07/06/2026
Good evening everyone,
We were recently asked to complete an exterior job on a detached house that will soon be a residential home. The general condition of the render was poor in parts around the property due to ivy. It had been treated, but the roots had played havoc with the pebble dash.
So, we set to work on it. I power washed the whole building to remove grime, loose failed paint and dead ivy roots. This was quite a task and we filled a wheelie bin with the debris.
Beth carefully sheeted up all the sensitive areas, such as the stone sills, mullions and lintels that were renting natural stone. Tegan was tasked with repairing damaged render and stippling it in using Toupret Mortar Repair Filler.
Both also applied Sandtex Trade Stabilising Solution to areas where we had power washed off any flakey paint.
Once the substrate had been repaired and prepared, I sprayed Sandtex Trade Smooth Masonry Paint “Chalk Hill” onto the render. I pumped 70L of the paint through my TriTech T7. The apex above the garage extension involved having to hire a cherry picker in order to get to it and paint the chimney stack and walls either side.
The girls finished the job off by painting the brickwork using Sandtex Trade Smooth Masonry Paint “Gallery Grey”, which took 10L.
The final touch was to sand the handrail running up the driveway and painting in Coovar Black Enamel Paint as a goodwill gesture.
I power washed the tarmac after finishing spraying, as the girls demasked the property,
A very happy client who we will be carrying out more work for, in the future.
An amazing team effort and transformation 😃