Southampton, Hampshire
Acrylic Render in Southampton
Tough, flexible acrylic thin-coat render with excellent colour retention and impact resistance.
If you are weighing up acrylic render in Southampton, the starting point is what your walls are actually built from.
Most of what we see around Southampton reflects the wider Hampshire pattern — Georgian and Victorian housing, flint and brick cottages and extensive modern development, and coastal salt on Portsmouth and Gosport properties, EWI on solid-wall stock.
With mild southern conditions with coastal exposure, specification matters more in this part of the country than a national price list suggests. Flint-and-brick construction across the chalk downland needs lime, while the coastal cities are dominated by solid-wall terraces suited to external insulation.
When acrylic render is the right call. Choose acrylic where impact resistance and colour retention matter more than maximum breathability — cavity walls, boards and EWI rather than solid stone.
Guide price in Southampton
| Guide price | £70–£98 per m² |
|---|---|
| Applied thickness | 1.5mm or 2mm over a 6mm basecoat |
| Guarantee | 20 years |
Indicative only. The guide-price tool gives a range for your property; the survey gives the fixed price.
What the job includes
- High impact resistance
- Excellent colour retention
- Flexible — resists hairline cracking
- Fast-drying topcoat
- Strong adhesion to boards
- Wide colour palette
Every quote follows a free survey — no estimates over the phone, because we cannot see your walls from here.
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Acrylic Render in Southampton
Tell us about the property and we will call you back to arrange a survey.
What happens next
Four steps from enquiry to finished wall
Free survey
We visit, test the substrate, measure up and identify what caused any existing failure.
Written quote
An itemised fixed price with the system named, materials specified and scaffold included.
Booked in
An agreed start date, scaffold arranged, and a clear run of days set aside for your job.
Finished and guaranteed
Site cleared, scaffold struck, guarantee documents and system warranty issued.
FAQs
Acrylic Render in Southampton
Will you need scaffolding?
For anything above single storey, yes — it is safer and produces a better finish than working off ladders or towers. Scaffold is included and itemised in the quote.
How long before I can paint new render?
Through-coloured systems need no painting at all. Sand and cement should cure for around 28 days before masonry paint goes anywhere near it.
Do you take a deposit?
For most domestic jobs we take a deposit to cover materials and scaffold, with the balance on completion. Terms are set out clearly in the written quote.
Can you match my existing render?
Usually, yes. We colour and texture match as closely as we can, though weathered render never matches a fresh batch exactly — we will be honest about how visible a patch will be.
Can acrylic render be used on old solid walls?
We generally advise against it. Solid walls need to breathe, and acrylic's lower vapour permeability can trap moisture. Silicone or lime is the better route there.
Free survey in Southampton
We will confirm whether acrylic render suits your walls before quoting a price.