Residential • Renovation

Onchan Cork Render

Onchan, Isle of Man

The finished front elevation in cork render, taken in the sun, with the bay window and white plinth

The same front before the work — old dash finish, patchy and discoloured, weeds along the base

The curved bay after the work, cork render taken round it in one even surface

Project Details

Location Onchan, Isle of Man

Year Completed 2020

Client Type Private Homeowner

Project Type

Residential Renovation

Finishes & Techniques Used

Render Systems Spray Cork Render

Failed pebbledash, fixed with a sustainable cork solution.

Some before and after pictures of a property in Onchan where the old dash finish was letting in water, so we applied our ThermoCork to cure the problem and also give it a fresh new look.

You do not always have to hack the dash off.

That is the question most people ask when their dash starts letting water through: does the lot have to come off first? Here it did not. The ThermoCork went on over the top, and that cured the problem.

Cork suits that job. It is flexible rather than brittle, so it does not open up the way a tired dash does. It is adhesive over a range of surfaces. And it is breathable, so the wall behind can dry out rather than hold water in — which is the part that matters when the reason you are standing there is water getting through.

Look at the before and after pictures together. The coarse, patchy, discoloured dash has gone, and the whole front now reads as one even surface, taken round the curve of the bay and cut in tight to the door surround. The neighbouring half of the pair is still in dash, so you can see the two side by side.