Yet another successfully completed exterior house painting job, this time we visited Barrow in Furness, in Cumbria. The house was fairly modern and just goes to show that our special coatings are more than suitable for modern homes as well as older properties. We will breifly run through the work we carried out here....
Tag: pebbledash
pebbledash can be a pain if you need to paint it. Our exterior wall coatings are specially designed to cover pebbleash and give a pleasing textured look to any home.
Painting a pebbledashed house in Gwynedd, Wales, to protect it from the Snowdonia weather
I’m stood here in the gorgeous surroundings of a sunny Gwynedd in the beautiful country of Wales, taking photos of our latest completed job, this split level bungalow. This pebbledashed home was in generally good condition and required very little in terms of repair so our team got straight to work preparing the walls...
Continue readingRepairing and painting a pebbledashed house in Croydon, Surrey
Pebbledash! A passing fad and a cheap wall covering that house builders used to use to cover up poor quality brickwork, but times change and many people want to change their pebbledash wall coating to something a bit more contemporary and up-to-date. This is where the NEVER PAINT AGAIN exterior wall painting system can...
Continue readingWhat are the different types of mortar mixes for rendering and for bricklaying
One aspect of our work that defines us apart from your local painter and decorator is the fact we also do rendering, alteration and repairs to render as well as painting houses. We have to be very clued-up about the use of mortar and all it’s permutations, so we thought today we would share...
Continue readingOur painters and decorators paint a bungalow in Exeter with a wall coating
If you own a house that seems to always need painting then this may be of interest to you. This particular pebbledashed bungalow in Exeter, Devon, had the full NEVER PAINT AGAIN external wall coating treatment and is now maintenance free. This project page shows the various stages of painting the exterior of a...
Continue readingTips on Painting Pebbledash. There is an easier way
If you have ever tried to paint over pebble dash, or are considering doing so, we have some tips and advice for the average DIY enthusiast. What are your options? Is there an easy way to paint a house with pebbledash?...
Wall coating and repair for cracked pebbledash by the sea in Brighton
Professional & reliable house painting services and wall coatings in and around Brighton and the whole Sussex area. Here’s an example of our work in Brighton Extensive cracked and hollow pebbledash was replaced and then protected with a NEVER PAINT AGAIN textured exterior coating, in Polar White. This nice house was near the sea,...
Continue readingColoured stucco render, an exterior wall finish explained
Stucco render is an Americanism for for the sort of sand and cement render that you see on the exterior walls of UK houses. The never paint again team, took this further and now offer a coloured version that does not require painting, looks amazing, and in fact will lasts for decades! But is...
Continue readingExternal wall coverings on an old house in Sussex
Our latest finished job shows a grand country estate house in east Sussex, with a combination of mock tudor, unpainted brick and pebbledash. The manager of the estate engaged NEVER PAINT AGAIN to refurbish and repair this lovely home for future years. Of course this house needed a great deal of care and attention,...
Continue readingHow to tell a good decorator from a bad one?
Do we know some good house painters? Yes, as it happens, we do! Saying that, we have been in the trade since the 1980’s, but if what you are like Mrs Jones, sat at home wondering who to call? Don’t fret, we will guide you through how to source the right tradesman for the...
Continue readingPebbledashed house? What are the options for removal or replacement?
So you’ve been lumbered with a pebbledashed house right? I bet it doesn’t look great either? Pebbledash is so “Eighties” and many people who have bought property since that time are stuck wondering what to do about it? After all, a dash covered house doesn’t generally look great, although there are exceptions, but part...
Continue readingWhat the hell are “angle beads” and where are they used?
Never paint again are well known as being experts in external wall rendering so we are going to briefly explain when we use things called angle beads when rendering. Whether it is just one of our well known invisible repairs, or a full re-render, we have the skills, tools and knowledge to do a...
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