Any experience of Never Paint Again

Norfolk_Jim

I really need to do something different on my exterior walls. I've used regular masonry paint but any small cracks in the rendering (The house is 100yrs old) reappear after a short while though never do anything more than reappear. I think I need a tougher more flexible coating.

Has anyone had experience of wall covering firm "Never Paint Again"? Or is there a similar product out there I could use as a DIY work?

I cant afford to get ripped off but I do have a long summer holiday when I can do work on my own house. Trouble is, these flexible coatings appear to need spraying on and that might well be beyond my own capabilities.

Any advice please?

Plymouth_Ho

I wouldn't bother with that firm, Google them and check out the XOM review on the first page.

ormus

just the name would be a huge put off for me, without googling the name.
your house maybe subject to movement all the year round, like most houses.
so small cracks keep appearing. not much you can do about that im afraid.
as long as the cracks are within a reasonable scale then dont worry too much.

Norfolk_Jim

Thanks for the info Ormus. The cracks are always in the same place and are never any bigger although I've been here 12 years, it just doesnt look very good. I've been trying to find my original survey to see exactly what the surveyor said about it then - it wasn't anything that would put you off or stop me getting a mortgage on the property - but isn't it typical, the one document you want is the one you cant find.
It doesn't look too pretty and I'm concerned it could put buyers off in the event that I'm forced to sell. I'm unsure what other options I might have. The rest of the terrace is flint fronted. Mine is the only one that is rendered. I paint it with Santex every other year as well.

bigdoozer

What you need is a lime based ;live; coating. Search decopierre' on youtube.com' this is great stuff and can take movement as well as bei ng self coloured. (No painting ever).

bigdoozer

PS decopierre can also give you a flint finish, they have just complete a store house at our nursery which look fantastic.

Tony