has anyone rendered their house?

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Hi everyone

Venturing into a forum section that I normally don't go into

anyway

over the summer I am thinking of going to do some work to my house so hopefully I can sell it next year (if the housing market has not collapsed)

I always am bugged about the fact that the font of the house looks like as about as nice as giant wart.

My friend suggested getting it rendered ( they plaster the the walls and give it a nice smooth look and better colour)

I'm tempted to do this but i have concerns that no other house in my road has had their house rendered so it will stick out like a sore thumb

supposedly it helps because it helps insulate the house and looks nice. but i am wondering if it worth the cost

for a small two bedroom house i have been told it will cost around 3000 - 4000 ish to render

trying to figure out if its worth the cost, or should i just use the money for other things

if anyone here has had their house rendered, did it actually have any effect on the insulation and/or did it have any major impact on the house price at all?

otherwise i might just get more insulation in the roof as the insulation is good enough to keep my bedroom warm, but the rest of the house in the winter is like a freezer, as for some reason when the house was made they put loads of insulation above the bedroom and the rest of the roof the insulation is like 1 mm of pathetic paper stuff
 
Render isn't going to insulate your house well, if you do go down that route you can insulate first and then render the outside walls, you really need to seek advice from a professional to see if your house is suitable.
 
henry hoov3r said:
Definitely cheaper to insulate the loft. That pice they gave you is that for K rend?
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that was just a basic quote i got on a website. no idea, it was just a basic plastery stuff




fair enough, it looks like maybe rendering is not the magic solution after all
 
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If you're just looking to sell, then I would be careful about spending much on things that are cosmetic and subject to taste, as you won't necessarily get the expense back from the property sale.

The important thing is to get the house looking "presentable", leave any major upgrades to the new owners if the market value of your property won't cover it, particularly as it looks as though the housing market could have a major slowdown.

There are property programmes on TV like Homes Under the Hammer where they have rendered properties, but these are bigger properties in a poor state where they can more than make the money back by rendering.
 
200sols said:
The cavity exists for a reason though.
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Yep. Need to ensure the external brick work and drainage is in excellent condition. Equally, if you have issues with humidity inside, a cold spot where insulation has not got to correctly (due to old brick that fell in the cavity..etc) can give a wall cold spot which will become damp due to internal condensation.

It can be done well, but definitely needs to Be done properly with an assessment of the rest of the house.
 
Most home improvements, you don't get back what you put in, especially if you are paying someone else to do the work.

You would do better putting money in to the new house, not the old one.
 
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