Cladding spraying in Nottingham
Cladding spraying in Nottingham is usually a conversation about avoiding replacement. When the profiled steel or composite panels on a commercial building have faded, chalked or started to corrode along their cut edges, the sheets beneath are very often still sound. Spraying applies a fresh, factory-quality finish to the existing cladding on site, restoring colour and protection without stripping the envelope from the building or closing the premises down.
We work survey-led. No quotation is produced from a photograph, and no coating goes onto a substrate that has not been inspected at close range. The condition of the panel, not the colour chart, decides what happens next, and that principle runs through every stage of the job.
The building stock we tend to survey around the city
Nottingham’s commercial property leans heavily on profiled metal. Trading estates sit inside and around the ring road, distribution units cluster towards the M1, retail parks line the arterial routes and mixed industrial stock fills the gaps in between. A large share of it was built between the 1970s and the 2000s, which is precisely the age range where original plastisol and PVDF finishes begin to break down.
Locally, that breakdown shows up in predictable ways: chalky residue that comes off on your hand, elevations that have faded unevenly where they face the weather, and corrosion creeping along panel laps and sheet ends. Nottinghamshire’s climate is not severe, but thirty or forty years of it is enough to exhaust a factory coating.
From first survey to final sign-off
Every project starts with a physical inspection. A surveyor walks the building, photographs the elevations and records the detail that a sensible specification depends on:
- Substrate type and the condition of the existing finish
- The extent and depth of any cut-edge corrosion
- Damaged sheets, fixings, flashings and sealant lines
- Access requirements and any constraints around the site
- The preparation the surface will need before any paint is mixed
The specification, the programme and the price all flow from that record. Preparation, masking, edge treatment and spraying then follow in sequence, with the finish checked elevation by elevation before handover. The same survey-first approach applies whether the building stands in Nottingham itself or out towards Derby, Mansfield, Beeston or Newark-on-Trent.
When we will tell you not to spray
Spraying restores a finish; it does not rebuild a panel. Where corrosion has perforated the sheet, where composite panels are delaminating, or where fixings and supports have failed, a coating would only hide a problem that will resurface. In those cases we say so plainly, and the honest recommendation may be partial sheet replacement first, or occasionally a different solution altogether.
The same applies to surfaces that will not hold a coating. If adhesion testing during the survey suggests the existing finish is too far gone to coat over reliably, the specification changes or the job does not go ahead. A coating that fails early helps nobody, least of all us.
Why survey-led matters when you choose a contractor
Anyone with a sprayer can offer a price. The difference between a finish that lasts and one that peels sits almost entirely in what happens before the topcoat: the inspection, the preparation and the treatment of edges and repairs. A contractor who has never stood in front of your panels is guessing at all three.
Survey-led working also protects the budget. Problems found on day one are priced on day one, rather than appearing as variations halfway through the contract. A recoat is also the natural moment to change colour altogether, whether that means refreshing a tired scheme or bringing a newly acquired unit in line with the rest of an estate. If your building in Nottingham is due an honest assessment rather than a guess, that inspection is the right place to begin.
