Hello all,
My first post and I would really appreciate you opinions on this - I have a detached property that was built in the 1850's. I have been renovating it for the last 2 years and now I would like to remove the cement render as it has cracks on it. I have 2 options:
1. use a modern day lime based product which apparently will be easier to apply traditional lime products and therefore the labour cost will be lower than a traditional lime renderer. The product which has been recommended to me is VPI render - specifically Renopass Chaux Clair and Reonapass Chaux GF/GM. Apparently it contains 1-3% cement and can be applied by machine. The render will not require painting. The renderer that specialises in using VPI products is also getting his team to remove the render and arranging the scaffolding.
2. use a traditional lime product and pay a higher labour cost. I have a local lime renderer who can do the job but I would have to arrange for the render to be removed and scaffolding set up before he kicks off the job. I have worked out that it would roughly work out £9k more than option 2
Has anyone used the VPI lime based render products and are they any good? Which option would you recommend?
My first post and I would really appreciate you opinions on this - I have a detached property that was built in the 1850's. I have been renovating it for the last 2 years and now I would like to remove the cement render as it has cracks on it. I have 2 options:
1. use a modern day lime based product which apparently will be easier to apply traditional lime products and therefore the labour cost will be lower than a traditional lime renderer. The product which has been recommended to me is VPI render - specifically Renopass Chaux Clair and Reonapass Chaux GF/GM. Apparently it contains 1-3% cement and can be applied by machine. The render will not require painting. The renderer that specialises in using VPI products is also getting his team to remove the render and arranging the scaffolding.
2. use a traditional lime product and pay a higher labour cost. I have a local lime renderer who can do the job but I would have to arrange for the render to be removed and scaffolding set up before he kicks off the job. I have worked out that it would roughly work out £9k more than option 2
Has anyone used the VPI lime based render products and are they any good? Which option would you recommend?
