Any rendering advice welcome......

Spiderwebb

Hi,

I need to do something with the timbers and rendering on the front of my house as both are aged. Most timbers are rotten and some plaster has cracked or has crumbled away.

I'll try and post a photo of the house in a few mins to give an idea of what I'm on about. Apparently I cannot insert a "link" as a newbie on here.

I have 2 thoughts:

(1) Replace timber and repair rendering (not interested in the uPVC options, aesthetically I prefer good old fashion lumber!)

(2) Remove timber and have the whole area rendered - maybe some subtle pargetting to add a little detail.

I'd be very grateful for any thoughts/suggestions. Particularly if you have any idea of a ballpark cost.

Thanks in advance.

Spiderwebb

Ok - so as a newbie I can't include "images" either. Sorry!!

ormus

do you mean like this?

Spiderwebb

Wow - lovely property. Yep, that's the stuff. Only my place is 1993 not 1793!!

owls

so your house is 17 year old and the timbers already rotten and render crumbled away?

what background is it presumably is concrete block if its only that age,costs will vary depends what your after.

is it a plain faced sand cement finish at the moment or a tyrolean finish or dry dash, wet dash, etc
is it painted?
what is the location?
is it an exposed property ie open the elements of the weather such as coastel or on a hill side etc
depends what timber is used now and what you want ie hardwood
rendering and pargetting is an option with render.
id advice a monocouche render to be honest what ever you do such as weber,k rend parex etc.
Renders have come along way in the last few years,theres nothing wrong with a sand cement render ,but modern rendering systems and products last longer require, little maintanence ie no painting etc

to be honest im at a loss why a fairly new house with render is in such a state already, a sand cement render should last a good 25 year,and then it will only go bald and not crumberly.

ewcs

when an internal wall is sand & cement coated then plastered up to a door lining a hairline crack will appear where the plaster meets the wood, this happens on the external walls where wooden beams are present which can allow moisture to penetrate causing the wood to rot & the plaster to crumble around the edges over time.