4 Of The Best Wall Coatings For Home Exteriors

Wall coatings come in so many guises. Depending on the structure, they can meet a variety of purposes and help you achieve a desired finish for your property. But with so many options available, it can be hard to narrow them down.

It’s wise to think carefully before choosing your next wall coating for home exteriors. But without a sense of what they represent, you’re going in blind. Let us explain what the top four options are, in our opinion, for your coating requirements.

1. Material rendering

It’s simple, colourful and cost-effective for large surface areas. ‘Rendering’ stands for a mix of several stones or natural elements, which is then applied to home exteriors in almost any pigment you can think of. There are numerous subsets, including polymer (great for weatherproofing), cement (very affordable) and scratch rendering (whereby textural features are carved into the surface).

These wall coatings can be applied by hand, or sprayed over broad areas using a specialised machine. Both have their advantages: there’s more scope for subtle details in the hand-led application, but the timesaving qualities of a machine spray render are hard to beat.

2. Textured wall coatings

Some buildings have a non-uniform set of walls – those that’re uneven, either deliberately or due to the effects of age. Textured coatings stay kind to these characterful traits i.e. bumps, contusions, grooves and strange curves in the architecture.

In essence, they’re designed for multi-textural wall spaces. And again, they can be applied via a skilled pair of hands, or a spray functionality that can find those hard-to-reach corners on your property.

3. Stone cladding

Home exteriors may want to add new features to the materials they were built from. This is where cladding enters the conversation, giving the appearance of stone slabs or brickwork where it’ll have a lasting visual impact. You can choose to be judicious with stone cladding and use it sparingly, or go for broke on a property-wide revamp.

The faux stone itself can be mixed to look exactly as you wish it to. Faded, washed-out, slate and sandy impressions are just some of the finishes you can request from a stone cladding service.

4. Pebble dashing

This style was incredibly popular in the 1930s and 40s, but it’s been around for a very long time, and has come back into vogue in recent decades. Today, it has reached high levels of artistry for home exteriors in the UK.

Pebble dashing seeks to imitate a glimmering, multi-coloured set of minerals. Really, though, it’s a blend of quicklime and sand, which aligns for a knobbly surface layer. It’s spread evenly on the wall so the pebbles get a chance to shine across the whole of your structure.

By now, you have a clearer picture of which wall coatings may be suited to an upcoming project. All that’s left is to contact an experienced team like MK Rendering for the work ahead. We can tell you anything else you want to know about coating options – just get in touch, or explore our website for further inspiration.