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How to create a stunning barn-style home – the easy way


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urning a dilapidated 100-year-old farmhouse into a dream home was a demanding challenge for


the Taylor family in Kent. The cream rendered bungalow had turned green and was harbouring a multitude of cracks inside and out, with wet and mouldy internal walls. Turning to cladding for the solution,


they researched the market and were very impressed with the Cedral offering. They chose Cedral weatherboards, laid horizontally, to renovate the main house and annex and created an eye-catching feature wall by laying the boards vertically in one section.


WHY DID THEY CHOOSE CEDRAL FACADES? “When I saw Cedral, I liked the grain, I liked the texture, I liked the fact it looks really realistic and I was very impressed with the minimum life expectancy of 50 years,” says Amy Taylor. “Cedral has helped us to transform the look of the building, allowing us to turn something so unappealing into a beautiful home.”


LOOKS AND LONGEVITY For the Taylor family, a product that continues to look good through the years is key. “I don’t want something that looks good but in a year’s time becomes extremely high maintenance,” says Amy.


LOW MAINTENANCE, HIGH SAFETY Cedrals durable fi bre cement cladding met the family’s requirements perfectly. Manufactured to withstand the harshest


weather conditions, it doesn’t need regular repainting and won’t rot, rust, warp or crack. It is frost, mould and water resistant and has an ecellent fi re performance classifi cation of -s, d.


WIDE RANGE OF COLOURS AND STYLES Cedral facades come in an attractive colour palette with  long-lasting shades, as well as two woodstain options and a choice of a woodgrain or smooth fi nish.


Amy says: “The house sits in over 16


acres of wooded land and paddocks, so the black cladding option jumped out at me as a great option because I felt that the combination of a new brick plinth and the cladding would give it a barn-effect feel – in keeping with its surroundings, but also signifi cantly improing the look and quality of the property.” Cedral gave the Taylors the stylish


AFTER-CARE SERVICE The family were also extremely impressed with Cedral’s after care service and their local Area Sales Manager who visited the property several times during the installation. “Cedral’s communication was excellent,” says Amy. “They were easy to deal with and I felt they really cared about our wishes and the project.”


AND THE FINAL RESULT? “It is more than I ever could have dreamed of,” says Amy. “I would recommend Cedral 100 per cent. It’s not just about the longevity and insulation – though that’s important of course – it’s also about the end result and kerb appeal. We never looked at the property before we bought it and said, that’s our dream house. But now it really is.” Read the full story here.


CONTACT CEDRAL Visit Cedral.world for more information and to talk to our Customer Support team on Live Chat.


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wood-look barn effect they wanted, without the hassle of caring for real wood with its high maintenance demands and associated costs.


ADDING INSULATION AND VALUE Cedral cladding acts like a second skin on a building’s exterior. Amy says: “We hope it has added substantial value to the property, not only looks-wise but also in terms of adding extra insulation, which is also good for the EPC rating.”


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