Materials, repairs and project planning
Read about render types, repairs, preparation and what to include in a quotation. Each guide covers a different part of the job.
What happens when one elevation is stripped and re-rendered: trial removal, repairs, coats, where the new render stops and when Part L applies.
Read the guideHow hollow render is found by tapping, what the common crack types usually mean, and what you can safely check from the ground before a repair.
Read the guideWhat happens to the render when a window is replaced: cutting back the reveals, dubbing out, mesh, beads, sill drips and finishing the patch.
Read the guideWhere render should stop at the base of a wall, why it must not bridge the damp-proof course, and how bellcast beads and ground levels work.
Read the guideHow a patch in scraped, thin-coat or dashed render is made to blend in: texture, grain size, timing, where to stop and when to recoat instead.
Read the guideWhat rendering a gable involves: scaffold to the apex, Sheffield highway permits, weather limits, working without joins and finishing under the verge.
Read the guideGreen, orange, white and streaky stains on render each have a cause. How to read them, clean the wall gently and decide whether a coating will help.
Read the guideHow a garden, boundary or retaining wall is rendered: the coping, both faces, the base, old pebbledash and Sheffield conservation-area checks.
Read the guideYorkshire and nearby areas
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