Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 22, 2013 8:17 am I've just had my colour appointment with the Big M for a small double storey called the Breeze 25. We have some render included as part of a promotional pack (about 25 sqm), but in order to render the entire facade (except of course the matrix cladding on the top storey) costs an additional $3700 or so. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10 ... acade.png/ Just wandering if anyone has any opinions on whether this is worth it? We're a bit tight on the budget and haven't even had the electrical appointment yet :/ Re: Worth rendering front facade? 2Apr 22, 2013 8:20 am I would ask whether it is something you can have done afterwards without lots of pulling-apart of things. If the answer is "yes", then in all likelihood it's not worth getting Big M to do it; you can decide once you've moved-in whether you really want it or not, and if you still do, it'll cost less than if you'd paid Big M. Re: Worth rendering front facade? 3Apr 22, 2013 8:27 am Something to consider or ask them about might be using Hebel instead of brick. This would give you a rendered effect to the entire home, in addition to other properties (increased R-value walls for instance) if it were something you were interested in. Can't hurt to ask. Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: Worth rendering front facade? 4Apr 22, 2013 10:01 am VivianN costs an additional $3700 That's a little on the expensive side - to render our front facade and front wall cost us $2400. Although you will save yourself a lot of hassle getting it done now rather than post handover + painting. Re: Worth rendering front facade? 5Apr 22, 2013 10:07 am Thanks for the comments guys! I think I'll be more decisive after I see what the damage is post electrical appointment. Dear Members I have to decide the Facade column size. My custom builder standard is 350mm with rendering, but i asked for 470mm plus stone or tiles and yet to get… 0 7496 Is it possible to render an old corrugated iron shed.I have heard that it can be done if it is covered with chicken wire first.Not sure of the ratio of the render mix and… 0 4896 yep you need a joint, foam is easiest, will look fine once rendered with a joint. 2 5236 |