Lime render · Dorset
Lime render in Bournemouth
Lime render in Bournemouth: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. For period homes in Bournemouth, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Free survey in BH1 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Bournemouth
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
Homes and walls in Bournemouth
Surveys in Bournemouth also cover the surrounding BH1 district and towns such as Christchurch and Poole. 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.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across Dorset: sheltered town streets fare better than walls on high ground or facing the prevailing weather, and the render, beads and cill details are chosen with that in mind.
Lime work in Bournemouth is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Postcode district
- BH1
- County or area
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Christchurch, Poole, New Milton, Totton
Planning and building control in England
For a house in Bournemouth, external insulation or render is often permitted development if it looks similar to the existing walls; conservation areas, flats, commercial buildings and listed buildings need permission or consent, so we check your address first.
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.
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 Bournemouth
| 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.
From enquiry to finished wall
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 Bournemouth: questions
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.
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.
Do you cover Bournemouth?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Bournemouth (BH1) and nearby Christchurch, Poole and New Milton, with a fixed written price before any work starts.