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External Rendering in North Devon

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The Right Render Protects Your Home for Decades

North Devon’s weather puts real demands on exterior walls. The right render system depends on the age and construction of your building, your budget, and how much maintenance you want long term.

Holloway Plastering Services are specialist installers of all type of render systems below - click each one to find out more.

Heritage Lime Rendering

The essential choice for older homes - protects historic walls and looks timeless.

Benefits

  • Saves old houses from damp. Homes built before 1920 need to “breathe”. Lime allows moisture to escape harmlessly, stopping internal damp and rot before it starts.
  • Self-healing. If micro-cracks form, rain and air react with the lime to naturally close up small gaps over time.
  • Beautiful, soft look. Gives your home a classic, characterful, period-appropriate finish that modern renders simply can’t replicate.

Things to consider

  • Slow application. It takes weeks to dry properly between coats, meaning scaffolding will sit outside your home for longer.
  • Higher labour costs. You need a skilled lime specialist, and it can’t be installed during cold or wet weather spells.

Best suited to: Period and listed buildings, pre-1920 solid-wall properties, and any home where preserving the original character is a priority.

Traditional Sand & Cement Rendering

A budget-friendly option upfront, but one that requires regular upkeep.

Benefits

  • Keeps initial costs down. It is the cheapest option to supply and fit, making it ideal if you are working with a tight budget.
  • Easy to find a trade. Almost any general builder or plasterer can carry out this work.
  • Tough finish. It creates a hard, solid shell that stands up well to everyday knocks and scrapes.

Things to consider

  • Ongoing maintenance. Because it’s rigid, it will develop hairline cracks over time as the house naturally settles. You’ll need to repaint every 3–5 years.
  • Risk of damp. It traps moisture behind the surface. On older homes without cavity wall insulation, this can cause damp spots inside.

Best suited to: Modern cavity-wall properties, outbuildings, garages, and projects where keeping the upfront cost as low as possible is the main priority.

Thin-Coat Silicone Render

The fit-and-forget option - more expensive upfront, but virtually zero hassle long term.

Benefits

  • Never needs painting. The colour is mixed all the way through the material, so it won’t fade, peel, or show deep scratches.
  • Stays clean on its own. It’s hydrophobic (water-repellent) - when it rains, dirt simply runs off the surface rather than clinging to it.
  • No ugly cracking. It flexes with your house through hot summers and cold winters, keeping your home looking freshly rendered for years.

Things to consider

  • Higher upfront cost. Expect a noticeably higher bill for both materials and specialist installation compared to sand & cement.
  • Changing colour is tricky. Because the colour is integral to the render, painting over it later requires a primer specifically designed for silicone surfaces.

Best suited to: Coastal properties (like those in Ilfracombe), any home where low maintenance is a priority, and modern or newly built properties looking for a sharp, long-lasting finish.

ISOLOCORK Spray Cork Rendering New

Our newest specialist service - an eco-friendly system that helps lower energy bills, quieten outside noise, and virtually never cracks.

Benefits

  • Warmer walls and quieter rooms. Cork acts as a thin layer of natural insulation - it stops warmth escaping through the walls and muffles traffic and street noise.
  • Super flexible. It practically never cracks, making it an excellent choice for homes that are prone to wall movement.
  • Great for eco-conscious homeowners. It is a natural, sustainable material that actively reduces your home’s carbon footprint.

Things to consider

  • The highest price tag. It is a premium product with premium labour costs, and can only be installed by certified applicators.
  • Distinct texture. It leaves a slightly textured, pitted finish - full of character, but not the right choice if you want a completely flat, ultra-smooth result.

Best suited to: Homeowners looking to improve energy efficiency, reduce noise, or reduce their environmental impact. Also ideal for properties with a history of wall movement where other renders keep cracking.

ISOLOCORK Approved Applicator

Holloway Plastering Services are ISOLOCORK Approved Applicators - one of a select number of certified installers in the UK.

Some of our recent rendering work

Not sure which rendering system is right for your property?

Every property is different, and the best render system depends on factors that are easiest to assess in person.

Holloway Plastering Services offer free, no-obligation quotes and will inspect your property and recommend the most suitable solution for your home and your budget.

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