Lime render · Gloucestershire
Lime render in Stroud
From Stroud to Gloucester, we price lime render after a measured survey — no guesswork, and no work starts until the price is agreed in writing. Lime work in Stroud is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Free survey in GL5 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Stroud
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Part of every quote
- 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
What we look for in Stroud
We cover Stroud and nearby Gloucester, Cheltenham and Chipping Sodbury. It's roughly 8 miles from Stroud to Gloucester, the largest town in Gloucestershire. 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.
For stone and early brick properties in Stroud, lime render is often the right answer.
- Postcode district
- GL5
- County or area
- Gloucestershire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Gloucester, Cheltenham, Chipping Sodbury, Yate
Planning and building control in England
Before quoting in Stroud, 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.
Insulating or re-rendering more than half of a wall's area brings in Part L of the Building Regulations, so building control is notified and the wall is upgraded to about 0.30 W/m²K where practical.
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 Stroud
| 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
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 Stroud: questions
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.
Does lime render need painting?
Traditionally it's limewashed, which is breathable. Modern masonry paints can block vapour, so we'd avoid them.
Do you cover Stroud?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Stroud (GL5) and nearby Gloucester, Cheltenham and Chipping Sodbury, with a fixed written price before any work starts.