Cladding Spraying in Shrewsbury
We spray-coat the outside of commercial, industrial and agricultural buildings across Shrewsbury and Shropshire. We restore and protect roofs and walls that have started to weather. Every job starts with a survey because no two roofs or walls are the same. Shrewsbury’s a mix of old and new, from the Victorian brickwork in the town centre to the steel-clad units on Shrewsbury Business Park. We spray on coatings that bond to what’s already there, bringing back the weatherproofing without the hassle and cost of stripping everything off and replacing it.
A cladding respray on a Shrewsbury unit is a refurbishment in the real sense: repairs first, then the sprayed finish.
Shrewsbury Buildings That Need Cladding Protection
You see the same buildings needing this work all over Shrewsbury and Shropshire. Corrugated asbestos roofs on older industrial estates like Battlefield Enterprise Park, rendered retail units around Meole Brace, steel-clad farm buildings out near Bayston Hill, and the big, flat-roofed campus blocks and warehouses. Shrewsbury sits in the Severn Valley, so its commercial properties get a hammering from the weather, whether it’s driving rain off the Welsh hills or the winter freeze-thaw cycles that crack old coatings. Along the A5 and around Harlescott, there are distribution warehouses and food processing plants. In the town centre, you’ve got older heritage stock. They all need modern protection without changing how the building looks.
Why Shrewsbury Cladding Fails Over Time
Shrewsbury’s climate and pollution cause the same four problems we see everywhere. UV degradation on south-facing walls, especially on plastics and rubbers. Cracks from thermal movement in older acrylic renders, often around window frames. Corrosion ‘tracking’ under poorly sealed fixings on industrial units. And biological growth like algae and lichen in shaded spots, particularly near the River Severn. The area’s clay subsoil also means subtle building movement that stresses rigid cladding systems. A spray coating moves with the building and seals against moisture, which is a big deal in Shrewsbury’s weather. It’s not like replacement where everything is rigid.
What Our Cladding Spraying Work Involves
We always start by blasting away loose material to give us a good surface to bond to. If there are cracks, we stitch them with fibreglass mesh. Then we spray on a thick, elastic coating using airless equipment that gets right into panel seams and around all the fixings. For asbestos roofs, we put down a penetrating primer first to stabilise the sheets before the topcoat. The last step is sealing all the penetrations with polyurethane mastics and treating any exposed steel edges against corrosion. Our systems let older buildings ‘breathe’ because they stay vapour permeable, which is crucial.
Our Survey-Led Process
We insist on an initial site survey because Shrewsbury’s buildings are so varied. Our surveyor will check roof pitches and access, identify the actual substrate (a lot of ‘concrete’ roofs turn out to be asbestos once you probe them), measure moisture content with a Tramex meter, look for old, failed treatments, and assess wind loading. That last bit matters most on exposed, open sites. Only then do we specify a system, always allowing for the substrate variations we usually find once we start the work. That’s how we avoid the ‘one product fits all’ approach that lets so many buildings down.
When We Will Tell You It’s Not The Right Answer
We often turn down jobs where the underlying structure has advanced corrosion, which is common in 1970s steel decking. Or when asbestos cement sheets are delaminating internally. Or where existing coatings contain silicones that won’t play nice with our systems. In those cases, often on older industrial units, coating over it would be a waste of your money. We’ll tell you why replacement is the better option and can point you to demolition contractors if that’s what’s needed. We also won’t spray historic brickwork where a breathable lime wash would be a much better fit for the building.
- Coating-system product warranties explained at survey, based on the system specified
- No disruptive scaffolding – we use mobile elevating work platforms
- Specialist coatings for asbestos, metal, concrete and single-ply membranes
- Based in the South-East, working across the UK, Shropshire included
- Work at height planned around safe access for every survey and job
For more details on our cladding spraying systems, visit our cladding services page, or book a free survey with our team.
Need cladding spraying in or around Shrewsbury? For the full survey-led service and how we assess each building, see our Cladding Spraying service, or request a free site survey.
Recently — June 2026
Summer is the steadiest season for exterior coating: longer dry spells mean preparation, application and curing can be programmed with fewer weather delays.
Recent enquiries here have been a mix of metal industrial roofs, profiled cladding and ageing asbestos-cement sheets, all assessed on a free site survey before anything is specified.
