Lime render · Dorset
Lime render in Bridport
Looking for lime render in Bridport? We survey homes across Bridport and the DT6 area, then give you a fixed written price before any work starts. For period homes in Bridport, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Free survey in DT6 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Bridport
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Part of every quote
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
What we look for in Bridport
We also cover Dorchester and Yeovil, close to Bridport. It's roughly 38 miles from Bridport to Bournemouth, the largest town in Dorset. 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.
For stone and early brick properties in Bridport, lime render is often the right answer.
- Postcode district
- DT6
- County or area
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Dorchester, Yeovil, Weymouth, Taunton
England: planning and regulations
For a house in Bridport, 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.
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 Bridport
| 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 Bridport: questions
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.
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 Bridport?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Bridport (DT6) and nearby Dorchester, Yeovil and Weymouth, with a fixed written price before any work starts.