See Your Cladding Ideas Take Shape at the NeoTimber® Showroom
A composite cladding showroom helps you turn a shortlist of colours and finishes into a more considered choice. Photographs are a useful starting point, but seeing boards together makes it easier to compare their texture, proportions and relationship with the other materials in your project.
Whether you are planning a garden room, refreshing an exterior or considering cladding for a larger development, arrive with a few ideas and a clear set of questions. Your visit can help you narrow down the appearance you want and identify the practical details to resolve before ordering.
The NeoTimber® showroom in Coalville offers appointments with a product specialist. You can explore cladding alongside decking, fencing and balustrade options, bringing different parts of your outdoor design into the same conversation.
Where Is the NeoTimber® Composite Cladding Showroom?
You will find the showroom at NeoTimber®, Innovation House, Telford Way, Stephenson Industrial Estate, Coalville, LE67 3HE.
Visits are by appointment. Typical appointments last around 30 minutes, with additional time available for more complex projects. Check the showroom booking page for current availability before travelling, including seasonal Saturday appointments. If you want to see a particular board, finish or component, confirm this when booking.
What Should You Compare During Your Visit?
Colour Beside Your Existing Materials
Begin with the materials your cladding will sit beside: brickwork, window frames, roof finishes, paving and doors. A board that looks appealing on its own may feel too warm, cool, light or dark when placed alongside these elements.
Bring a small material sample where practical, or clear photographs taken in daylight. Compare your preferred colours next to each other rather than relying on memory. If two shades are close, make a note of the exact range and colour name so you can revisit the comparison at home.
Indoor lighting still differs from the light on your building. Use the showroom to create a shortlist, then check samples at the installation site before making your final decision.
Texture at Close Range and from a Distance
Inspect the grain or brushed finish up close, then step back. The details you notice when holding a board may become less prominent across a whole wall, while the pattern of joints and shadows becomes more noticeable.
Think about your usual viewing position. Cladding beside a patio is seen at close range; an upper-storey feature is often viewed from much farther away. Assess the finish at a distance that reflects how you will experience it.
Board Profile, Proportion and Shadow
The shape of a board matters as much as its colour. A broad face can create a different visual rhythm from a slatted profile, while deeper recesses introduce stronger shadows. Consider how that pattern will meet windows, doors and corners.
Browse the composite cladding collection before visiting and note the styles you want to compare. Looking at a display with several boards together can help you judge repetition and scale more effectively than a single small sample.
Look Beyond the Boards to the Finished Wall
A successful cladding design includes the edges, openings and junctions. Ask to discuss how your preferred boards will finish around a window reveal, turn a corner and meet an adjoining surface. These details influence both appearance and the components required.
Bring an elevation sketch and mark the areas you want to clad. This provides a useful basis for discussing board direction, cut positions and visible trims. It also helps identify awkward sections early, such as a narrow strip beside a doorway or a junction between two wall materials.
Keep the whole wall in mind when comparing costs. Boards are one part of the order; the supporting frame, compatible fixings, trims, cutting allowance and installation labour also need to be considered. A clear component list makes quotations easier to compare.
What a Showroom Can Tell You About Product Quality
Handling a sample lets you inspect its surface and profile. It cannot show how a product will perform after years of weather exposure, or establish whether it is suitable for a particular building.
Use your visit to ask for the documentation behind those decisions. Useful topics include the exact product specification, care guidance, installation requirements and warranty terms. Where fire performance or other project requirements are relevant, ask for the information for the specific board and proposed system.
This distinction helps you make two separate decisions confidently: whether you like the appearance, and whether the chosen product meets the needs of your project. Your installer or project designer should resolve installation and suitability questions before work starts.
What to Bring to a Composite Cladding Showroom
A little preparation makes the discussion more useful. Bring the information you already have, even if the design is still developing:
- Photos of the building: include wider views and close-ups of corners, windows and adjoining materials.
- Basic measurements: record wall heights and widths, together with the positions and sizes of openings.
- Drawings or a simple sketch: highlight which elevations you intend to clad.
- Colour references: include window, brick, paving or roof samples where available.
- A shortlist: note the profiles and finishes you would like to compare.
- Your budget and timing: distinguish the material budget from the total installed cost.
- Installer questions: bring any queries about the supporting wall, frame, fixings or finishing details.
Treat early quantities as planning estimates until the dimensions and specification have been checked. Openings, board layout and cutting requirements can affect the order, so wall area alone does not tell the full story.
Questions Worth Asking Before You Order
- Which exact range and colour are shown in the display I like?
- Can I compare the same colour across different board profiles?
- Which trims and fixings are compatible with my chosen boards?
- What installation guidance should my installer follow?
- What cleaning and maintenance will this finish need?
- Where can I find the product specification and warranty terms?
- What is included in the quotation, and what must be sourced separately?
- What are the current stock availability and delivery arrangements?
Record the answers against the product name rather than simply writing “grey cladding” or “woodgrain board”. A precise shortlist helps prevent confusion when comparing samples or reviewing a quotation later.
Use Samples to Complete the Comparison at Home
Once you have narrowed down your options, order composite cladding samples to check against your own exterior. Position them in the intended orientation and look at them in daylight, shade and at different times of day.
Compare each sample beside the materials that will remain in place. For example, assess a warm finish against the brickwork and door colour together, rather than judging it against a neutral indoor wall.
A small sample is useful for colour and texture, but it cannot reproduce the effect of a full elevation. Combine your sample checks with display photographs, dimensions and a planned board layout. Together, these give you a stronger basis for choosing than any one reference alone.
Composite Cladding Showroom FAQs
Do I Need to Book Before Visiting?
Yes. NeoTimber® showroom visits are by appointment. Use the online booking page to choose an available time.
Can I Order Cladding During My Appointment?
Yes, orders can be placed during a visit. Confirm the selected products, quantities and delivery arrangements before proceeding.
Can I Compare Samples Without Visiting?
Yes. You can request samples online and contact the team with your questions. This is a practical way to begin if travelling to Coalville is inconvenient.
Will a Visit Tell Me How the Cladding Will Age?
You can assess its present appearance, but a new display is not evidence of long-term weathering. Review the product information, maintenance guidance and warranty alongside your visual comparison.
Book Your Visit and Refine Your Cladding Plans
Make your visit a useful decision point: compare a small shortlist, explore the finishing details and leave with clear next steps. Follow up with samples at home and a checked specification before ordering.
Book your NeoTimber® composite cladding showroom appointment, or contact the team to discuss what you would like to see.
