In short
- Render is the finish on the outside of the house; wall coating is weatherproofing and moisture protection.
- Wall coating costs less than a full render and is often done alongside it.
- Our wall-and-roof-coat package carries a 10-year guarantee and a 25-year performance guarantee, and works on brick, stone and pebbledash.
Render and wall coating both go on the outside walls of a house, so they are easy to mix up. They do different jobs, though, and knowing which is which makes it easier to decide what your walls need.
What render is
Render is the finish applied over the outside walls. The common types are monocouche, lime and cement render. It changes how the house looks and gives the walls a new outer surface.
Rendering is the bigger job of the two, because the finish covers the whole wall and becomes the look of the house.
What wall coating is
Wall coating is about protection rather than appearance. It weatherproofs the walls and protects them against moisture.
It costs less than a full render, and it is often sold alongside render rather than instead of it: render for the finish, coating to keep the weather out.
Brick, stone and pebbledash
A question we hear often from owners of stone and pebbledash houses is whether a wall coating will work on their walls. The wall coat we use works on brick and on natural mineral surfaces such as stone and pebbledash.
If the mortar between the bricks is crumbling, the walls may need repointing brickwork before anything goes on top.
The guarantee
Our wall-and-roof-coat package carries a 10-year guarantee with a 25-year performance guarantee. The coating has been tested across four weather cycles.
Which one does your house need?
If the walls look tired and you want a new finish, render is the job. If the walls look fine but you want them protected from the weather and damp, wall coating is the lighter option. Many houses get both.
The team can look at the walls and quote either or both. See our rendering and wall coating service for more.
