Render repair — your questions answered

Yes — small jobs are our specialty. We'll happily quote a single crack, a window-sill repair or a patched-over air-conditioner hole. If the bigger render outfits have told you the job's too small, that's exactly the kind of work we built the business around.

Most small repairs sit in the $250–$650 range including paint blending. Full elevation re-renders typically run from $2,500 depending on size, prep and finish. Every quote is fixed-price in writing — you won't get a surprise on the invoice.

Yes. We come out, look at the job, talk through what we'd recommend and email a fixed-price quote — no obligation and no charge. We'll only ever charge if you book the work in.

Hairline cracks usually come from minor building movement and curing shrinkage — cosmetic only. Wider, stepped or recurring cracks point to bigger movement, water ingress or a poor original mix. We'll diagnose the cause before patching so it doesn't come back.

Water. Usually a failed window or door flashing letting moisture behind the render, or a cracked parapet cap up top. The bubble is the render lifting off as the substrate softens. We fix the source first, then cut out and re-render the affected area.

Yes. After 30+ years on the tools we can match sand, broom, sponge, bagged and smooth finishes by hand. We then colour-match the paint so the patch disappears into the wall.

Yes — and we recommend it. A render patch always needs a top-coat to blend, and we're set up to do anything from a single touch-up to a full external repaint in Dulux Weathershield.

Cement render is the traditional sand-and-cement mix — strong, but rigid. Acrylic render contains polymers that flex with the building, resists hairline cracking and comes pre-coloured. Acrylic is ideal for blueboard, foam and modern cladding; cement is still the go on brick and block.

Cement-based render needs 21–28 days to fully cure before painting. Acrylic systems can usually be top-coated within 24 hours. We'll let you know on the day what we're using and when the next stage can happen.

Yes — QBCC licence #1192125 and $20m public liability insurance. Happy to provide certificates on request, especially for body-corporate and real-estate jobs.

All of them, from Ormeau in the north to Coolangatta in the south, and out to the hinterland. Based in Southport so anything 4215 and surrounding suburbs is usually quoted same-day.

Yes. We do shopfront repairs, body-corporate maintenance lists, real-estate pre-sale make-goods and small commercial render work. Public liability and licence details are emailed with every commercial quote.