Lime render · Gloucestershire
Lime render in Cheltenham
From Cheltenham to Gloucester, 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 Cheltenham, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Free survey in GL50 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Cheltenham
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
Before we quote in Cheltenham
Surveys in Cheltenham also cover the surrounding GL50 district and towns such as Gloucester and Stroud. Cheltenham sits around 7 miles from Gloucester. 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 Gloucestershire: 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 Cheltenham is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Postcode district
- GL50
- County or area
- Gloucestershire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Gloucester, Stroud, Evesham, Malvern
Planning and building control in England
Before quoting in Cheltenham, 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.
Building control applies once more than half of a wall is insulated or re-rendered, or more than a quarter of the whole building envelope, and your written quote says how that's handled.
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 Cheltenham
| 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.
What happens next
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 Cheltenham: 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.
Can lime render be applied in winter?
Only with protection and in frost-free conditions. Spring to early autumn is the usual season.
Is lime render more expensive?
Usually, because it's applied in coats by hand and needs more curing time.
Do you cover Cheltenham?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Cheltenham (GL50) and nearby Gloucester, Stroud and Evesham, with a fixed written price before any work starts.