External rendering is applying a protective, weather-resistant coating to the outside walls of a house, using sand and cement, monocouche or thin-coat silicone render, to give a smooth or textured finish that protects the masonry and improves appearance.
Addresses across LE13 and LE14 fall within our coverage for external rendering, so if your home is in Melton Mowbray we can arrange a survey on a day that works for you. We inspect the existing building, discuss materials and layout, and then price the agreed specification in writing. Expect a guide range of £6,700–£15,500 including VAT before that visit.
- Guide price
- £6,700–£15,500 inc VAT
- Time on site
- 1–3 weeks on site, depending on weather
- Postcodes
- LE13 and LE14
- Planning rules
- England
- Local area
- Leicestershire
- Survey
- Free, with a written quote
What should you budget for external rendering in Melton Mowbray?
No two jobs cost exactly the same, but the ranges below give a fair picture of external rendering in Melton Mowbray. Pricing for the East Midlands runs about 4% below the national guide, and the overall guide is £6,700–£15,500 with VAT included. We'll confirm your figure after surveying the property for free.
| Type of job | What it usually involves | Guide in Melton Mowbray |
|---|---|---|
| Front elevation or small terrace | One elevation or a small terraced house, including scaffolding and preparation. | £2,900–£6,700 |
| Typical semi-detached | All rendered walls of a 3-bed semi in monocouche or silicone, with scaffolding. | £6,700–£15,500 |
| Detached or full strip and re-render | Larger houses, or homes needing old render removed and walls repaired first. | £14,500–£29,000 |
Your price depends mostly on:
- Wall area to be rendered and the height of the house
- Render system: sand and cement, monocouche or silicone
- Scaffolding, access and protection of neighbouring property
- Detailing around windows, bays, sills and pipes
What do you get?
- Survey of walls, existing render, cracks and damp-proof course
- Scaffolding erected and removed, with neighbours' access agreed
- Windows, doors and surfaces masked and protected
- Beads at corners, edges and above the damp-proof course
- Finish coat in your chosen colour and texture
- Making good around pipes, vents and fixings, and a site clean-up
What are homes like around Melton Mowbray?
Leicester has extensive Victorian red-brick terraces and interwar semis, with newer estates on the city's edges. Charnwood granite appears in walls and buildings in the north-west, Swithland slate on older roofs, and villages towards Rutland use ironstone and limestone. Loughborough, Hinckley and Market Harborough mix Victorian centres with post-war and recent housing.
Terraced homes often suit loft rooms and kitchen extensions, and semis commonly take side extensions and garage conversions. Older stone properties may need lime repointing and roof slating repairs.
In Melton Mowbray, as elsewhere in Leicestershire, we take the building's age and construction into account before recommending anything, because both can change what is involved in external rendering.
Permissions for external rendering in Melton Mowbray
For anyone in Melton Mowbray, the relevant framework is England's. The summary below is general, so we always contact the council about your address before putting a price in writing.
In England, re-rendering or cladding a house is often allowed without planning permission, but stone, render, timber, plastic or tile cladding is not permitted development in conservation areas, and listed buildings need consent.
If you render or re-clad more than 25% of an external wall, Building Regulations usually require the wall’s insulation to be improved where that is practical, and building control should be notified.
Rules change and every property is different, so we check the planning history and constraints for your address before we quote.
The four stages
Survey and measure
It starts with a survey at the property, free of charge. We check condition, access and services, ask how you want the finished result to look, and answer any questions you have about external rendering.
Quote in writing
Next you receive a written quote with a fixed price for the agreed specification. It lists what is included, what is not, and how payments are staged, so you can compare it properly.
Booking the work
With the quote agreed, we book the work in and handle preparation: permissions where needed, building control notifications, material orders and access arrangements for your Melton Mowbray property.
The work itself
The work is carried out to the agreed specification, with floors and furniture protected and the site kept tidy. At the end we clean up, walk through the finished job with you and hand over any certificates.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I look after silicone or monocouche render?
Through-coloured render needs little upkeep. Check it once a year for cracks or damage, especially around windows and pipes, and keep gutters clear so water does not run down the walls. If green algae appears on shaded walls, a specialist render cleaner applied with a soft brush or low-pressure wash removes it. Avoid high-pressure jet washing, which can damage the surface.
Who do I deal with during the job?
One point of contact manages your project from survey to handover. They schedule the trades working under our contract, keep you updated on progress, and are the person to call with any question. You don't need to coordinate builders, electricians or decorators separately, because that is part of what we do.
Which postcodes in Melton Mowbray do you cover?
We cover LE13 and LE14, along with the rest of Leicestershire. If your postcode is not listed, get in touch anyway: our coverage is UK-wide, and we can usually arrange a survey wherever you live. Enter your postcode in the guide-price tool or contact form and we will confirm.
Will rendering stop damp?
Render protects walls from driving rain, so it can help where rain penetration is the cause of damp. It will not cure rising damp, condensation or leaks from gutters, and on older solid walls the wrong render can trap moisture and make damp worse. We look for the cause of any damp at the survey and recommend fixing that first.
Which render system should I choose?
The right render depends on your walls and how much upkeep you want. Sand and cement is the lowest-cost option but needs repainting every few years. Monocouche is coloured through, so it needs no painting, and suits block and brick walls. Silicone thin-coat is flexible, water-repellent and stays cleaner, but costs more. Lime render suits older solid walls. We recommend a system after inspecting your walls.
Near Melton Mowbray
We cover every part of Melton Mowbray, including LE13 and LE14, and nearby Oakham, Humberstone and Loughborough. Wherever you are within that patch, the survey is free and the quote comes to you in writing.