Lime rendering - is it ok to do at this time of year?

[waddleandtoddle]

I need to get one face of a grade 2 listed Georgian building rendered as a matter of priority. But I can't decide the logistics. I have a great tradesman that will do it in November and it will take two weeks (the current render has already been removed), but I'm concerned about the weather and the render being ruined by rain or frost. The other option is to cover the exposed brick work to protect it from bad weather, and then render in the spring. The cost of doing it this is higher.

Which is the best option?

There's lots of relevant expertise and experience on the Period Property Forums - I would go and ask there.

www.periodproperty.co.uk/forum/index.php

November could be fine or we could get a hard frost... Which face of the house is the wall on and how much protection from sun, frost and rain can you give the wall? You want the render to dry steadily without freezing over several days / week(s).

The wall is East facing; most of the weather drives against the West wall which is very exposed. I suppose the protection would have to be putting up hessian post render. It really is a decision that has to be made in November isn't it?

I'll have a look at the suggested forum above. Thank you for your help.

We had our house lime rendered in October a few years ago. It was then covered in tarpaulin to keep the worst of the weather off for about 6 weeks to properly dry out. Although it has to be sprayed with water everyday for about two weeks (to seal any cracks) it still needs to be protected from the rain. It's lovely though now. Don't forget specialist paint required.. breathable. The main reason we had to get ours re rendered is the idiots that owned the house before us painted the brickwork in normal gloss paint. Building couldn't breathe and the paintwork went green and mouldy underneath.. we had to get a specialist grit blasting company in to get paint off then re render it. Cost a fortune due to someone's ineptitude..

I Lime Render my own built earth ovens, and would do them in Sept or Oct, but Nov is pushing it...depending where in the country it is. It definitely needs to be covered and kept moist.