Can I paint external render myself (successfully)?

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I have a large detached house with render on three sides. The render is in OK condition but a really grimy beige colour (almost like oatmeal). It looks alright in the sunshine, but in the winter and on rainy days it’s really dreary! Water seems so show up in patches on it which looks grubby.
I want to paint it a dark grey (red roof, white windows, 1950s build).....the render has a rough finish, not as bumpy as pebbledash but not smooth.
We don’t have the budget to re-render, so I thought about painting the ground floor section myself and then paying for a pro to do the top.
Is painting it myself do-able, or will the texture of the render make it a total nightmare? Will it take forever? Has anyone done this and got any tips?

we did our pebbledash. we bought a sprayer (though i think you can hire them too) and it made it very quick and easy. you'll need to mask off windows / down pipes etc

should be easy enough to DIY, but id really rethink the grey colour....i know its fashionable but when you do the entire outside of the house it can look oppressive rather than chic. it will likely be more dreary than the oatmeal!

Yes. We have render on the side of our garage. You need to clean it, prime it, then paint with masonry paint. Our garage wall has been transformed.

Yes. You can diy. I too would say don’t go dark grey. Look at similar houses on paint web sites for the most attractive look.

You must clean the old render and repair any damage. If rain gets in under the paint, it will peel off. Dark colours also highlight any defects, so don’t use a dark colour. It is unlikely to look good and you will make a lot of work for yourselves with such a colour change.

Sounds like a Tyrolean finish

You need to spray it down with anti fungal and brush/hose it down. I’d do this twice over 2 days. You need a clean surface for the new paint to stick to.

Let it fully dry

Brush off any flaked paint and repair any damage.

Then unless you know the paint that was originally used and the fact it sounds like it hasn’t been painted in some time. You’ll need to prime the surface to make sure the new paint sticks.

Paint with a mansonary brush and deep pile roller you may have to 1st stipple the surface with the mansonary brush to get into all the areas.

Or you can hire a sprayer..

3 coats of quality paint it doesn’t pay to skimp on external paint.

Personally I wouldn’t go for any dark colours. Any defects will show and I wouldn’t go bright white. A slightly off white or maybe a very pale grey some creams are nice but most are too yellow for my taste. But that’s your decision.