Rendering vs painting exterior

[Z064life]

Hi All

As part of my home renovation project, I am considering painting the exterior walls. At the moment, they have a pebble dash effect. Rendering was mentioned (waterproof mix, insulation, etc) but is it possible to paint the house now and then apply render later if/when needed? I.E. if the walls are in good condition now. I believe you can get clear, see-through rendering? I am looking to maybe paint now (as will need scaffolding for the windows) but render later.


Thanks!

[Z064life]

Hi All,

The house is post war but not sure on exact date.

I've not heard of spray painting a house, I'd be interested in more details on this.

I may be getting mixed up with render and clear weatherproof coating for exterior walls! The windows are being replaced. The big driver for this painting/rendering is that we are looking at golden oak windows and the colour of the walls (a worn out, dark yellow) is obviously awkward when it comes to matching with windows. My understanding is rendering is needed if it is worn out or weather proofing/insulation. Painting itself is usually for cosmetic reasons.

So I have two options:

Paint now and then rendering is required, apply render again and then paint on top. Not recommended as it will be on top of paint. Could a decorator remove all the paint before applying render?

Or...

Render now and paint.