Plastic (uPVC) wall cladding – impact damage

Causes

Stones, balls, vehicles

Age – PVC cladding becomes brittle with age

Cold – PVC cladding becomes brittle with cold

Listed under: plastic, unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (uPVC), cladding, walls, wall cladding, plastic (uPVC) wall cladding

Cause

Stones, balls, vehicles

Repair

  • if damage is minor the cladding may be left
  • if damage is severe, remove damaged boards and replace. When replacing boards, fix at the centre slot first, then fix outwards from the centre. If short lengths are fixed, one end may be rigidly fixed so all expansion/contraction movement occurs at the other end

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Cause

Age – PVC cladding becomes brittle with age

Repair

  • if damage is minor the cladding may be left
  • if damage is severe, remove damaged boards and replace. When replacing boards, fix at the centre slot first, then fix outwards from the centre. If short lengths are fixed, one end may be rigidly fixed so all expansion/contraction movement occurs at the other end

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Cause

Cold – PVC cladding becomes brittle with cold

Repair

  • if damage is minor the cladding may be left
  • if damage is severe, remove damaged boards and replace. When replacing boards, fix at the centre slot first, then fix outwards from the centre. If short lengths are fixed, one end may be rigidly fixed so all expansion/contraction movement occurs at the other end

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