With a world of possibilities to
choose from when it comes to making your house look great on the outside, the
decorative finish to go for can be an overwhelming decision.
Our range of house renders is
growing, and with expansion comes the need for more information so that
customers can make an informed choice about which house render is right for
them!
Currently, our render range includes
a set of thin coat and thick coat options. In the thin coat category, we
currently offer Acrylic, Silicone, Silicone Silicate and Mineral, with
(spoiler) more exciting options on the horizon set to hit the shelves in the coming
months. As for our thick coat renders, we offer Monocouche and our Heritage
Lime Render.
But why would you want to use a thin
coat house render as opposed to just plain old sand and cement render? What
are the benefits of different types of house renders, and where can I buy house
render?
We have all the answers to all of
your questions, so keep reading for more info!
What
Does a Thin Coat House Render do?
Thin coat house renders are as the
name suggests. They are applied in an extremely thin layer over the top of a
specially engineered basecoat, which is designed to work in conjunction with
the render to optimise breathability and flexibility.
Thin coat renders, similar to house
paint, are available in hundreds of different colours and a range of different
textures (for a smooth or rough finish). When we talk about what kind of
properties a specific thin coat house render can offer a customer, we are
essentially referring to the formulation of the render and its resulting
capabilities. Some of these capabilities include vapour permeability,
breathability, self cleaning and mechanical resistance (strength).
Thin
Coat House Renders and Flexibility
The universal property that a thin
coat house render will offer, however, is flexibility. You may have seen a
property with cracks in the external walls, and this is caused by a combination
of factors including weathering and poor installation of the render, but most
likely it’s because the render is not flexible enough to cope with the
movements of the house.
The external walls of your home will
expand and shrink during cold temperatures and hot temperatures. This is only a
tiny amount, but if your house render isn’t flexible enough you can definitely
expect to see cracking over time. This is particularly distressing when you’ve
paid for a job to be done, and its lifetime is considerably shorter than you
were originally expecting.
When you use a thin coat render, you
are guaranteeing flexibility purely because it isn’t applied in a solid, thick
layer. The basecoat underneath the render also has fibreglass mesh embedded
within it. Fibreglass mesh is really flexible and has high tensile strength, so
as your house expands it will hold the basecoat together and prevent cracking
of your thin coat render.
House
Rendering | Silicone Render
Currently, our top of the range thin
coat house render is our Silicone render. Silicone render offers unsurpassed
breathability and vapour permeability (it will allow water vapour to escape
through it, thereby preventing damp). The inverse of this is that it’s also
hydrophobic, so there’s no chance of water getting in. Silicone render is also
self-cleaning, so it’s definitely the house render to choose if your house is
situated in an area where there are lots of trees and plant life.
House
Rendering | Silicone Silicate Render
Silicone Silicate is very similar to
silicone in that it offers excellent breathability and vapour permeability. The
only real difference between the two is that Silicone Silicate will only offer
a limited amount of resistance to organic growth. It’s therefore better suited
to properties that do not require a high level of self cleaning capabilities.
House
Rendering | Acrylic Render
Our Acrylic coloured render is our
most impact resistant. This means that it is extremely strong and therefore
great for if you have kids who are keen on kicking footballs against your wall.
When rendering your house with Acrylic render it does mean that because of its
strength you sacrifice the breathability aspect that silicone offers, so it’s
really a balance between which is more important for your circumstances!
House
Rendering | Mineral Render
Mineral render is a great choice if
you live in a particularly harsh climate. Because of the fact that it’s fast
drying, it can be installed in cold or humid conditions, however it does
require painting with a silicone paint after it has dried to prevent the
formation of lime bloom, which is essentially like a cement disease which makes
your house render appear patchy.
Why
Choosing the Right House Render is Essential
We always want our customers to make
the right decisions and be happy with their finished product, which is why we
aim to use these blogs as an informative tool. Choosing the right render is
important to ensure a long lasting finish that will look fresh and nice for the
duration of its lifespan!
Approved Installers of Thin Coat House Render
Here
at EWI Store, we have a database of installers who have passed our training
sessions and have subsequently become approved installers. What this means is
that once they are trained in the correct use of our materials and have proven
themselves to provide the highest quality of work, we recommend them to our
customers.
If
you are interested in finding a local approved installer, simply fill out the
contact form below and we will be in touch!
To learn more about the Rendering service in Brentwood we offer, please contact with us . We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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