Lime render · Argyll and Bute
Lime render in Dunoon
Lime render in Dunoon: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. For period homes in Dunoon, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Free survey in PA23 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Dunoon
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What's included
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
- Traditional hand-finished texture
Local considerations in Dunoon
We cover Dunoon and nearby Greenock, Helensburgh and Clydebank. Dunoon is about 8 miles from Helensburgh. The Highlands and Islands have many exposed stone and harled homes, timber-framed houses and scattered rural properties.
Parts of Argyll and Bute fall in the higher wind-driven rain exposure bands, especially coastal and upland sites, so render specification, movement joints and detailing at cills, verges and the base of the wall matter more than usual.
Lime work in Dunoon is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Postcode district
- PA23
- County or area
- Argyll and Bute
- Nation
- Scotland
- Nearby
- Greenock, Helensburgh, Clydebank, Paisley
Approvals in Scotland
In Scotland, permitted development for external wall changes is narrower, so in Dunoon we check with the council's planning team where the appearance changes, and always for flats, tenements and conservation areas.
Over-cladding work in Scotland often needs a building warrant from the council's building standards service, with Section 6 of the Technical Handbooks setting insulation benchmarks.
Can lime render be insulated?
Yes, using wood fibre boards or insulating lime plasters. These keep the wall breathable while reducing heat loss.
Lime render prices in Dunoon
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lime render, three-coat | £78–£132 per m²inc VAT | Excluding scaffold |
| Removing cement render first | £22–£48 per m²inc VAT | Where needed |
| Wood fibre + lime EWI | £150–£210 per m²0% VAT | See wood fibre EWI |
Confirmed by a fixed written quote after survey. Prices include VAT at 20%. 0% VAT: installing insulation in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, so these figures are the total; 5% applies from 1 April 2027.
What happens next
Enquiry
Send your postcode and a few details.
Measured survey
Walls, damp, eaves, cills and services recorded.
Written price
A fixed price with the specification attached.
Work and handover
Installed, inspected and documents handed over.
Lime render in Dunoon: questions
Does lime render need painting?
Traditionally it's limewashed, which is breathable. Modern masonry paints can block vapour, so we'd avoid them.
Can lime render be applied in winter?
Only with protection and in frost-free conditions. Spring to early autumn is the usual season.
Is lime render more expensive?
Usually, because it's applied in coats by hand and needs more curing time.
Do you cover Dunoon?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Dunoon (PA23) and nearby Greenock, Helensburgh and Clydebank, with a fixed written price before any work starts.