Lime render · Cornwall
Lime render in Redruth
Lime render in Redruth: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. Lime work in Redruth is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Free survey in TR15 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Redruth
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
Homes and walls in Redruth
We also cover Camborne and Truro, close to Redruth. The South West has many stone and solid-walled cottages, exposed coastal properties and a share of post-war system-built houses, including types such as the Cornish Unit.
Parts of Cornwall 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.
For stone and early brick properties in Redruth, lime render is often the right answer.
- Postcode district
- TR15
- County or area
- Cornwall
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Camborne, Truro, Falmouth, Newquay
Approvals in England
Planning in Redruth follows England's national rules: similar-looking finishes on houses are usually permitted, while flats, commercial premises, conservation areas and streets under an Article 4 direction need an application.
Insulating or re-rendering more than half of a wall's area brings in Part L of the Building Regulations, so building control is notified and the wall is upgraded to about 0.30 W/m²K where practical.
How is lime render applied?
Old cement render is removed where it's causing problems, the wall is dampened, and lime is applied in successive coats — usually a scratch coat, a float coat and a finish coat — with curing time between. Freshly applied lime must be protected from frost, rain and fast drying.
Lime render prices in Redruth
| 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 Redruth: questions
Is lime render more expensive?
Usually, because it's applied in coats by hand and needs more curing time.
Does lime render need painting?
Traditionally it's limewashed, which is breathable. Modern masonry paints can block vapour, so we'd avoid them.
Should I remove cement render from my stone house?
If it's cracked, hollow or trapping damp, often yes. If it's sound and the wall is dry, it may be left. The survey looks at both.
Do you cover Redruth?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Redruth (TR15) and nearby Camborne, Truro and Falmouth, with a fixed written price before any work starts.