Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 03, 2019 2:51 pm Hi everyone We have received a quote from a builder for a 4 bedroom home. 1 option is for a brick render, the 2nd option is for a foam render. The foam render is coming in at about $13k less. I like the idea of the foam render as we could probably put the money saved into other upgrades. But also worried that a brick render house might be more 'durable' and be better for resale Any thoughts is appreciated Thanks Re: Brick Render vs Foam Render 2Dec 03, 2019 4:18 pm Hi had a foam render home, durability I found very good with no cracking for 15; years I had it, does effect value maybe 10_15 percent,this time I went brick render for resale ,also found you need excellent insulation if using the foam render. Not expansion foam, but a expansion joint foam. Two very different products. And it should be installed and wrapped around your storm water penetrations where the… 1 3347 Oh no! I would use a can of expandable foam ( there are some that will take render) then cut it back and render over the top 1 1656 id suggest getting an engineer to give you an opinion rather than a builder. 1 11892 |