Lime render · Gloucestershire
Lime render in Yate
If you're planning lime render in Yate, start with a free survey: we measure, check the walls and confirm planning and building control for your address. Lime work in Yate is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Free survey in BS37 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Yate
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Part of every quote
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
- Traditional hand-finished texture
Before we quote in Yate
We also cover Chipping Sodbury and Mangotsfield, close to Yate. It's roughly 24 miles from Yate 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 period homes in Yate, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Postcode district
- BS37
- County or area
- Gloucestershire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Chipping Sodbury, Mangotsfield, Kingswood, Bath
England: planning and regulations
Before quoting in Yate, 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.
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 Yate
| 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
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 Yate: 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.
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.
Do you cover Yate?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Yate (BS37) and nearby Chipping Sodbury, Mangotsfield and Kingswood, with a fixed written price before any work starts.