Lime render · Surrey
Lime render in Godalming
Need lime render in Godalming? Tell us about the property and we'll arrange a free survey and a written quote. For stone and early brick properties in Godalming, lime render is often the right answer.
- Free survey in GU7 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Godalming
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Often appropriate in conservation settings
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Helps walls dry out where cement render trapped moisture
Godalming: walls, weather and approvals
We also cover Guildford and Aldershot, close to Godalming. Godalming is about 10 miles from Woking. Homes across the South East range from inter-war semis and post-war estates, which are mostly cavity-walled, to older solid-walled cottages and Victorian town terraces.
Much of Surrey 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.
For period homes in Godalming, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Postcode district
- GU7
- County or area
- Surrey
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Guildford, Aldershot, Farnham, Woking
Approvals in England
Before quoting in Godalming, 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.
Building control applies once more than half of a wall is insulated or re-rendered, or more than a quarter of the whole building envelope, and your written quote says how that's handled.
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 Godalming
| 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 Godalming: questions
Is lime render more expensive?
Usually, because it's applied in coats by hand and needs more curing time.
Does lime render need painting?
Traditionally it's limewashed, which is breathable. Modern masonry paints can block vapour, so we'd avoid them.
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 Godalming?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Godalming (GU7) and nearby Guildford, Aldershot and Farnham, with a fixed written price before any work starts.