Rendering in Newcastle
We render houses across Newcastle: new sand and cement or K-Rend silicone render on the brick terraces and Tyneside flats of Fenham, Benwell, Byker and Walker, failed pebbledash replaced on the 1930s semis of Kenton and Gosforth, and tired render taken off and redone on the streets of Heaton and Sandyford. A rendered front changes how a house looks and keeps the weather out of the wall. Fixed quotes after a visit, scaffolding included where it is needed, no travel charges.
Rendering Newcastle homes
A lot of Newcastle's terraces and Tyneside flats were rendered with hard cement in the 1970s and 80s, and that render is now cracked, hollow and holding water against solid brick that was built to breathe. Where it has failed we take it off, repair the brick and pointing, and re-render either in a lime-friendly sand and cement mix or a modern through-coloured system, so the wall can dry and the front looks new.
The interwar semis of Kenton, Westerhope, Fenham and Gosforth were often pebbledashed or roughcast, and seventy years on much of it is loose. We test it, strip what is hollow, and either re-render the whole elevation or, where the dash is sound, apply a coloured silicone render over it for a smooth modern finish that never needs painting.
Patchy or poor brickwork at the back of a house, blocked-up openings and extensions in different brick are all candidates for render, and we see plenty in Byker, Walker and the West End. A rendered rear elevation hides the mismatch, seals the wall and costs less than trying to match old brick.
Parts of Newcastle we cover
We work across the whole of Newcastle and the streets around it, including Jesmond, Heaton, Gosforth, Fenham, Byker, Walker, Benwell, Kenton, Westerhope, Sandyford, Shieldfield, Kingston Park, Denton, Lemington, Newburn, Ouseburn, Arthur's Hill and South Gosforth. There are no travel charges anywhere in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Rendering a Tyneside flat or a terrace that fronts the pavement
Most Newcastle terraces and Tyneside flats sit right on the pavement, with no front garden to stand scaffolding in. That changes how a rendering job is planned. Scaffolding has to go on the footpath, which usually needs a licence from the council, and the run is kept tight to the house with fans or netting so people can still pass underneath. The back elevation is often reached from the lane, which is narrow in Heaton, Fenham and Byker, so we time deliveries and skips around bin days and neighbours' parking. All of that is worked out on the quote visit and included in the price, so there are no extras once the scaffold goes up.
Tyneside flats bring another question: two owners, one front wall. Rendering the upper flat's half and leaving the lower flat bare looks odd and leaves a weak joint where the two meet, so we always suggest talking to the neighbour first. Where both owners agree, the whole elevation is done in one go under one quote, split however suits you. Where only one half is rendered, we finish the edge with a proper stop bead and a clean vertical line so the join is neat and sealed.
How we do rendering
The full process, step by step, and what it involves.
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The homes in Newcastle and the problems they tend to have.
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Real jobs written up: the problem, the work and the result.
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Our guide, written for homeowners.
Our promise
If render we applied is not right, we come back and sort it. We test and prepare the wall first and use the right system for it.
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Rendering questions from Newcastle
The front wall is usually shared in practice even where each owner holds their own half, and the scaffold may sit across both. It is always worth agreeing it first, and your deeds or leases may say more. We are happy to explain the job to your neighbour, and doing both halves together gives a better finish and often works out cheaper for each of you.
Scaffolding on a public footpath normally needs permission from the council, and terraced streets in Newcastle almost always mean using the footpath. We arrange the scaffolding as part of the job and the cost of doing it properly is in the fixed quote. Check with the council if you want to know the details for your street before we start.
Usually, yes. Many Newcastle streets have a common colour and texture, and keeping to it makes a house look cared for rather than odd one out. We look at the neighbouring houses on the quote visit, and with through-coloured silicone render there is a wide choice of shades to get close. A smooth or fine scraped finish suits most terraces.
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