portsmouth achieved city status on 21 April 1926. During the Second World War, the city was bombed extensively in the Portsmouth Blitz, which resulted in the deaths of 930 people, and it was a pivotal embarkation point for the D-Day landings. In 1982, a British task force departed from Portsmouth to serve in the Falklands War. HMY Britannia was formerly based in Portsmouth and oversaw the transfer of Hong Kong in 1997, after which Britannia was retired from royal service, decommissioned and relocated to Leith as a museum ship.
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