Lime render · Greater London
Lime render in Wimbledon
Lime render in Wimbledon: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. For stone and early brick properties in Wimbledon, lime render is often the right answer.
- Free survey in SW19 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Wimbledon
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What's included
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
Homes and walls in Wimbledon
As well as Wimbledon itself, we quote in Morden, Mitcham and Putney. London's housing includes a large stock of Victorian and Edwardian solid-wall terraces, inter-war semis and post-war blocks, and conservation areas cover many streets — so planning is often the first question for external work.
Much of Greater London sits in the lower wind-driven rain exposure bands, which keeps the choice of finishes wide — though hilltop, coastal and exposed gable walls can still need a tougher specification, so we check the actual site.
Lime work in Wimbledon is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Postcode district
- SW19
- County or area
- Greater London
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Morden, Mitcham, Putney, New Malden
Approvals in England
For a house in Wimbledon, 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.
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.
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 Wimbledon
| 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
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 Wimbledon: questions
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.
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 Wimbledon?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Wimbledon (SW19) and nearby Morden, Mitcham and Putney, with a fixed written price before any work starts.