Lime render · North Yorkshire
Lime render in Selby
Need lime render in Selby? Tell us about the property and we'll arrange a free survey and a written quote. For stone and early brick properties in Selby, lime render is often the right answer.
- Free survey in YO8 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Selby
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
Homes and walls in Selby
We cover Selby and nearby Goole, Pontefract and York. Selby sits around 12 miles from York. Yorkshire's housing includes stone and brick terraces, back-to-backs in parts of West Yorkshire, and post-war estates with steel-framed and concrete house types.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across North Yorkshire: 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 Selby, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Postcode district
- YO8
- County or area
- North Yorkshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Goole, Pontefract, York, Castleford
Permissions in England
Before quoting in Selby, 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.
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 Selby
| 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
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 Selby: questions
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.
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 Selby?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Selby (YO8) and nearby Goole, Pontefract and York, with a fixed written price before any work starts.