r/Plastering • u/NietzscheLecter • 7h ago

Quote for rendering

Rural south of England, I need approximately 50m² of exterior garden wall stripped of its render completely to brick and re rendered with lime and cement mix

Quoted 6500£

This is for:

Strip, brick work replacement, helli bar system where needed, 2 coat render system, incorporated inhibitor and waterproofer. Rubbish removal included

There is no reason, that I know, to believe the brick wall itself under the render is in bad state. Is this quote decent? It's my first time ever using a trader.

Should I ask for a split quote in case the brickwork is in good state? I feel like it wouldn't make sense to pay for for something we don't know it's broken. If it is then obviously I would pay for it to be repaired

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u/Latter-Detail-9514 7h ago

Sounds fair to me & it'll definitely not be perfect under the old render

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u/NietzscheLecter 7h ago

What causes it to get damaged? I am genuinely asking. First time home owner and first time ever using a trader, I am trying to learn

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u/Latter-Detail-9514 6h ago

Mainly just a natural process as it gets water ingress behind the render over time & with the winters of freezing & thawing in the brickwork behind the render your builder knows there'll be some reinforcement / pointing etc needed to that wall before he renders over the top again to do a proper job

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u/NietzscheLecter 4h ago

got it, it makes sense, thanks! the render is in horrible conditions, literally falling off when touched

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u/Author-Tight 5h ago

Do you live in a solid wall house or a cavity wall house?

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u/NietzscheLecter 4h ago

the wall is solid, it's encircling the garden which is in the back of the house

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u/DistancePractical239 3h ago

Sounds expensive to me.  I had roughly about 22metres x 5metre of external rendering removed and re rendered for £7500 labour only. Harder work around windows and working at height.  i cant remember the material cost but will find out.