Lime render · Devon
Lime render in Paignton
Looking for lime render in Paignton? We survey homes across Paignton and the TQ3 area, then give you a fixed written price before any work starts. For stone and early brick properties in Paignton, lime render is often the right answer.
- Free survey in TQ3 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Paignton
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Often appropriate in conservation settings
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
Homes and walls in Paignton
Surveys in Paignton also cover the surrounding TQ3 district and towns such as Torquay and Newton Abbot. Paignton is about 26 miles from Plymouth. 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 Devon 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 period homes in Paignton, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Postcode district
- TQ3
- County or area
- Devon
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Torquay, Newton Abbot, Exmouth, Exeter
Approvals in England
Before quoting in Paignton, we check whether the property is in a conservation area, under an Article 4 direction or listed, because that decides whether changing the outside needs planning permission.
If the work covers more than half of a wall, or a quarter of the building's whole envelope, it counts as renovating a thermal element, with a target of about 0.30 W/m²K where feasible.
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 Paignton
| 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 Paignton: questions
Can lime render be applied in winter?
Only with protection and in frost-free conditions. Spring to early autumn is the usual season.
Does lime render need painting?
Traditionally it's limewashed, which is breathable. Modern masonry paints can block vapour, so we'd avoid them.
Is lime render more expensive?
Usually, because it's applied in coats by hand and needs more curing time.
Do you cover Paignton?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Paignton (TQ3) and nearby Torquay, Newton Abbot and Exmouth, with a fixed written price before any work starts.