Whether you plan to have exterior render added to your home more out of necessity or for cosmetic reasons, there are many ways in which it can add value to a property. Today, we’ll discuss three of the most notable ways in which exterior rendering can improve your home’s value.

By making your walls more durable

The strongest appeal of exterior render to potential homebuyers is surely the protection it offers to the external walls of the building. After all, the main purpose of exterior rendering is to coat outdoor walls so that they’re less susceptible to rain penetration.

Along with making your property less at risk from the elements wearing down the wall paint over time, external render also reduces the risk of condensation entering inside. Ultimately, homebuyers will know that a house with external render will mean the property’s exterior will require less maintenance.

Since external render can last for 20 to 40 years, homebuyers can hope for decades of well-preserved exterior walls, although this will depend on when the exterior render was added.

If a particularly significant factor in considering exterior render for your home is how much value it can add to your property, it would be best to have it installed fairly close to the time you wish to put your property on the market.

Ultimately, the timing of when to add exterior render comes down to finding the right balance between enjoying the benefits of the exterior render for a sufficient amount of time and maximising how much value it will add to your property.

Finding the right render for your home

There’s a range of considerations to take on board when finding the right render for a property. Along with it being necessary that it has a similar appearance to the materials used in your home’s construction, you’ll also want to opt for a product that is of sufficient quality and is suitable for your property.

There’s an array of colours and materials from which to choose. Naturally, the higher quality an external render is, the more it will likely cost, so you’ll also want to take your budget into account. If you’re unsure or have any doubts as to the suitability of a rendering product, it’s best to consult with a professional.

Moreover, you may prefer to request that the professional installing render to your home be the one who chooses the product for you. Perhaps, you could even ask them to find two or three well-suited and appealing options before you make the final call.

Whatever the case, we do advise that you hire a professional to re-render your home. Unless you have lots of experience and the appropriate skills (as well as full awareness of all the safety steps required), hire a professional to undertake the work.

While a professional rendering your house will cost you a few bob, it’s more than worth it when you get the right render added to your home, as it will offer plenty of benefits to you in the short term and also increase your property’s value.

Adding aesthetic value

Not only can exterior render preserve the appearance of your home in the long-term, but it also adds more visual appeal in the immediacy.

By having a high-end render added to your property, it can give it a fresh and uniform appearance. Nowadays, there are countless render colours to choose from, meaning you can opt for a similar look or a brand-new appearance to your home’s current aesthetic. Either way, the exterior render’s decorative and enhancing appeal can give your home’s exterior a new lease of life while also becoming more appealing to those surveying the property market.

However, it’s important to consider choosing a tone that will fit in well on your street (assuming you’re located next to other properties). Usually, planning permission will not be required once you opt for materials that have a similar look to those used when the property was built. If in doubt, you can always contact your local council. Those adding the external render will also need to follow any relevant building regulations.

Improving thermal insulation

Another way in which exterior render can improve your home’s value is by enhancing its levels of thermal insulation (i.e., keeping the heat in).

Your property’s current render is likely to have been applied in the 1990s or 2000s. However, in some cases, it will have been added as far back as the 80s or even earlier. While much of what the 1980s offered has aged like fine wine, that cannot be said of external render, and really the same is true for almost all rendering that’s more than 20 years old.

Along with the old rendering becoming worn down over the decades, the building materials used in previous generations were less energy efficient. By having your home re-rendered, it will benefit from a fresh insulating layer that will improve its energy efficiency. With a warmer home and potentially lower heating bills, you can see how this is another angle of appeal for potential homebuyers.

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