Cladding & Sheeting

A 1960s office block on Brighton seafront has been transformed using fibre cement Cedral Weatherboard from Marley Eternit.

Cedral Weatherboard was specified because its subtly textured surface gives the appearance of timber, yet it does not warp or shrink like timber does.

CZWG Architects chose the product in a blue-grey colour to reflect the coastal location of the building. It was installed by Cheesmur Building Contractors.

Piers Gough, partner at CZWG, said: “Weatherboarding has great seaside connotations and works really well in the context of the informal townscape of the famous Lanes in Brighton, so that this relatively large modern building sits well next to the pub next door.

“Marley Eternit weatherboarding is just as flexible but more durable than traditional timber and comes in some good factory-applied colours.”

Cedral Weatherboard is available in 22 factory-applied solid colours and six woodstains, plus a bespoke colour service allows customers to choose from any factory-approved BS colour, subject to minimum order quantities.

Marley Eternit
www.marleyeternit.co.uk