Re-rendering · County Tyrone
Re-rendering in Cookstown
Re-rendering in Cookstown: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. On older houses in Cookstown, stripping old render often reveals mortar repairs that are best done before re-rendering.
- Free survey in BT80 and nearby
- Guide price from £90 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Cookstown
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What the job covers
- Choice of silicone, mineral, lime or monocouche finish
- Beads, cills and drips renewed so water is shed properly
- Option to add insulation at the same time
- Old render hacked off and removed from site
Homes and walls in Cookstown
As well as Cookstown itself, we quote in Magherafelt, Dungannon and Portadown. Cookstown sits around 22 miles from Omagh. Northern Ireland has many rendered and pebble-dashed homes, older solid-walled rural houses, and estates built by the Housing Executive.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across County Tyrone: 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 Cookstown re-render jobs, we check whether building control needs notifying for your wall area.
- Postcode district
- BT80
- County or area
- County Tyrone
- Nation
- Northern Ireland
- Nearby
- Magherafelt, Dungannon, Portadown, Craigavon
Northern Ireland: planning and regulations
For Cookstown homes, the council's planning office has the final say on external changes; conservation areas, flats and listed buildings need an application or consent.
External wall insulation is building work under the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, so council building control is involved, with Technical Booklet F1 covering dwellings.
Which new render should I choose?
On older solid walls, breathable lime or a mineral system is often safest. On sound modern masonry, silicone over a mesh base coat gives a durable, low-maintenance finish. If insulation is added, the finish is the one specified for the EWI system.
Re-rendering prices in Cookstown
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Strip and re-render (silicone system) | £90–£150 per m²inc VAT | Excluding scaffold |
| Strip and insulate (EWI) | £125–£195 per m²0% VAT | Including removal |
| Waste and skip | Included |
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.
Re-rendering in Cookstown: questions
Can I re-render just one wall?
Yes, though matching colour and texture to the other walls may mean recoating them too.
How do I know if my render has failed?
Signs include cracks, hollow sound when tapped, bulging, pieces falling off, and damp patches inside behind cracked areas.
Is it worth adding insulation?
On solid or concrete walls it's usually the most cost-effective time to do it, because access and preparation are already paid for.
Do you cover Cookstown?
Yes — we survey and quote re-rendering in Cookstown (BT80) and nearby Magherafelt, Dungannon and Portadown, with a fixed written price before any work starts.