Outside rendering, how much?

[cjs]

I may get the outside of a bungalow rendered, will need a smooth finish which will be painted by me. It is an average sized detached bungalow, can anyone give a guide price per meter for the rendering?

What about pebble dashing? Is there much of a differential?

[Tuna]

There are a LOT of different rendering systems, including through-colour and high-tech polymer renders that theoretically stay clean longer, shed water and help insulate your house. A lot depends on what you're rendering onto as well - is this a brick house with good pointing?

[dirty boy]

cjs said:

I may get the outside of a bungalow rendered, will need a smooth finish which will be painted by me. It is an average sized detached bungalow, can anyone give a guide price per meter for the rendering?

What about pebble dashing? Is there much of a differential?

Well firstly, I assume you don't need any scaffolding as it's a bungalow (although you may have a gable end that's too high to do from a hop up?) so that will save you.

I've only done the end and front of our extension so far, which i'd estimate to be around 45/50m2

The scratch coat used just under one bag of sand and IIRC 7/8 bags of cement? So 850kgs sand to 150kgs cement? Although i'm sure the mix was 4:1

So the sand, say £40
Cement £32
Febmix ???

Then the top coat was a similar job, but is slightly thicker and had one part hydrated lime 6:1:1 ? Again, i'm going from memory, i'm not a builder, was just doing as told and recalling.

Used similar amounts, so another bag of sand, 4/5 bags cement, 2/3 bags lime? (they were bigger bags I think)

I'd estimate materials for 50m2 to be <£200



Mix needs to be very well mixed with lime in apparently, and needs to be applied quickly, so it was all hands on deck.

I had one plasterer, one on the mix, and I was a runner, making sure the plaster had what he wanted at all times, and he worked like a trojan from 8am to 3pm when doing the top coat (scaffolding made it very awkward and working in confined space, so would be easier for you)

Plasterer was £120 for the day (2 days work)
Labourer was £80 (2 days work)
I was free
Oh, and angle beads, drip beads? Can't find what they cost, £200 would cover materials i'd think.

So all in all £600 for 50m2

Don't forget time taken to remove/replace fascias/guttering if required

Just a guide.

If you live in London double it.

[sparkythecat]

cjs said:

I may get the outside of a bungalow rendered, will need a smooth finish which will be painted by me. It is an average sized detached bungalow, can anyone give a guide price per meter for the rendering?

What about pebble dashing? Is there much of a differential?

Smooth is smooth and pebble dashing definitely isn't smooth.

Will the price include knocking off existing render?
I know you said bungalow, but will it need scaffolding?

[dirty boy]

Oh

I spent £75 on Sandtex paint for the exterior, and it's a smooth finish the plasterer applied, so the paint covers quite well (that's for two coats)

[B17NNS]

I paid £2k last year for a 3 bed bungalow in Staffs.

That was 2 coats (scratch and rubbed up second coat) sand and cement render.

Painted it myself.

[cjs]

No scaffolding required, walls are brick.

[cjs]

B17NNS said:

I paid £2k last year for a 3 bed bungalow in Staffs.

That was 2 coats (scratch and rubbed up second coat) sand and cement render.

Painted it myself.

Thanks, this helps a lot, I have budgeted for around £3k so I'm a bit high.