The work

Real walls.
Careful work.

John’s own photographs, from the broad elevations to the finishing details. Explore the gallery, then use the before-and-after sliders to see how each surface changed.

Modern detached house finished in white render

Selected work

The finish.
And all the details.

Orangery interior plastered and finished under a roof lantern — Interior plaster around a rooflight.

Close-up of a crisp render line above a dark plinth and paving — The meeting of render, plinth and paving.

Semi-detached house with a fresh white render finish, grey windows and a slate-chip front garden — A semi-detached front, freshly rendered.

Before & after

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Front of a semi-detached house under scaffolding, with its old textured wall finish, the windows masked up and an Eco Coatings banner on the scaffold — Semi-detached home, a new white frontDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

The same semi-detached house finished in smooth white render, with grey windows, a grey front door and new rendered garden walls — Semi-detached home, a new white frontDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Exterior render

Semi-detached home, a new white front

Scaffolding, masking and the old textured wall finish are visible in the first photograph. The finished view shows the front and porch in a smooth white render, with new rendered garden walls edging the slate chippings.

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Single-storey extension beside a stone house, with its walls in a grey base coat and scaffolding still up — Stone house extension, base coat to finishDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

The same extension finished in a smooth cream render, with the scaffolding still against the main house — Stone house extension, base coat to finishDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Exterior render

Stone house extension, base coat to finish

The extension walls are in a grey base coat, with scaffolding and masking in place, in the first photograph. The second shows the same corner in a finished cream render, with the scaffolding still standing against the main house.

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Detached house before re-rendering, with tired brown exterior walls and scaffolding up — Detached house, full re-renderDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

The same detached house finished in a smooth white render with dark window frames — Detached house, full re-renderDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Exterior render

Detached house, full re-render

The first photograph shows brown exterior walls with scaffolding in place. The finished view shows a white rendered surface against dark window frames, with the garden and roof framing the elevation.

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Rear of a brick terrace before rendering, with weathered brickwork — Terrace rear, a new surfaceDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

The same rear terrace wall after rendering, clean and white — Terrace rear, a new surfaceDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Exterior render

Terrace rear, a new surface

Weathered brickwork and the rear elevation are visible before the work. The second photograph shows the same wall with a white rendered finish, continuing around the windows and doorway.

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Semi-detached house with old pebbledash before re-rendering — Semi-detached home, pebbledash renewedDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Semi-detached house after the pebbledash was replaced with a smooth cream render — Semi-detached home, pebbledash renewedDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Exterior render

Semi-detached home, pebbledash renewed

The original photograph shows the textured pebbledash on a semi-detached house. The finished view shows a cream rendered surface, with the windows and extension defining the rear elevation.

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Stairwell walls stripped back and being prepared for cork plaster — Stairwell, preparation to plasterDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Stairwell finished in smooth, breathable cork plaster — Stairwell, preparation to plasterDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Internal cork plastering

Stairwell, preparation to plaster

Stripped and partly prepared walls are visible beside the staircase in the first photograph. The finished photograph shows the walls coated around the stair flight and the adjoining opening.

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Single-storey blockwork extension masked up before rendering — Extension, blockwork to renderDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Rear extension finished in a smooth render with large sliding doors — Extension, blockwork to renderDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Exterior render

Extension, blockwork to render

Bare blockwork and protected openings mark the preparation stage. The finished view shows render around the large sliding doors, with a clear junction between the extension and the upper wall.

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Orangery interior with bare blockwork and roof timbers before plastering — Orangery, an interior brought togetherDrag to compare, or use the arrow keys.

Internal plastering

Orangery, an interior brought together

The before view shows blockwork, insulation and exposed roof structure. In the finished photograph, plastered walls and ceiling surfaces frame the roof lantern and openings.

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Latest from site

Three recent jobs, stage by stage.

New photographs from John, taken during and after the work.

A semi-detached home, front to back

Rear extension in white render with large sliding doors, brick corner piers and a paved patio — The rendered rear extension and patio.

Side elevation in white render with a grey door, a brick corner and rendered walls lining the steps — The side elevation and rendered step walls.

Garden steps between low white rendered walls, with slate chippings on either side — Steps between low rendered walls.

Low white rendered garden wall curving along a path beside the house — A rendered garden wall following the path.

Side of the house in white render beside a block-paved driveway, with brick detailing at the corner — The side wall beside the driveway.

An extension on a stone house

Stone house with scaffolding and a single-storey extension in a grey base coat, before the finish coat — The extension in its grey base coat.

Extension wall in a grey base coat, with the window masked off in yellow tape before the finish coat — Windows masked before the finish coat.

Long side wall of the extension in cream render, meeting the stone house and a new paved path — The long side wall, finished in cream.

Cream rendered extension wall meeting the stone house, with scaffolding still up along the main house — Where the new render meets the stone house.

Close-up of cream textured render cut neatly around exposed stone quoins beside a white door frame — Render cut neatly around the stone quoins.

Green front door set in a stone wall, with cream render around the opening and stone quoins left exposed — Cream render around the front door opening.

A timber-frame barn development

Aerial view of a group of timber-framed barn buildings with slate roofs, still in bare timber boarding — The buildings in bare timber boarding.

Gable end of a barn building with grey cladding going on above a long run of windows — Grey cladding going on above the glazing.

Group of barn buildings finished in grey cladding around a tarmac courtyard — The finished buildings around the courtyard.

Gable end of a barn building in grey horizontal cladding above a dark plinth, with wall lights either side of the windows — A finished gable above a dark plinth.

Grey-clad barn building with an external timber staircase and a paved terrace — Grey cladding beside an external staircase.

Large room with plastered walls beneath exposed timber roof trusses, during fit-out — Plastered walls beneath the roof trusses.

A closer look

Lines, surfaces and scale.

Large new-build home with a white render finish and dark roof — Rendered front elevation beneath a dark roof.

Side view of a large new-build home with fresh white render — The side elevation and its window details.

Close-up of a fine textured render finish — Fine render texture, seen close up.

Rear of a modern detached house with a clean white render finish — The rear elevation and its openings.

Two-storey commercial building with white render and timber cladding — White render alongside timber cladding on a commercial building.

Rendered garden steps and walls with slate treads — Rendered garden walls and steps with slate treads.

Render work in progress on a detached house under scaffolding — Preparation and render work under scaffolding.

Further afield · Spain

The same care.
A different setting.

John’s work has also taken him to Spain. The supplied photographs show villa exteriors, arches and courtyard walls, with finishes viewed in different light.

From broad elevations to curved openings, these images offer another view of the detail in the work.

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