Thread: Do I clad or paint?

Hi There

In my opinion cladding never looks like the real thing. Maybe get a painter to come and give you a quote, then you quiz him on what are the possibilities for fixing the problem areas?

My daughter was in real estate back in Sydney and strange as it may sound, cladding a house actually reduces the resale value of a home. Houses of similar size and appearance made less money on the market if they were clad. Most people think the cladding is hiding faults. A good paint job over boards that have been repaired and properly prepared will make the home look original and more appealing to the eye.

Had our 1st place clad many years ago in opposition to John we found that it increased the sale price.
Even more so recently the same house was sold again and still looks great with the same cladding.

The type used was not the alli type but unclosed insulation inside a hard plastic kept out the cold and heat but in Green valley we needed it the fibro just didn't do diddily squat.