Homer

This is reassuring, thanks

Will that be OK then? Do you know if aluminium corrosion is more than surface deep - ie will it weaken it? If it is just unsightly but doesn't affect the strength (and will last as long as the fibre concrete boards do) then that is fine. Thank you for your advice BTW.

Thankfully we aren't there!

Sounds good though as long as the wood lasts The stainless steel part def. sounds good...I think it may be worth paying the extra so as to avoid having to replace all the profiles at some point... Do you know the name of the product please?

Yes, the fibrous cement product part is fine, but all the profiles that you have to use to put it up are made of aluminium. We are less than a mile from the sea in an exposed position on the North Cornwall coast - surfers heaven - Aluminium fittings- door handle etc- on the uPVC sliding doors already pitted, clearly affected by the salty air and the window fitters have all advised against getting aluminium as it needs regular washing down to keep it looking good.

Hello we have moved to a house close to the North Cornwall coast and have been advised against using aluminium due to corrosion. We have also been told that 'Cedral' cladding is a good idea, but I am surprised because all the profiles are aluminium...Surely that won't last, even if the actual cladding boards do? Does anyone have experience with this please? I am wondering if all the 'cedral' cladded houses we have seen (all look pretty new) will suffer due to the corrosion of the aluminium parts. Cheers, Homer