Is there a render you don't need to paint?

TomsMom

My house is rendered (before I bought it). Parts of it are hollow and a few bits have come off. It needs hacking off and rerendering.

I live on the coast so weather can be a bit wild at times.

The house is quite tall and needs scaffolding to repaint. I can't do it myself as I am a senior citizen.

Is there a good render that is already coloured (something like cream) that wont need future painting? I don't really want the expense of scaffolding and hiring a painter every few years.

System

K-Rend might do you although I think it will eventually need painted - not sure the lifespan of their colours

TomsMom

the_r_sole wrote: »

K-Rend might do you although I think it will eventually need painted - not sure the lifespan of their colours

Thank you, I will take a look.

phil24_7

I too was going to suggest K-Rend. It is quite expensive compared to traditional render though. New painted render should not need repainting for a few years and the money saved on it could pay for a few repaints further down the line.

Regards
Phil

TomsMom

phil24_7 wrote: »

I too was going to suggest K-Rend. It is quite expensive compared to traditional render though. New painted render should not need repainting for a few years and the money saved on it could pay for a few repaints further down the line.

Regards
Phil

The current rendering was painted in 2009 when we bought the house and had it refurbished. By last year it could have done with repainting, so it lasted 6 years. I really don't want the hassle and expense of scaffolding and repainting every 5-6 years.

I have a quote coming from a local person for a render where you put a scratch coat on and then another coat and then 'throw' stones on (don't know the technical term), he said he can do it in a light colour and it wont need painting. My neighbour had the same done many years ago in a dark colour, not sure I'm overkeen but will see what he comes up with. She's just had her end wall (one that faces the sea and gets the worst of the weather) painted with three coats of Sandtex masonry paint because damp was getting through. Looks lovely now but not sure how long the paint job will last.

phil24_7

That's dash (pebble/spar etc) and will never need painting. It will however look tired and hold dirt. It will also hide any cracks in the render which you would normally repair. This could allow water to get in behind the render causing it to pop/blow. My opinion would be to avoid dash.

phil24_7

You could of course add a colour to the render and not paint it (it'll never look painted but may be acceptable to you), or just leave it the original grey of the render. There is a house 2 doors up from me that has painted the front elevation and left the rest natural. It doesn't look too bad.

phil24_7

Another option is to use snowcrete, lime and white sand. This will always look slightly off white.

Kiran

There are quite a few through colour render systems available however you do pay for it up front. K rend is one system but there are other systems which are essentially scratch coat->top coat-> paint on silicone sealer coat. That is what we used on this project http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/863/news/19709 Still looks the same today.

lisa110rry

Can I give you my two cents' worth? We have K-Rend on a garden wall, looks great and is easily cleaned with a hose!

TomsMom

phil24_7 wrote: »

That's dash (pebble/spar etc) and will never need painting. It will however look tired and hold dirt. It will also hide any cracks in the render which you would normally repair. This could allow water to get in behind the render causing it to pop/blow. My opinion would be to avoid dash.

phil24_7 wrote: »

Another option is to use snowcrete, lime and white sand. This will always look slightly off white.

OK thanks. Not sure if it is Dash on this house but before it was painted it looked different from my neighbours, dull dirty grey, looked like a prison!

I'll look at the Snowcrete too.

I wont rush into it, only want to spend the money once and want to spend it wisely.

Thanks.