If you own and live in an older building, generally something built before 1800, chances are it could be a wonderful place to live, but potentially a total nightmare to manage it’s upkeep. Many older homes of a certain age, style or history are also protected under UK law and overseen by a body such...Continue reading
Tag: External Wall Rendering
Property rendering, exterior wall coatings and coloured through render from the UK’s ONLY genuine and approved NEVER PAINT AGAIN wall coatings website!
How to repair or replace damaged bricks on the outside of your house
Much of the UK’s housing stock is made of bricks, a tried and tested method of building since Roman times but brick houses of a certain age can harbour many a problem. When bricks are made, they have a face, an exposed side that repels weather, but over the years that weatherproofing loses it’s effectiveness...Continue reading
How to repair cracked, loose or hollow render on the walls of your property
Are the external walls of your home cracked? I don’t need to tell you that is not a good sign. Cracks can be serious issues that must be attended to, or the problem will get worse, and will cost more in the end to fix. A crack, or several cracks, on the outside of your...Continue reading
Coloured stucco render, an exterior wall finish explained
Stucco render is an Americanism 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 it the...Continue reading
Exterior wall coating for Chalet Style house in Billericay, Essex
We were invited to refurbish this modern chalet style house in August 2012, in the town of Billericay, in Essex, so we took some photos to show you exactly what happens when we refurbish a home. The job involved removing and replacing old, cracked rendering, and the application of a new External wall coating. This...Continue reading
A Render and wall coating job in Spalding, Lincolnshire brought this former shop together again
We delve into the never paint again archives to look at how damaged or mismatched brick can be covered with render and protected with a weatherproof wall coating. This house painting system lasts for up to 20 years minimum and we see how Rendering a brick house can bring many benefits.
Repairing render and painting a house in the Cheshire countryside with a long life coating
A lovely country property located in Disley, Cheshire which suffered from Hollow render and cracks is the latest lucky recipient of a textured wall coating system. In this article, one of many in our case studies category, we are going to run through exactly what we did to this house, the type of problems we...Continue reading
Weatherproof coatings and house painting in Deal and Dover
It’s difficult to know which company to trust when looking for a reputable firm to paint the outside of your house, but what if we told you that NPA has its origins in East Kent and we bring the local knowledge to you and your house! In the mean time, Thank you for visiting our...Continue reading
What is exterior rendering and when and why is it used?
Exterior House Rendering is the process whereby an external wall covering, applied by hand and tools, is applied by a plasterer to protect the bricks or blocks from which the building is constructed from. It is normally covered with paint or a wall coatings to protect the render surface from cracks or erosion.
Wall coating a property in Doncaster with rendered walls
Here is another example of an exterior wall coating for a rendered house near Doncaster, south Yorkshire, in its finished state, and what a lovely house it has turned out! We really enjoyed spending some time on this house, although I think this was about 7 years ago now?
Wall coating and rendering a restaurant and old manor house in Warrington
Our contractors refurbish the exteriors of buildings of all shapes and sizes with their advanced Exterior render and weatherproof wall coating system! This old mansion house is located in Warrington, Cheshire and had the name “Park Manor”. For many years it was used as a nursing home and then multi occupancy flats, and as you...Continue reading
How serious are cracks in my house walls and what can I do about it?
Does your home exterior have cracked walls? What types of cracks can happen in walls? Why do walls crack? What happens if I dont get the cracks repaired? Exactly HOW can the cracks be fixed and filled in?