How Much Does It Cost to Render a House?
See what your house would look like rendered
Upload a photo of the front. We will measure the front wall, estimate the rest for your house type and say which is which, show you the finishes on your own house, and price the job.
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By finish, on 85 m² of wall
| Finish | Per m² inc VAT | Typical house inc VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Alabaster (Render) | £78 | £8,626 |
| Clay Stone (Natural Stone) | £162 | £16,480 |
| Sage Slate (Fibre Cement) | £90 | £9,748 |
| Graphite (Composite) | £102 | £10,870 |
The number nobody knows about their own house
Wall area. Almost everyone guesses it badly, and it is the multiplier on every figure above — which is why a rendering quote over the phone is worth nothing and why a survey is normally the first thing anybody insists on.
Upload a photograph and we estimate your wall area from the elevation, using your front door as the known dimension. It is an estimate, and it says so, but it is a great deal better than a guess and it takes about a minute.
How much does it cost to render a 3-bed house?
| House | Wall area (planning figure) | Rendered (Alabaster), inc VAT |
|---|---|---|
| 2-bed mid-terrace | about 50 m² | £5,160 |
| 3-bed semi | about 85 m² | £8,626 |
| 4-bed detached | about 130 m² | £13,080 |
About £8,626 for a typical 3-bed semi, taking about 85 m² of wall — our planning figure for a semi from a survey table of UK houses, after windows and doors. Your own wall area can be well above or below it.
Upload a photo and Facet Pro estimates the front wall against your front door and estimates the rest for your house type. That is an estimate, not a survey measurement, and it says so — a renderer measures on site before quoting.
What is included in these prices
Materials and labour per square metre, a waste allowance on the materials, scaffolding for the job, and VAT.
Not included: repairs to the wall underneath, insulation boards (external wall insulation is a different job), and moving pipes, cables or satellite dishes beyond the usual.
Planning estimate or quotation?
Every figure on this page is a planning estimate: what a job like this typically costs, for budgeting and for judging the quotes you get. It is not a quotation. A quotation comes from an installer after a survey, when the exact sizes, specification and condition of your house are known.
Facet Pro narrows the estimate to your own house from a photograph of the front — the windows it can see, the wall it can measure against your front door — and says which parts are measured and which are estimated for your house type. Your installer confirms the figure on survey.
Render & cladding cost guides
Common questions
How much does it cost to render a house?
From about £8,626 for a typical 3-bed semi, including scaffolding and waste, inc VAT. The biggest variable is your wall area.
How much is rendering per m²?
See the table by finish above: the price per square metre includes materials and labour, inc VAT, with scaffolding added once per job.
Do I need planning permission to render my house?
Often not, but it can be needed in a conservation area, on a listed building, or where it changes the look significantly. Check with your council first.
Facet Pro is in early access. We are starting to check how we measure wall area from a photograph against surveyed properties, so treat wall and roof figures as indicative and window figures as a guide.
Your house isn’t average.
See this project on your own home and get a planning estimate. Any figure on this page is for a typical house. Start with one photograph of the front and we will find your windows, doors, roof and walls, estimate your wall area, and price your own elevation.
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These are planning estimates — not a quotation, and not a survey. Windows and doors: what these jobs typically sell for, from 25 years in the home improvement industry, checked against current UK prices. Render, roof and roofline: UK material and labour rates, with scaffolding, waste and VAT. What you pay depends on your own house and, more than anything else, on which company quotes it. Your installer confirms the figure on survey. Prices checked October 2026.