Render Brick & Tile Properties

[buxlo122]

Hey Guys,

Has anybody rendered a brick and title property?

I found a good video on it below.

http://youtu.be/K-VOpr7CEqc

I have had a look round on google and I keep coming up with resources/examples/companies from Australia. Is it called something else in NZ?

Are there any good NZ companies that specialise in this?

How much does rendering cost?

Has any body done a DIY render? How did you go? What would you recomend if you were doing it again?

[One]

I know this doesn't answer the question, but why would you do this? I'd be worried about making the place look like a monoclad and therefore look potentially leaky.

[Neongreen]

I'm with One here, was thinking that exact same thing - I could see it being an enormous pain to offload.

[ream]

And rendering cracks really badly in earthquakes....

[buxlo122]

I know this doesn't answer the question, but why would you do this? I'd be worried about making the place look like a monoclad and therefore look potentially leaky.

That could be the reason why there are only examples from Australia. It could potentially devalue a NZ property by making it look like a leaky building.

The main benefit I see is giving the property a more modern look rather something straight out of the '80s.

There a few more characteristics that should differentiate this from a leaky building. Typically they are houses/units with flat roofs. Most brick and title properties have large eves. This characteristic should over rule the leaky building stereotype.

[buxlo122]

And rendering cracks really badly in earthquakes....

Could work in auckland. Might not be suitable for the rest of the country.

[ream]

You reckon it would be ok in a volcanic eruption then?

Sorry to derail...we have one-track minds down here at the moment. Well, quakes and whether anywhere else in the country is actually any safer.

[buxlo122]

You reckon it would be ok in a volcanic eruption then?

It depends if you buy volcano proof render or not

Putting natural disasters aside, what are your thoughts on the renovation?

[ream]

I wouldn't do it personally - prefer to be able to see, and let other people see, what's underneath. And not have the worry about what happens when moisture gets in the inevitable cracks. Our garden wall now and our previous PPOR were both rendered, and both had hairline cracks pre-quake. And we were never entirely sure what exactly was under the render in the previous place (a rental).

Oh, and it's a bugger to fix up the cracks without being obvious too. Still wondering whether it would be better to try to take the rendering off part of our garden wall now, but we can't because of the way it's been done 'as one' with the driveway. Hard to explain sorry.

[One]

My thoughts are to spend the money on some other improvements. Make the garden look really great, for example.

[drelly]

... and our brick houses are only brick-clad garden sheds, not the solid double-skin brick building in the video.

[TheLiberalLeft]

I did it on my place in Auckland. Late 70's house. Block base and hardiplank top. Modernises the entire look & I'm thrilled with the result. I'm paranoid about 'leaky builds' but as is said above, the obvious 70's architectural giveaways make it clear it's not leaky. And you can easily get into & under the house and see the block work (therefore it's not rendered over crappy insulclad).

It wasn't cheap though - $6k or thereabouts. Watching the person doing the job, it's obviously quite a skill and I wouldn't want to take it on myself. Money well spent however. She looks lovely.

[Cliffy]

I reckon it can look awesome if done well. I stay well away from leaky looking buildings, but as said above, the other architectural features will make that part ok.

check out this before/after pic:

[Neongreen]

Maybe I'm a man of the times but I like the brick look better :P

[buxlo122]

I did it on my place in Auckland. Late 70's house. Block base and hardiplank top. Modernises the entire look & I'm thrilled with the result. I'm paranoid about 'leaky builds' but as is said above, the obvious 70's architectural giveaways make it clear it's not leaky. And you can easily get into & under the house and see the block work (therefore it's not rendered over crappy insulclad).

It wasn't cheap though - $6k or thereabouts. Watching the person doing the job, it's obviously quite a skill and I wouldn't want to take it on myself. Money well spent however. She looks lovely.

I think you will get the most bang for your buck with a house with a block base and weather board top. You will have less renovations costs and still get a modern looking property.

LiberalLeft do you have some before and after pics of your property?