Silicone Rendering

Silicone rendering is a modern, highly durable finishing system for exterior walls. Unlike traditional sand and cement render, silicone render is breathable, flexible, and water-repellent. This means it protects your home from damp and cracking, while allowing moisture to escape naturally from the walls.

Thanks to its advanced formulation, silicone render provides a smooth, attractive finish available in a wide range of colours. It doesn’t just make a property look good — it also improves weather resistance and reduces long-term maintenance.

Homeowners and property developers across the UK are turning to silicone rendering because it offers:

Weather Protection

Designed to withstand the UK’s varied climate, from heavy rain to freezing winters.

Low Maintenance

Self-cleaning properties help the façade stay fresher for longer, reducing the need for repainting.

Breathability

Keeps walls dry by letting moisture escape, avoiding damp issues common with older systems.

Crack Resistance

The flexible structure prevents unsightly cracks, even as buildings naturally expand and contract

Aesthetic Appeal

Available in different textures and hundreds of colours to match any architectural style and finish.

Energy Efficiency

Works well with external wall insulation systems, helping improve thermal performance and reduce heating costs.

Types of Renderings

In the UK, rendering is a popular way to protect and decorate exterior walls. There's a variety of types, each with its own characteristics, benefits, and costs. Here are the most common ones:

Sand and Cement Render

This is the most traditional type, a mix of sand, cement, and water. It's applied in coats and can be finished in various textures.

Pros: Very durable, relatively inexpensive, good weather protection, can be painted.
Cons: Can be prone to cracking if not mixed or applied correctly, takes longer to dry, permeable (can absorb water if not painted or treated).
Appearance: Typically a grey finish unless painted.

Acrylic Render

Another thin-coat, polymer-based render, similar to silicone but generally less flexible and breathable.

Pros: Good adhesion, wide range of colours, good weather resistance, relatively quick to apply.
Cons: Less flexible than silicone (more prone to cracking), less breathable than silicone, can look more "plastic" if not applied well.
Appearance: Smooth, even finish, comes in many colours.

Monocouche Render

A through-coloured, pre-mixed cement-based render that's applied in one or two coats. It's often "scratched back" to achieve a distinct textured finish.

Pros: Through-coloured, breathable, good weather resistance, can be applied relatively quickly.
Cons: Can be more expensive than sand and cement, requires skilled application, harder to repair seamlessly if damaged.
Appearance: Available in many colours, often with a uniform, slightly textured finish.

Lime Render

An ancient rendering technique using lime, sand, and water. It's highly breathable and suitable for older, traditional, or historic buildings (especially those with solid walls).

Pros: Extremely breathable (prevents damp in old buildings), flexible (reduces cracking), aesthetically pleasing for heritage properties.
Cons: Slower drying times, requires specialist knowledge for application, more expensive due to material and labour, less durable than cement-based renders.
Appearance: Soft, often subtle colours, natural texture.

Silicone Render

A thin-coat render that is polymer-based with silicone additives. It's highly flexible and breathable.

Pros: Extremely flexible (resists cracking), highly water-repellent (self-cleaning properties), breathable, available in a vast range of colours, durable.
Cons: More expensive than traditional renders, requires a specific base coat and primer, needs expert application.
Appearance: Smooth, modern finish, often vibrant and long-lasting colours. This is the type we've been trying to illustrate!

Insulated Render

This isn't a render type itself, but a system where insulation boards are fixed to the exterior wall, then covered with a basecoat, mesh, and a chosen topcoat render (often silicone, acrylic, or monocouche).

Pros: Significantly improves thermal efficiency of a building, reduces heating bills, covers existing poor brickwork, enhances external appearance.
Cons: High initial cost, can be a complex installation process, requires scaffolding.
Appearance: The final render finish will depend on the topcoat chosen.

Silicone Rendering

Homeowners and property developers across the UK are turning to silicone rendering because it offers:

Types of Renderings

In the UK, rendering is a popular way to protect and decorate exterior walls. There's a variety of types, each with its own characteristics, benefits, and costs. Here are the most common ones:

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