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Using lime render on an 1890s home

Posted by Tim Jones, on Thu 14 Apr 2016 03:05pm

Hi, We're getting much conflicting advice on how to re-render our external walls. The house was build around 1890, the walls are damp since the current rendering is badly damaged. We're taking this off to have it re-rendered. All restoration people tell us never to use just sand & cement render, but use with lime. Plasterers say just use sand & cement as for everything else. Using lime makes sense to me to allow the walls to dry out. Should lime render be used or not? Cheers, Tim

Ross Hutchison

Mon 18 Apr 2016 10:27pm

Lime render, as was the type of product used in that day. If you want a perfect finish paint it silicate paint - the paint can protect houses for over 100years (2 coats) castles, the white house etc.

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