Lime render · Shropshire
Lime render in Shrewsbury
We quote lime render for homes in Shrewsbury (SY1) and nearby Wellington and Telford, with guide prices online and a free survey to fix the price. Lime work in Shrewsbury is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Free survey in SY1 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Shrewsbury
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What the job covers
- Works with wood fibre insulation as a breathable EWI system
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
Local considerations in Shrewsbury
We also cover Wellington and Telford, close to Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury sits around 13 miles from Telford. The West Midlands has large numbers of Victorian and Edwardian terraces, inter-war semis and post-war council estates, including concrete and steel-framed house types.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across Shropshire: 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 Shrewsbury, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Postcode district
- SY1
- County or area
- Shropshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Wellington, Telford, Oswestry, Ludlow
Permissions in England
Before quoting in Shrewsbury, 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.
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.
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 Shrewsbury
| 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 Shrewsbury: questions
Does lime render need painting?
Traditionally it's limewashed, which is breathable. Modern masonry paints can block vapour, so we'd avoid them.
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 Shrewsbury?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Shrewsbury (SY1) and nearby Wellington, Telford and Oswestry, with a fixed written price before any work starts.