What is cladding?
Q: What is cladding?
A: Cladding is placing one type of thing on top of another in a layer to make something like a skin.
Q: What is the purpose of cladding?
A: Cladding can protect whatever is underneath from the weather or it may make it look beautiful.
Q: What is rainscreen cladding?
A: Rainscreen cladding is one form of weather cladding that protects things from rainwater and keeps it from getting too hot or cold.
Q: Does cladding need to be waterproof?
A: Not necessarily. Some cladding only makes the rainwater or wind flow another way to control run-off.
Q: How can cladding control water run-off?
A: Rainscreen cladding can make water on a rooftop flow away from some parts of the building so the water does not come inside.
Q: What is window capping?
A: Window capping is cladding applied to windows and is a specialized field.
Q: Can cladding stop noise?
A: Yes, cladding may also stop noise depending on the type of material used.
