Cladding can be done on either the exterior of your home or the interior. Cladding is basically covering one piece of material with another. External cladding is a great way of weather proofing your home.
There are several types of exterior cladding that can be used on your home. Using bricks is just one of many choices. Bricks can be costly but can add great value to your home. With bricks, there is a variety of colours and sizes to use, so you can choose which style best suits your home. Stone is another cladding option but is the most expensive of all options. What makes stone so expensive is that it requires more modifications to fit the exterior area and has to be installed by a professional. Stone could be a good option if you just want to make a certain part stand out instead of cladding your entire home.
An extremely popular external cladding is Stucco. The finish used on Stucco is what gives its various appearances. Textured stucco gives you the chance to choose the final look of the cladding by either changing the size of materials used in the stucco mixture or manipulating the texture while applying. Stucco is ideal for external cladding as it is water resistant and withstands most external elements.
External cladding should really be done by a professional to ensure it is correctly installed and constructed. If you are a handyman and would like to do the external cladding yourself, seek advice to ensure you do it properly. External cladding is a great way to weatherproof your home, especially the variety of weather conditions we are subjected to in Australia.
There are also internal cladding options available such as painting, wall paper or panelling. Interior cladding is generally pretty simple, with some initial guidance from a professional you should be okay to do it on your own if you like. Find external cladding solutions at Gunnersens.