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What's actually wrong with
your wall
Straight answers on failing render, damp inside walls, pebbledash removal and what the work costs — written from what we find on site, not from a keyword list.
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Is external wall insulation worth it?The payback maths on EWI for a solid-wall Bristol house, who it genuinely helps, the funding worth checking, and the catches nobody mentions.
Lime render or modern render on a Georgian house?Why solid Georgian walls need to breathe, what cement render does to them, and where a lime-compatible modern system is a fair compromise.
Render one wall, or the whole house?When a single-elevation render repair is the right call, when it is a false economy, and why one wall costs more per square metre than four.
Rendering a listed building in BathWhen Listed Building Consent is needed, what conservation area status changes, which render systems get approved in Bath, and how the process runs.- Signs your render needs replacingHow to tell whether the render on your house can be patched and repainted or needs stripping and replacing — the six things we check on a survey.
Artex ceilings: skim or overboard?How to tell whether an artex ceiling can be skimmed flat or needs overboarding first, what each costs, and the asbestos question nobody wants to ask.
Silicone, monocouche or sand-and-cement?The three render systems we're asked to compare, what each actually does on a wall, what they cost per m², and the one question that decides it.- What rendering costs in BristolReal per-m² rates and whole-house bands for silicone, monocouche and house rendering across Bristol — including what's in the price and what isn't.
