Silicone render in Rainham: coloured all the way through, breathable, and laid over a meshed basecoat so it does not crack. Fixed written quotes.
The colour is in the render. It never needs a repaint and a scuff does not show a different colour beneath.
Reinforcing mesh bedded into a basecoat before the topcoat, which is what stops the cracking cheap render is known for.
Solid interwar wall and modern block need different treatment. We look before we quote.
Silicone sheds water and the dirt goes with it, which matters near the river and the main roads.
Samples viewed on the actual wall in daylight, because render colours look very different outside than on a chart.
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Rainham has a wider mix of housing than most of Havering, from interwar semis to newer riverside builds, and the right render is not the same on all of them. Silicone suits nearly all of it because it is breathable, coloured through and does not need repainting.
Silicone render is the usual finish when a Rainham interwar semi has its pebbledash removed, and it suits the newer riverside houses too. On the older solid walls the basecoat has to let moisture out, while on modern block walls it is the mesh and the movement joints that matter most.
Traditional sand and cement is rigid, so it cracks as the house moves, and it has to be painted and then kept painted. Silicone gives slightly with the building, carries its colour through and lets the rain wash the dirt off. More work to apply, far less to live with.
Yes, though the system underneath differs. Rainham has both, and using an old-wall specification on a modern block wall (or the reverse) is how render ends up cracking within a year.
No. The colour is mixed into the render itself, so a knock or a scuff shows the same colour underneath. Hosing it down now and then, especially on a wall facing a busy road, is all it asks for.
A typical house front takes several days, covering preparation, basecoat and mesh, primer and topcoat, depending on the weather. Render cannot go on in frost or heavy rain, so dates are planned around the forecast.
It can. Rendering over brick changes how a house looks, and permitted development only allows materials of similar appearance, so it is worth checking with Havering Council before starting, especially in a conservation area.