Lime render · County Antrim
Lime render in Carrickfergus
From Carrickfergus to Holywood, we price lime render after a measured survey — no guesswork, and no work starts until the price is agreed in writing. For period homes in Carrickfergus, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Free survey in BT38 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Carrickfergus
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Often appropriate in conservation settings
What we look for in Carrickfergus
As well as Carrickfergus itself, we quote in Holywood, Newtownabbey and Bangor (County Down). Carrickfergus sits around 10 miles from Belfast. Northern Ireland has many rendered and pebble-dashed homes, older solid-walled rural houses, and estates built by the Housing Executive.
Parts of County Antrim 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 Carrickfergus is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Postcode district
- BT38
- County or area
- County Antrim
- Nation
- Northern Ireland
- Nearby
- Holywood, Newtownabbey, Bangor (County Down), Belfast
Northern Ireland: planning and regulations
For Carrickfergus homes, the council's planning office has the final say on external changes; conservation areas, flats and listed buildings need an application or consent.
Building control applies to insulation and major re-rendering in Northern Ireland, and the work is signed off by the council.
Why use lime instead of cement?
Cement render is hard and relatively impermeable. On older walls built with lime mortar, it can crack, let rain in at the cracks and then stop the wall drying, leading to damp patches inside and spalling stone or brick. Lime is softer, more flexible and vapour-open, so moisture can escape.
Lime render prices in Carrickfergus
| 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.
How it works
Get a guide price
Try the online quote tool for a ballpark figure.
Book the survey
A visit at a time that suits you.
Agree the quote
Nothing starts until you've signed the written price.
We do the work
Planned around weather, with you kept informed.
Lime render in Carrickfergus: 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 Carrickfergus?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Carrickfergus (BT38) and nearby Holywood, Newtownabbey and Bangor (County Down), with a fixed written price before any work starts.