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Roof and wall overcladding for industrial buildings

Overcladding puts a new insulated profiled metal roof or wall over the existing sheeting without stripping it, which keeps the building weathertight and in production and avoids disturbing asbestos cement. Alongside it we replace sheeting, rooflights and gutters across industrial estates, plants and distribution sites.

New profiled metal overcladding to an industrial roof with in-plane rooflights
New profiled metal overcladding to an industrial roof with in-plane rooflights
What is included

Every overcladding project, specified and guaranteed

Roof overcladding

A spacer system is fixed through the existing sheet to the purlins, insulation goes between, and a new profiled metal sheet finishes the roof. The result is a new roof with a much better U-value, with the old sheet left safely in place and no production lost.

Wall overcladding

The same principle on the walls: a new insulated, coloured profiled or micro-rib cladding over the existing skin, transforming the look of a tired industrial unit and its thermal performance at the same time. Curved and feature profiles are available.

Asbestos cement roofs

Overcladding is the recognised route for asbestos cement roofs and walls that are sound but ageing: the existing sheet is encapsulated rather than removed. Where removal is required, licensed contractors within the Absolute Group carry it out under the same contract.

Sheeting, rooflights and gutters

New profiled sheeting, in-plane non-fragile rooflights, gutter replacement or lining, flashings and rainwater goods, delivered as one package with safety netting from our in house division where the roof is fragile.

Questions

Asked and answered

What is the difference between overcladding and re-sheeting?

Overcladding keeps the existing sheet and builds a new insulated roof over it. Re-sheeting strips the old sheet and replaces it. Overcladding is quicker, keeps the building weathertight throughout and is normally the right answer for asbestos cement; re-sheeting is needed where the purlins or the existing sheet are structurally poor.

Can you overclad an asbestos roof?

Yes, and it is one of the main reasons to overclad. The asbestos cement sheet is left undisturbed and encapsulated. If any sheets have to come out, a licensed contractor within the group does that work.

Will overcladding improve the thermal performance?

Significantly. A single skin metal or asbestos cement roof has effectively no insulation. An overclad build-up with insulation between the spacer system will typically meet current Building Regulations for a refurbished roof.

Does the building have to close?

No. All the work is from the outside and the existing roof stays in place, so production and storage continue underneath. Fragile roofs are netted from below by our own FASET trained riggers.

Do you do curved and feature profiles?

Yes. Curved sheeting, micro-rib panels, feature colours and horizontal or vertical laying are all available, and are often used on the office elevation of an industrial unit to lift its appearance.

Coverage

Overcladding & Sheeting from two offices

Nationwide, with the survey and the site team coming from whichever office is closer. Pick your division and the phone numbers on this page follow.

Midlands & South

Coleshill office

Covering the West and East Midlands, the South, the South West, East Anglia and the home counties from Jubilee Estate, Gorsey Lane, Coleshill.

The Midlands division

North & Scotland

Congleton office

Covering the North West, the North East, Yorkshire, Cumbria and Scotland from Riverside, Mountbatten Way, Congleton.

The North division
Next step

Planning an overcladding project?

Send us the outline or the tender documents and a surveyor will come back to you, normally the same working day. The survey and report are free.

Tender and project enquiries

Have a project for us?

Send Absolute Waterproofing your roofing enquiry or tender. Give us the outline below and one of our surveyors will come back to you, usually the same working day.

Your division South and Midlands office Jubilee Estate, Gorsey Lane, Coleshill, West Midlands B46 1JU Call the Midlands office Email us
Your division North and Scotland office Riverside, Mountbatten Way, Congleton CW12 1DY Call the Northern office Email us
Free diagnostic survey We attend site quickly from the initial enquiry and provide an inspection report at no cost, with digital photographs, options and costs for the proposed work.

Prefer to talk it through? Call the office nearest the site and ask for a surveyor.