Lime render · Powys
Lime render in Newtown
We quote lime render for homes in Newtown (SY16) and nearby Welshpool and Llandrindod Wells, with guide prices online and a free survey to fix the price. Lime work in Newtown is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Free survey in SY16 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Newtown
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
- Traditional hand-finished texture
Before we quote in Newtown
Surveys in Newtown also cover the surrounding SY16 district and towns such as Welshpool and Llandrindod Wells. Mid Wales is largely rural, with stone farmhouses, cottages and market-town terraces, many of them solid-walled.
Parts of Powys fall in the higher wind-driven rain exposure bands, especially coastal and upland sites, so render specification, movement joints and detailing at cills, verges and the base of the wall matter more than usual.
For period homes in Newtown, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Postcode district
- SY16
- County or area
- Powys
- Nation
- Wales
- Nearby
- Welshpool, Llandrindod Wells, Aberystwyth, Rhosllanerchrugog
Planning and building control in Wales
For homes in Newtown, the local planning authority decides any borderline cases; changing a brick house to render, or work on flats, usually needs an application in Wales.
Building control in Wales applies to most insulation and re-rendering jobs of this size; the quote states who submits the notice.
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 Newtown
| 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
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 Newtown: 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.
Does lime render need painting?
Traditionally it's limewashed, which is breathable. Modern masonry paints can block vapour, so we'd avoid them.
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 Newtown?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Newtown (SY16) and nearby Welshpool, Llandrindod Wells and Aberystwyth, with a fixed written price before any work starts.