Render?

[belle75]

Has anyone gotten and old brick house rendered? Our house is about 20yrs old and we would like to update it by getting the front rendered.

How did you do it? what sort of cost are we looking at? TIA.

[diannescruffy]

We are thinking of doing the same to our house, so I'll have to keep checking this thread out. Are you looking at doing it yourselves or getting it done professionally?

Regards,
Dianne

[belle75]

Whatever works out cheaper, Dianne. We tried plastering render mix, but didn't go too well! the finish was good, but omg! it took forever to do one little section! was just hoping for some ideas.

[kelebek]

my partner is a renderer so I will ask him and get back to you. Do you know what kind of finish you want? so do you want it to as flat as gyprock or have that bubbly/rougher look? are the bricks smooth? are they painted?

[belle75]

Oh cool, Kelebek. That'll be great! We want the smooth look ( don't want any of the bricks or mortar lines to show). The bricks are smooth-ish I guess It's not painted. Just the normal brick wall. Sorry, I'm not very good at explaining

[AngelPunks]

do not do it yourself! it is painful! speaking from experience ... I've done 2 rooms inside and then got the rest of the place professionally done.

For the time & effort (and your sanity, nails, hands) it is more economical to get it done professionally