External Wall Insulation in Preston
External Wall Insulation across Preston (PR1, PR2), about half an hour from our base.
External Wall Insulation for Preston Homes
External wall insulation makes more sense in Preston than almost anywhere we work. The city is full of solid-wall terraces and older semis with no cavity to fill, which means the heat goes straight out through the brick. EWI wraps the outside of the house in insulation boards, then finishes the lot in fresh render.
One round of scaffold, two results. The house holds its heat, so the bills come down, and the outside picks up a fresh rendered finish in your choice of colour at the same time. Warmer internal walls also cut down the condensation and black mould that so many older Preston terraces struggle with through winter.
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- Solid brick that holds the cold from November right through to spring
- Mould and condensation gathering on the inside faces of outside walls
- Heating bills that stay high however long the boiler runs
- Tired external walls that need re-rendering anyway, so insulating adds little extra disruption
Re-rendering anyway? The step up to external wall insulation is smaller than most people expect, because the access and the new finish are already part of the job. On a solid-wall Preston terrace it's the upgrade we'd spend our own money on.
Where We Cover in Preston
Preston has a bit of everything. Street after street of Victorian and Edwardian terraces around the centre, 1930s semis through Fulwood and Ashton-on-Ribble, post-war estates out at Ribbleton and new developments going up all over. A lot of the older houses are solid brick with no cavity, and plenty were cement rendered or pebble dashed decades ago. Much of that old render is now tired, cracked or blown, and it shows.
Rain does the rest. Preston has a reputation as one of the wettest cities in England, and years of driving rain find every hairline crack in old cement render. Water gets in behind, frost pops the render off the wall and damp patches start showing up inside. We also see a lot of extensions where the new render was never matched in properly to the original. Both come up in Preston all the time.
We work right across Preston, including Fulwood, Ashton-on-Ribble and Ribbleton, and out into the surrounding towns and villages.
Postcodes we cover: PR1, PR2.
For the full rundown on how we do it, see our external wall insulation page, or everything we offer in the area on our Preston page.
External Wall Insulation Questions
More than a straight render, because there's the boards and an extra stage of work on top of the normal system. As a rough anchor, rendering alone on a typical 3-bed semi runs £3,000 to £6,000, and an insulated system sits above that. We survey the house and give you a free written quote, usually within 48 hours, so you get a real number, not a guess.
Longer than render on its own. Most straight rendering jobs take 3 to 7 days, and fitting boards adds an extra stage before the mesh, basecoat and finish go on. The exact timescale depends on the size of the house and the weather, so we put it in writing with your quote.
Usually, yes, with a bit of planning. The boards can go on in most conditions. It's the basecoat and finish that need reasonable temperatures and a dry window to cure properly, so we watch the forecast and won't spray a top coat in frost or driving rain. After more than 15 years working this coast, we're used to planning around the weather.
Other Work We Do in Preston
Silicone Render
K-Rend silicone render that cleans itself in the rain and stands up to coastal weather.
→Spray Render
Machine-applied render for a faster, more even finish on full re-renders, new builds and big elevations.
→Monocouche Render
One-coat through-coloured render that never needs painting and holds its colour for the long haul.
→Plastering
Skimming, plasterboarding and patch repairs, inside and out, from the same team that does your render.
→Pebble Dash Removal
Old pebble dash stripped back to brick and replaced with a fresh, modern render finish.
→Render Repair
Cracks, blown patches and damp put right, with honest advice on when a repair is enough.
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