Extension Render in Southport
Southport. A new side extension rendered so the join between new brick and old stops announcing itself, with the brick kept at both ends.
What the customer wanted
A bungalow in Southport with a new side extension on it. The extension was built and watertight, and it looked exactly like what it was: newer brick against older brick, with the join running straight down the front of the house.
They did not want the whole bungalow rendered. They wanted the new work to stop announcing itself.
What was there
Two ages of brick meeting on one elevation, which is the situation render is genuinely good at. New brick and mortar sit differently against weathered work no matter how close the match is, and on a low bungalow frontage the eye is level with the join.
The doorway and the windows sit in the middle of the rendered section, so the beads and the cut-ins are at eye height rather than up on a gable where nobody looks closely.
What we did
The middle section was rendered and the brick was deliberately left at both ends, so the finish reads as a panel rather than as a patch that ran out of money. Basecoat with mesh, openings masked, then a cream through-colour top coat.
Masking is not tidiness. A silicone top coat that gets onto a frame or a cill does not wipe off cleanly once it has grabbed, so the time goes on before the coat rather than after it.
A single elevation on a bungalow is a few days on site rather than weeks, and most of it can be worked off towers rather than a full scaffold, which takes real cost out.
The finish
One cream panel across the middle of the frontage, brick at both ends, and no join to look at. The photographs are the same viewpoint, so the only thing that changed between them is the top coat.
What a render on new work involves is on the house extensions page, and the system itself is on silicone renderingPlastering. This job was in Southport.
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Questions people ask about this
How soon can a new extension be rendered?
New masonry needs to dry out first, typically several weeks, and longer through winter. Rendering it too early traps the water that is still coming out of the blockwork.
Do you have to render the whole house?
No, and here we deliberately did not. Rendering the new section and leaving the brick at both ends makes the finish look like a decision. What does not work is a render that stops halfway across a wall for no visible reason.
Does the render need painting?
Not a through-colour one. The cream is in the top coat rather than on it, so there is no paint film to fail.
What customers said
4.7 out of 5 on Google and 5.0 from 35 reviews on MyBuilder, plus 100% recommended from 6 recommendations on Facebook. Every review below is verbatim from those profiles, and each one says which.
Board & plaster around RSJ
What a find!!!! They do exist..... A workman that turns up when he says he will, works non stop and tidies up as he goes along. Anthony has done a great job and takes pride in his work. I would definitely recommend him
Rendering to pathway boundary wall
I received a first class service from Birkdale Plastering. Anthony always attended as arranged. He was invariably polite and hard-working and cleared any mess before leaving. I am very pleased with the finished job.
Rendering
Antony did a great job would highly recommend him
Rendering exterior wall
Render of an outside wall. Excellent job and finish Turned up when he said, cleaned up and took the time to protect the areas around the job. Would highly recommend to family and friends.
Pebbledash rendering to 3 bed semi-detached house and adjoining garage
Anthony did an outstanding job pebble-dashing our entire house. It was a challenging project but he handled every aspect with professionalism and care—nothing was ever too much trouble. He worked incredibly hard and maintained a clean and tidy worksite throughout. We couldn’t be happier with the result.
Kitchen ceiling repair after a leak
Anthony has done an excellent plastering job today for us in Formby. Repaired a hole on our kitchen ceiling after a leak whilst on holiday. Very good finish and so tidy too! Would Definitely recommend him!
Areas we cover
Based on Liverpool Road in Southport. We work right along the Sefton coast, down into Liverpool, and inland across West Lancashire as far as Preston. Every town below has a page of its own.
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Southport, the Sefton coast, Liverpool and West Lancashire
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- Phone 07923 545449
- Email anthony9thompson@yahoo.co.uk
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Birkdale Plastering and Rendering
546 Liverpool Road, Southport PR8 3BG - Opening hours Every day, 7am to 9pm