Lime render · Dyfed
Lime render in Llanelli
From Llanelli to Gorseinon, we price lime render after a measured survey — no guesswork, and no work starts until the price is agreed in writing. For stone and early brick properties in Llanelli, lime render is often the right answer.
- Free survey in SA15 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Llanelli
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Often appropriate in conservation settings
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
Local considerations in Llanelli
Surveys in Llanelli also cover the surrounding SA15 district and towns such as Gorseinon and Swansea. West Wales has a high share of older solid-walled and stone homes, many in exposed coastal or rural settings.
Parts of Dyfed 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 Llanelli, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Postcode district
- SA15
- County or area
- Dyfed
- Nation
- Wales
- Nearby
- Gorseinon, Swansea, Ammanford, Carmarthen
Wales: planning and regulations
For homes in Llanelli, the local planning authority decides any borderline cases; changing a brick house to render, or work on flats, usually needs an application in Wales.
In Wales, insulating or re-rendering more than half of a wall's area is treated as renovating a thermal element under Approved Document L (Wales), so building control is involved before work starts.
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 Llanelli
| 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
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 Llanelli: questions
Can lime render be applied in winter?
Only with protection and in frost-free conditions. Spring to early autumn is the usual season.
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.
Is lime render more expensive?
Usually, because it's applied in coats by hand and needs more curing time.
Do you cover Llanelli?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Llanelli (SA15) and nearby Gorseinon, Swansea and Ammanford, with a fixed written price before any work starts.