Lime render · Greater Manchester
Lime render in Tyldesley
If you're planning lime render in Tyldesley, start with a free survey: we measure, check the walls and confirm planning and building control for your address. For stone and early brick properties in Tyldesley, lime render is often the right answer.
- Free survey in M29 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Tyldesley
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Often appropriate in conservation settings
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
Local considerations in Tyldesley
We also cover Atherton and Leigh, close to Tyldesley. Tyldesley sits around 10 miles from Manchester. The North West has one of the largest stocks of pre-1919 solid-wall terraces in England, alongside Pennine stone houses and post-war estates.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across Greater Manchester: 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 Tyldesley is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Postcode district
- M29
- County or area
- Greater Manchester
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Atherton, Leigh, Walkden, Westhoughton
Planning and building control in England
Planning in Tyldesley follows England's national rules: similar-looking finishes on houses are usually permitted, while flats, commercial premises, conservation areas and streets under an Article 4 direction need an application.
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.
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 Tyldesley
| 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 Tyldesley: 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.
Is lime render more expensive?
Usually, because it's applied in coats by hand and needs more curing time.
Can lime render be applied in winter?
Only with protection and in frost-free conditions. Spring to early autumn is the usual season.
Do you cover Tyldesley?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Tyldesley (M29) and nearby Atherton, Leigh and Walkden, with a fixed written price before any work starts.