Rendered Houses
Introduction
This article will give before and after photos of rendered houses, with the finish types. Rendered houses can look great when the finish compliments other areas of the houses including roof, cladding and garage door colours. This guide will also give you close up photos of different render textures to allow you to decide on type of render you will select when cement rendering your home.
Rendered Houses and Their Finishes
Cement Rendering
What is cement render?
Cement render is the name of render mix that combines sand, cement and lime. Cement renders are the most traditional of render materials and any cement rendered home that is rendered before the year 2000 would have used a cement render. As acrylic render gain popularity cement render is becoming less used, with that said sand cement render finish are still amazing render finishes.
Worth noting that cement render requires painting. Cement Render is one of the cheapest options when it comes to rendering. There are cement rendered houses that are still intact multiple decades after rendering.
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Acrylic Rendering - Types that require painting
What are the different types of acrylic rendering?
Acrylic render is a special render material that has acrylics and plastics included in the mix to give it flexibility and strength. Acrylic render comes in two forms them being one that requires painting (acrylic render) and one does not (coloured acrylic render). Acrylic render requires painting OR it can be used as a base coat BEFORE a coloured acrylic render.
The reasons for using acrylic render over a cement render includes substrates and/or finishes. Not all substrates are suitable for cement render. Newer rendered homes are leaning towards acrylic render as it can be applied easily over many substrates and painted quickly
Acrylic Render Smooth Sponge Finish (requires painting)
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Bagged Acrylic Render Finish (requires painting in most cases)
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FL Acrylic Rendering (requires painting)
Coloured Acrylic Rendering - Types that DO NOT require painting
Gloss Coloured Acrylic Render Finish (three coat system, does not require painting)
Matt Coloured Acrylic Render Finish (three coat system, does not require painting)
Alternative Render Finishes
Rough Look Render Finish - (requires painting)
Concrete Look Render Finish (three coat system, does not require painting)
Roman Render Finish - (three coat system, does not require painting)
Recap of different finish options
Rough Look Render Finish - Popular in homes looking for rustic look
Gloss Finish – Most popular finish due to its inbuilt sealer and waterproofing qualities.
Matt Finish - Does not have to be painted but painting can improve its longevity
Super Fine Finish - The most expensive finish as it require double acrylic coat as each coat is so thin
Semi Gloss Fine Finish
Bagged Acrylic Rendering
Coloured Rendering Benefits
Below is a list of benefits of coloured renders:
- Comes in different textures and finishes
- Comes in all the different colours just like paint
- Longest lasting then painted finishes – paint is 30 micros where as colour renders are at least 1000 microns – making it 30x thicker than paint
- 1000 microns – making it 30x thicker than paint
- Long life – colour renders last longer in the harsh Australian weather
- Full acrylic render formulation - the acrylics we use are full acrylic - not semi or partial
Rok Rendering Specialise in Colour Render Finishes
Rok Rendering are professional when it comes to decorative finishes including coloured renders. We have carried out many colour render projects, meaning you are in capable hands.
Rendering is a large investment for property owners and home renovators so it is important that is done by a professional company the first time.
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