Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Render, half render or no render 13Nov 08, 2017 3:22 pm Sarah159 Definitely black. Its just looking a bit faded at the moment Just remember that black absorbs light, and thus heat, while white reflects. If you go black, you'll be fighting extra heat in the roof cavity. Re: Render, half render or no render 15Nov 09, 2017 7:22 am Agree that the bricks look fine, rather paint the other stuff (including garage door) Bricks are also close to zero maintenance, render ends up looking tired and stained after a few years Re: Render, half render or no render 16Nov 25, 2017 8:38 am Seen similar unit blocks where one has rendered and the other units are left original. It makes the rendered unit look more modern. In this case I don't mind the bricks. Changing the garage door, windows (remove those ugly 70's shades), paint gutters/fascia and maybe a better driveway and a more modern garden would really transform the place. Re: Render, half render or no render 17Nov 28, 2017 8:26 pm yeh i think those bricks should be left, 1.gutters painted with gloss acrylic to a herritage colour, possibly brunswick green, 2. the roof cleaned, anti moulded and membraned to a mid grey, 3. window frames glossed same colour as gutters 4. front entrance stairs demolished and replaced with a small deck, oiled annually 5. garage door to either be replaced with timberlook or have windows cut into it then painted to the same grey as the roof. 6. modern lightfittings at front door and either side of garage door. Hi Alex, Thanks for the reply again. I had a chat with the builder, he said he will use primer, then hydrotec which comes with colour and sealer as well. A Renderer I… 12 18098 I am looking for someone who might have tackled a similar issue as me. I have a few rendered interior walls, the surface condition is hardly flat. I can see all the bumps… 0 7967 Do you have a scope of works? If have texture on wall now, the patch will show through The standard for repair of texture is to patch, re-texture corner to corner,… 5 6921 |